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I agree with our President on at least one thing he said in part, "This is the best nation in the history of the world." We have been blessed by the One in whom we have trusted. In spite of some of our leadership in the past, the present and what may come in the future, I believe that the United States of America has, and will survive. More ... When I was a kid and got sick, my sister Marilyn usually dashed on off to school while mother attacked a fever, runny nose, cough or cold with her two favorite remedies ... aspirin and enemas. This time was different. I didn't have a cold. I had scarlet fever. Once I was diagnosed, the doctor sent me straight home and called the New Orleans Health Department. More ... On the wall next to my computer hangs a small American flag. It is tattered and dirty, but there is no way I will ever part with this little flag. It was put into my hands on July 1, 2008, by First Sgt. Jovito Casanova as I stood at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. I was there to welcome home 3rd Infantry Division troops returning from Iraq. More ... All I wanted to do was make a deposit. A simple transaction. Insert card - punch in number. It was not to be. I could not think of the password. I must have gotten pretty close to it once because the machine sputtered for the shortest time. Then it ate the card. More ... The Taylor-Perkins-Davis family reunion was held last week in Orlando, FL. The clan started to arrive in Orlando on Tuesday. They came from the north, south, east and west. The Miller County bunch left Colquitt on Thursday morning and drove down. Their trip down was pleasant and uneventful. Thank you, God. More ... President Obama has promised to nominate liberal judicial activists who will indulge their left-wing policy preferences based on "empathy" instead of neutrality in applying the law. In selecting Sonia Sotomayor as his Supreme Court nominee, President Obama has carried out his promise. More ... This July 4th weekend, Georgians will leave home behind and pack the kids in the family car headed for their favorite summer vacation destinations. It's time for sun-soaked holiday reunions where friends gather with barbecue, boating, beaches, and cold beer on their minds. More ... Once again a county job was filled before it was advertised. Nobody has a chance in this county unless they are friends or relatives of one of the commissioners. Colquitt's water bills are double those of D'ville, Bainbridge, and Blakley. Something's not right. More ... Dear Terry, Recently, the Swamp Gravy cast and crew traveled to Leesburg to perform Swamp Gravy: Ain't No Tellin' for the benefit of the American Red Cross. In the audience there were many friends of Colquitt and SW Georgia including Mrs. Martha Everson, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gillespie, relatives of the late Wink Lane, and others. More ... |
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