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

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MadisonJournalTODAY
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 »] 

Lady Hawks on a mission

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, August 14. 2008
BY KRISTI REED With eight returning starters and three consecutive region championships under her belt, Mill Creek head coach Kelly Murdock has every reason to believe this could be the Lady Hawks’ year to win state. “Well that’s our ultimate goal,” she said. “I feel like the senior class is on a mission. That’s the only thing they ... [Full Story »] 

Cottrell To Head Up Tigers Baseball

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, August 14. 2008
The Commerce Tigers are hoping for good things next spring, as Steve Cottrell will take the helm of the Tiger baseball program. Cottrell, a CHS graduate, has coached at Liberty County for the last nine years. Last year, the Panthers had a 14-14 overall record, and went 6-4 in the region, finishing second in 3S-AAA. Cottrell serves as a special ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Obama confronts ugliness with grace, compassion

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MadisonJournalTODAY
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 »] 

Bewitched and bewildered by candidates' promises

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 13. 2008
By Claire Gaus “Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I” are the lyrics to a sexy love song by Rogers and Hart from their 1940s Broadway show “Pal Joey.” On Broadway a female sang the sultry song, but in the movie “Pal Joey,” the laundered version of the song was sung by Frank Sinatra. These days I find myself singing the song, but ... [Full Story »] 

Animal cruelty alleged on Nicholson farm

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Angela Gary
Wednesday, August 13. 2008
A state agriculture official told a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy that some animals on a Nicholson farm were unhealthy, according to an incident report. A Georgia Department of Agriculture official said he received a phone call about animal abuse at the Ga. Hwy. 334 residence. When the official went to the backyard of the residence on last ... [Full Story »] 

Comer girl waits for heart surgery

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MadisonJournalTODAY
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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MadisonJournalTODAY
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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MadisonJournalTODAY
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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MadisonJournalTODAY
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 »] 
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