September 9, 2009 RSS feed / Opinion

Great Orators of the Democratic Party

Great Orators of the Democratic Party 'One man with courage makes a majority.' - Andrew Jackson 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.' -Franklin D. Roosevelt 'The buck stops here.' - Harry S. More...

CROPPIN ' TOBACCO

Times and things surely have changed. We used to gather tobacco from the last week in May to the middle of July and later, hard tough work with some good times mixed in. More...

Ebony Dots & Dashes

Today is Labor Day. But instead of work, we rest, because it is also a holiday, The last day of summer. Hopefully a lot of people will be helped by the Telathon sponsored by the Jerry Lewis fund for Jerry's Kids. More...

They knew it a long time ago..

Seems like 2nd Lt. N. Grigsby was a prophet even if it did take 119 years to fulfill. More...

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If You Can't Beat 'Em...

Since I never declared war, you can't call this a surrender. I prefer to think of it as a "change of tactics." That sounds better than saying I matched wits with a raccoon and got my butt kicked. The feud is long-running. More...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Terry, In 2004, Senator Edward Kennedy asked the Massachusetts political leadership to change the law that allowed the governor to appoint an interim senator, because Governor Romney would have appointed a Republican if Senator Kerry won the More...

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Buy USA-One light bulb at a time

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. More...

Call or write your Congressman

Saxby Chambliss - 202-224-3521 Fax: 202-224-0103(Washington) 770-763-9090 (Atlanta) Address: United States Senate, 416 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-1005 Johnny Isakson - 202-224-3643 Fax: More...

As You See It

Let me get this straight. County Commission office workers are paid more than our deputies? Maybe they should have to work the accidents, domestics, fights, breakins etc, and earn their pay! More...