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Despite concerns voiced by citizens, the Ila City Council recently approved the proposed 2011 budget, which includes a three-percent pay increase for the mayor and council as well as the city employees. In the final public hearing for the proposed budget, held on Sept. 6 prior to the regular council meeting, resident Wanda Fitzpatrick addressed ... [Full Story »] 

How quickly they forget! Just after the terrorist attack that destroyed the world trade center and killed nearly 3,000 people, this nation responded by flying our flag on every porch, flag pole, fence post and mail box. The demand for flags was so great that all the stores rapidly sold out. Every year the Madison County Greys, Sons of ... [Full Story »] 

We were passing at 60 mph, but I could see that the white truck was a nice double cab. I could also see the object fly right in front of me and splatter on the road. It was a McDonald’s cup with coffee. The fellow didn’t want it anymore so he just chunked it out the window. I guess in the scheme of things, this guy’s mishandling of his ... [Full Story »] 

It was about this time of year in 1959 when I decided to join the Army. The recruiter sent me to the induction center in Atlanta. It was located in the old Sears and Roebuck building, the same one that later became Atlanta’s City Hall East. Recently it was in the news because the city had a giant garage sale there. After going through all the ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: I recently had the opportunity to witness unconditional love in its purest form in the most unlikely place, a memorial service. Sunday evening I attended a memorial service for 21-year-old Tyler Bleecker at the Extra Special People (ESP) facility in Watkinsville. ESP provides service and outreach for children, teens and young ... [Full Story »] 

Danielsville’s city council remained mired in garbage talk at its regular meeting Sept. 7. The council agreed last month to increase garbage rates to $2 over what the city pays WastePro Sanitation for garbage pick up and agreed to the first reading of the ordinance at this month’s meeting. However, the council is still up in the air on what ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: Elizabeth Prata sure had a lot to say about atheists, none of it good I’m afraid. In her Sept. 2 letter to the editor, “The Tragedy of Atheism,” she admonishes all atheists for being lazy, mocking, selfish and self-centered. How, she wonders, can atheists be so lazy as to believe only that which they can prove and see in this ... [Full Story »]