Many of you know I am a local history buff so you will immediately understand I am biased in what I am about to say, but I am excited about the growing interest in local history here in Northeast Georgia.
The other day, several of us were sitting on a porch in front of one of the old homes on Green Street (yes, the one with the window) waiting for the Tour de Georgia bicycle race to come by, and the question came up: when is the big "Proud To Be An Ame
In all the recent debate about the Unites States going to war in Iraq, we hear a lot of people saying: "I am as patriotic as anybody, but I am against the war."
While for many of us, Cinco de Mayo is just an excuse to go out and eat Mexican food and/or drink a few margaritas, if you are of Mexican descent, the holiday means much more.