Monday August 4th, 2025 6:47PM

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The 800 pound gorilla - lack of jobs and money
It seems to me we are all trying to balance city and county budgets without acknowledging the 800 pound gorilla in the room.
10:09AM ( 14 years ago )
Shelling it out again
About 100,000 years ago most human beings decided that bartering for goods and services was a better idea than stealing.
4:39PM ( 14 years ago )
On the backs of We-The-People?
There is a great irony in the statement being made by some that cutbacks in government budgets are being made
8:46AM ( 14 years ago )
The President's apologies haven't worked with most Muslims, especially Palestinian Muslims
A 2011 Pew Research Center survey revealed that the rise of pro-democracy movements across the Middle East has not led to an improvement in America's image in the region.
8:34AM ( 14 years ago )
Federal Free Money: The Game is Over
It is time we-the-people here at the local level face up to the part we have been playing in the $14-trillion debt being debated in Washington...
10:39AM ( 14 years ago )
Beware of Leaving Children in Hot Vehicles this Summer
In 2010 a record 49 children died of heat stroke in cars...
10:31AM ( 14 years ago )
Sir Winston flings the monster to the public
I never get to this point in writing a book without thinking about one of my heroes, Sir Winston Churchill. Which means my newest book will be available locally in a few days...
8:58AM ( 14 years ago )
Pick your poison
As long as the death penalty is a legal option, there will always be those who are strongly supportive and those who are vehemently in opposition.
9:31AM ( 14 years ago )
The result of coddling foreign lawbreakers? Mass insanity and preventable deaths.
Why is coddling foreign lawbreakers more important to city officials than public safety for citizens?
10:27PM ( 14 years ago )
Memorial Day Remembrance of Last Confederate Widow
On Monday May 30th, Memorial Day, let's remember the men and women who sacrificed all to keep our nation free, and Mrs. Alberta Martin, the last Confederate widow, who died on Memorial Day.
9:40AM ( 14 years ago )