January 20, 2010 RSS feed / Community

Gene Ragan, Chapter One

Ragan has been urged to write a book. As it is, this is his first chapter, and he quotes, “We’ll see how this one goes first.”

Sometime in the future, when the accomplishments of the 20th Century are recorded for posterity, it may finally be acknowledged that our greatest achievement by far has been the introduction of high tech, high yield agriculture. More...

Reid's attempt to fault DeMint for terrorist attack ‘contemptible’

Americans for Limited Government president Bill Wilson has denounced Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for "politicizing the Northwest Airlines terrorist attack and blaming a fellow senator for his own miserable failures." More...

Start saving with a Flexible Spending Account

Has the economy gotten you down? Are you trying to find ways to save more money, but with paying bills and expenses it seems so difficult? Why not open a Flexible Spending Account. More...

Water well loan program available in area

The Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council of Southwest Georgia announces their water well loan program for lowincome, rural homeowners. More...

Initial jobless claims exceed 100,000 in December; Georgia Jobs Summit to be held Monday in Atlanta

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has announced 100,896 laid-off workers filed initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits in December, an increase of 28,598, or 39.6 percent, from 72,298 in November. More...

Giving up wine, etc.

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner. More...

ALG Blasts Sen. Majority Leader Reid for Making Health Care Rationing Board Unrepealable

Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson has condemned Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for inserting language into the Senate health care bill that would make it nearly impossible to repeal what Wilson called a "hea More...

They voted in 2009. Your vote is in 2010!

Your U.S. House & Senate have voted themselves $4,700 and $5,300 raises. 1. They voted to not give you a S.S. cost of living raise in 2010 and 2011. 2. More...

News Around Us

Bainbridge -Three Thomasville males, two 20-yearolds and a 16-year-old, who robbed the Kangaroo, wrecked their truck, and lost their bag of money when it flew into a tree, have been charged with armed robbery. More...

LIBRARY NEWS

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Home lost to fire

The home of Marjorie Smith , at 1312 Highway 39 North was lost to a fire. According to the reports, Robert Blankson of Blakely, saw the fire and checked to see if anyone was inside. More...

Nursing Home News

Residents and staff have had a funfilled week this past week. Sunday morning we had Sunday School, and the afternoon was spent with members from Flat Creek Baptist Church. More...

Remarkable press

I think it's remarkable that the press can find every woman Tiger Woods has had an affair with the last few years; with photos, text messages, recorded phone calls, etc. More...

Experience Pays, all the time!

Each and every president has appointed his own Cabinet to assist him in the execution of the duties of the President. Obviously, these appointees should bring to the White House their experiences from years of work in the private sector.... More...

Seminole State Park burned

About half of the 600 acre Seminole State Park burned last week, and it was all planned. Georgia DNR wildlife biologist Shan Cammack and her crew accomplished the prescribed burn over a three day period. More...

A real jerk!-----

This guy enters a bar located at the top of the Empire State Building in New York. It looked like a nice place, and he then takes a seat at the bar next to another guy. "This is a nice place, I've never been here before," the first guy says. More...

Very interesting

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