Monday August 4th, 2025 8:29AM

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About Discipline At Gainesville High, Circa 1940
One of the issues that keeps bobbing up in our Georgia political campaigns nowadays is about discipline in our public schools.
12:46PM ( 22 years ago )
Advisory Referendums In Hall County Go Back To 1956
One of the big issues in this year's Hall County election has been impact fees. Or perhaps the issue has been the fact that a yes-or-no vote on impact fees was placed on the special elections ballot of November 6, 2001, and a majority of the voters sa
12:40PM ( 22 years ago )
Will McKinney Go "Green", and Run With Ralph Nader?
America's environmental extremists have been back-pedaling lately because of the disastrous forest fires in the Western United States.
12:35PM ( 22 years ago )
George W. Bush: It Is Called Leadership
We're seeing an interesting thing in America right now, something we haven't seen in a few years. It is called leadership.
12:28PM ( 22 years ago )
The Media Elite Vs. The Average American
I think America's media elite have forgotten that we in America can and often do go to the same sources they do to get our news.
12:22PM ( 22 years ago )
Fall Mums Bring Life to the Garden
Fall is just about my favorite time of year. The sweltering heat of August has given way to cooler weather.
11:12AM ( 22 years ago )
Running
I was running long before running was cool. Decades ago, I ran the distance events on my high school track team. To avoid the boredom of running lap after lap around the track, I often would run the streets of my hometown instead.

11:11AM ( 22 years ago )
America's Time For World Leadership Has Come
America's relationship with the world. It thrust us into a position we have always resisted and that is the role of the dominant leader of the world.
11:10AM ( 22 years ago )
The Landscape for the General Election
The best game in town for the general election will be the Hall County Commission races. With the runoff results in, there is much at stake. If you live too far out to be a suburb, then your county is called an exurb. In the exurbs on Tuesday, the grow
11:10AM ( 22 years ago )
The Ugly Georgian
There are many difficulties associated with traveling to another country. A lot of them are serious - like being mistaken for a spy or accidentally starting a war. Over the last several years, I have been able to avoid most of the problem areas. But that
11:09AM ( 22 years ago )