Tuesday August 5th, 2025 7:46AM

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Sewer the key to success. Commissioners trying to lock the door?
"We do not have the infrastructure in place to handle the growth and we don
9:39AM ( 22 years ago )
Guest Writer, Brent Hoffman
The Hall County Commission is getting an earful of both pro and con regarding the up coming vote on 1 acre lot sizes to slow growth in Hall County.
2:39PM ( 22 years ago )
General Longstreet Once Commanded Fort Bliss, Texas
I was watching on television the other night when our Iraqi ex-prisoners-of-war came home to Fort Bliss, Texas, and it brought to mind some research I have been doing lately about General James Longstreet ... the Confederate General who is buried in Alta
2:39PM ( 22 years ago )
It Is The People Who Improve Quality-of-Life
There is great debate nowadays here in Hall County about what we need to do to improve our quality-of-life.
2:39PM ( 22 years ago )
Making Goodbyes Easier for Children and Parents
It's never easy for a young child to say "goodbye" to a parent, especially to the parent who spends the most time with him or her
2:38PM ( 22 years ago )
Reap the Rewards of Gardening with Children
Help children plant a garden, and harvest their appreciation for the wonders of our natural world.
2:38PM ( 22 years ago )
Decoding The Dow And Other Market Indexes
Nearly everyone has heard of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and several other popular indicators of market activity, but not everyone knows what these indexes mean or how they came to be such important gauges for investors.
2:38PM ( 22 years ago )
Reflections on an Easter Sunday
There are a couple of themes that are on my mind as I wind down on a very busy Easter Sunday. This is truly a day for reflection.

2:37PM ( 22 years ago )
Democracy Takes Time ... And Patience
Let me repeat something I mentioned not too long ago: If we the American people have any one weakness ... any one point at which we are vulnerable ... it is our lack of patience.
2:37PM ( 22 years ago )
Let's Limit The United Nations To Debating Only ... In English.
Now that it is obvious the Iraq war is won, and the Iraqi people have been liberated, and Saddam Hussein has evaporated, suddenly we have some nations who insist that any future action must be done under the auspices of the United Nations.
2:37PM ( 22 years ago )