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Growing vegetables organically
There seems to be an increasing number of people who have decided to grow more of their own fruits and vegetables. I believe many are looking for a rewarding hobby that you can show results with an...
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Are your roots planted firmly?
David, a seasoned real estate investor, has been stuck in a rut and wanted to talk over his situation. Like many folks, he has yet to get back on firm ground since the real estate bubble popped in ...
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Learning The Language
A column by Ken Herron One of the first things a person hears about immigrants to America is that they should learn the English language and I agree with that observation. Americans should not ...
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Teach the basics again
A column by Ken Herron A week or so ago I listened to the President give a speech which concentrated on education. It is quiet obvious that his intention for education in our country is to have ...
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Transfers and Recruiting
A Jerry Smith Column The issue of recruiting in the scholastic athletic world simply won’t go away. The beginning of a new school year will find athletes enrolled in schools they were not in wh...
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Never Wish You Were Never Born
A column by Coleen Brooks Back when I was born, a movie was made called It’s a Wonderful Life. It was panned back in its time as not being very good, but the years were kind to it, and it becam...
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The best laid plans
Gordon Life Column I like to plan. Planning for any kind of catastrophe makes me feel prepared. Kind George will lovingly tease me about having back-up plans for my back-up plans. A few weeks a...
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Meadows finally out of political doghouse
Rep. John Meadows, R-Calhoun, told the Calhoun Rotary Club that he has been in trouble for most of his legislative career. “I am in my sixth year (in the Georgia Legislature and for the past five ...
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Videos around the camp fire
by Guy Kent
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Let me go on record from the beginning: I am not against progress. I like to think of myself as an erudite senior citizen who experiences, enjoys and remains amazed at the continuing innovative dev...
Those Darn Tourists
by Guy Kent
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There must be something about my persona. Somehow I seem to attract these folks like strays on the side of the road attract animal lovers. Maybe when the light hits my forehead at a certain angle t...
Whole lot of voting ahead
by Ken Herron
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A couple of Saturdays ago, the Republicans from the 9th and 11th Congressional Districts in Georgia had a picnic at Randall Fox’s Farm outside of Calhoun. All of the major Republican candidates for...
I Have Some Problems
by Guy Kent
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My job requires me to be in a variety of locations. Over the years in the process of going to these places I’ve encountered a number of people, far more that I would be able to count. It occurs to...
Small government is ideal
by Ken Herron
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It is obvious when you examine the Constitution that the founding fathers did not intend for the major functions of government to be at the federal level. They listed and set up the operating proce...
The World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place
by Nicole Tibbs
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As I write this, I just finished drinking an icy fresh Coca-Cola straight from the trademark con-toured light green glass bottle, an experience people do not get to have very often these days. It ...
A case of writer's block
by Susan Kirkland, Gordon Life Editor
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As a writer, I’m often asked what I do about writer’s block. This enigma happens to all writers. The white screen of the monitor or the blank piece of paper looms at us like a despairing void and m...
Easter's Coming
by Guy Kent
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Easter’s coming. The choirs are practicing their Alleluias. The preachers are sweating over the sermon in anticipation of that one in fifty-two happening - a full sanctuary. In some old-fashioned q...
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