Opinion Section
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Plan is to help state transportation needs A three-year journey came to an end this year as the Georgia State Legislature finally came up with a plan that will address our state’s growing transportation needs. |
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Cowboys and Indians MOULTRIE — Have you ever heard or used the expression, “If I only knew then, what I know now?” |
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Iraq mission is not over yet TIKRIT, Iraq — Television sets throughout the country are depicting images of American soldiers celebrating the end of combat operations in Iraq. The last combat unit, represented by a convoy of Stryker vehicles, crossed the border into Kuwait as soldiers leave Iraq en route to their awaiting families and friends back home. Now, imagine this television playing in an office, much like any in the United States, cubicles with computers at every desk, and people ... |
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What do we really know about Obama There was a time when Barack Obama disavowed his middle name, Hussein. During the 2008 campaign, Obama’s aides bristled even at references to him by his initials BHO, so sensitive were they to the offending “H.” |
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A jobs strategy both sides can love We’re nearly three years into the recession – and our economy still shows few signs of life. The Department of Labor just announced that the country shed 131,000 jobs in July. Unemployment now stands at 9.5 percent. |
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Time running out for TANF The good news is that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families emergency fund created by the federal Recovery Act of 2009 is creating jobs for poor families who have limited prospects. This program has the added benefit of stimulating local economies as these newly employed individuals spend their wages close to home. |
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Don't feel bad for squirrels in my yard If you find any dead squirrels in my backyard, it is because they have laughed themselves to death. |
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You can help reform the tax code If you feel your property taxes are unfair, now you’ve got a chance to have your say – and maybe even find someone willing to listen. |
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The stuff stupid dreams are made of Ever had a stupid dream? Perhaps the better question would be, have you ever had a dream with a logical sequence of events? I’m betting stupid wins out. |
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Time for football, is your latte ready? Football players do not wear “man capri pants.” And, if the skintight “not capri pants” happen to be white, those certainly are not “panty lines” you see encircling the players’ backsides. Or so I recently was told by my football fanatic husband, who tried — in vain — to teach me the rules of the game. |
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President Obama's Ground Zero dodge President Barack Obama’s ringing statement in favor of the ground zero mosque had a gaping escape clause: He didn’t necessarily support the mosque. |
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Hinesight: Staff builds a mosque in newsroom |
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Champs deserved better If anyone still wonders why newspapers are losing subscribers in droves, Thursday’s AJC provided another case study. |
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New START essential to national security Through repeated tours at Fort Benning and eventually serving as its commanding general, I got to know Georgia and Georgians pretty well. |
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Days grow short on political campaigns Congratulations, dear reader. Silly Season, aka, the 2010 political campaign, is nearing the end. Most of the wannabes have been shunted aside and we are in the short days of the campaign. On Nov. 2, it will all be over. Can December come soon enough? |
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There's still HOPE for Georgia students This week, students from across the state of Georgia will begin classes at public and private colleges and universities located within our state. |
