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The reasons I’m afraid of my government
For the first time in my adult life, I’m afraid of my government. And judging from the spike in the sale of guns, I’m not alone.
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Richardson, Oedel and Cummings guilty of cover up
It’s a shame, or to put it in better context, it is a journalistic shame. In last Sunday’s edition, columnist Charles E. Richardson, penned an interesting piece on the Relay for Life and how we all pull together when cancer strikes family or friend. The editorial staff wrote on the...
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BURNETT: Union and management need to come together
I recently attended the Warner Robins Aerospace Industry Committee Luncheon where retired Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon spoke about the numbers of union grievances.
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BROOK: Public still in the dark about Promise Neighborhood
Plague take the cussed luck. Please excuse my rural English. I thought I was through writing about the missteps and woes of Bibb County public school system and the Macon Promise Neighborhood Initiative, but it stumbles back on stage as teachers and staff reductions are in a flux as the core of ...
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BALLARD: Complex firearms violence muddle unsolvable via ‘gun control’ legislation
“There’s no law you can pass that’s going to stop it. There’s no amount of control that a public organization can exert that will foolproof us from this kind of violence.”
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Gun control part of an effort to protect the general welfare
Our country is still having the equivalent of three Newtown tragedies daily, with an average of 85 gun deaths. But there’s finally beginning to be a bit of sensible gun control legislative activity both nationally -- especially in favor of universal background checks for gun purchasers -- ...
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Your Say: Restore BOE trust with grand jury investigation
The acting superintendent for the Bibb County School District has reported a looming financial shortfall of significant proportions which appears will require drastic cuts in staffing including professional teachers, the heart of any good educational system.
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HUTTO: Respect our 365-day a year businesses
The Telegraph has opined that I might personally be to blame for killing Macon’s fledgling movie business. At least they begrudgingly admit that I’m “responding to constituent concerns.” Along with several co-sponsors, I’ve proposed that adequate notice be given...
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OLIVER: Our perceptions framed by too much reality
We’ve all heard the expression that perceptions are reality and the perception in Macon is that most of the crime occurs in the black community. Daily, I read Telegraph articles where the perpetrator of an assault, armed robbery or murder is a black youth almost always targeting another black...
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YOUR SAY: Interchange monstosity too much for Macon
An important deadline is upon us and I urge everyone who cares about Macon’s heritage and future to make the effort, futile as it might be, to once again express your opinion to our elected officials regarding the looming disaster of the I-16/I-75 interchange.
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MERIC: On Equal Pay Day, let’s honor women
April 9 was Equal Pay Day, and for the first time in many years, the weekly earnings gap is widening for all women.


