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LETTER: Attack against Obama was emotionally charged, not based on fact

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Thursday, August 14. 2008

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter from Joanne P. White of Danielsville, Aug. 7, “King Obama is not our savior.” I found Ms. White’s opinions regarding Barack Obama to be biased, emotionally charged, and not based on fact. Ms. White seems threatened by Mr. Obama’s popularity. She irrationally blames his popularity on ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Obama confronts ugliness with grace, compassion

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Thursday, August 14. 2008

Dear Editor: Joanne White is correct. Barack Obama is not our savior. Fortunately, he is just a man running for office who happens to be unusually astute, eloquent, and skilled at debate and respectful disagreement. On top of that, he appears to be dedicated to trying to make the world a better place. It doesn’t matter what color his skin is, ... [Full Story »]

Comer girl waits for heart surgery

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Family waiting for word on when, where complicated procedure will happen Comer’s Marcia Colvin sits next to her daughter, RaeAnah Eidson, at the Madison County Recreation Department pavilion and holds her as they pose for a snapshot. She doesn’t want to let go of the 9-year-old with the disarming smile, the sweet singing voice, the love of ... [Full Story »]

Brooks hopes to dance for a worthy cause

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Fifteen-year old Dylan Brooks doesn’t know how to dance — yet — but he’s game to learn, particularly if it gives him a chance to participate in an upcoming production of “Dancing with the Athens Stars,” all while raising money and awareness for a worthy cause. The event, a fund-raiser for Project Safe, will take place next March 1 ... [Full Story »]

County occupation tax due Sept. 1

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Madison County small business owners in unincorporated areas of the county have until Sept. 1 to pay their occupation tax or “business license.” Payments after Sept. 1 are subject to late fees, which is 10 percent of the amount due or $50 (whichever is greater). The county business license does not apply to commercial establishments within ... [Full Story »]

GBI awaits toxicology reports

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Local Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are still waiting for toxicology reports from the GBI crime lab to help determine how two people died in a wooded area off Hwy. 106. Tammy Marie Denmark, 39, Lyons, and Timothy Lee Sorrow, 31, Pine Street, Ila, were both found dead in a wooded area less than a mile north of Hull-Sanford Elementary ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Letter slamming Obama lacked a clear point

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Dear Editor: When a citizen exercises the right to free speech in order to influence the outcome of an upcoming election, I believe that person takes on a responsibility to be as accurate and clear-headed as possible. The angry letter in last week’s paper whose only legitimate charge against presidential candidate Barack Obama is that he is ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Welfare class needs to learn self reliance

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Finally, someone is getting around to addressing the problem of persistent poverty. Persistent poverty is described as a family that has remained on the poverty rolls for three or more census periods (30 years). Some researchers have discovered that some families are now in the third generation of welfare recipients. Some groups, like One ... [Full Story »]

Woman attacked by ‘Sherwood Hood Rats’

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Aggravated assault was reported on Roy Woods Road last week when a woman told deputies three white men attacked her with a baseball bat while she was on a float on the Broad River near her home. She stated they identified themselves as “the Sherwood Hood Rats.” Witnesses stated that they were on the bank when a medium build white woman ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: ‘King Obama’ is not our savior

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Wednesday, August 13. 2008

Dear Editor: In the July 24 issue of the Madison County Journal, Mr. Frank Gillispie predicted “fewer Southern votes for Obama due to all the media coverage “and the attempt to shove Obama down the throat of the American people.” I can hope his prediction is accurate. Not being a prophetess myself, I don’t claim to see the future, but I ... [Full Story »]

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