Monthly Archives: April 2012

Are Common Sense and Government Mutually Exclusive?

by Austin Rhodes   Maybe it took 47 years for the notion to finally sink in once and for all: American government, in virtually every community, and at practically every level, operates in a self-perpetuating vacuum that appears to be
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The Other Kind of Wedding Band

In case I haven’t been reminding you enough, I’m getting married this winter. If you’re reading this, you’re probably not invited, but that’s okay — you guys are from Georgia and why buy a parka you’re only going to wear
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A Week Ago Today, I Got Hit With a Tennis Ball

  We were having our usual practice, playing a few points while our coach watched.Our opponent, who is very good at the net, slammed a ball into the net.She apologized to her partner, saying that she missed because she was
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Tom Beck’s statement to the Commission

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Members of the Commission – good morning. I appreciate the opportunity to finally be able to come before you today to tell you the truth about what happened and how it happened in this particular case.
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Great Futures Start Here

The Boys and Girls Club enjoys success despite the 50-year old building it inhabits by Amy Christian photos jWhite It’s a little after 4 p.m. on a recent afternoon and two kids, a boy and a girl roughly 10 years
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Columbia County Group Looks to Endorse Good Government

Looking for a Change by Eric Johnson Columbia County is known for its Republicans and its Republican infighting. The newly formed, nonpartisan Columbia County Citizens for Good Government hopes to change that. “I think voters are tired of all the
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Fresh Squeezed

Tom Beck’s firing this week brings to mind a piece of information we received a few months ago, back when we were getting all sorts of plans detailing the elaborate ways the city was going to get rid of Fred
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The Size of Bowling Balls

Just damn. Attorney Jack Long’s request for a ruling to be tossed out of Juvenile Court Judge Willie Saunders’ courtroom because of the judge’s issues with the IRS is classic Long. Quoting from the motion: “That at the time the
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The Ax Man Cometh

With Recreation Director Tom Beck sent packing, Deputy Administrator Bill Shanahan is now running the department he just investigated, taking over for the man he just displaced. No one’s claiming anything’s fishy about that because that seems to be what
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Audit Part Deux

Remember that audit everyone was clamoring about? The forensic one the commission finally agreed to do? Well, it’s run into a snag. It seems you don’t just say “Investigate the TEE Center parking deck” or whatever else you might want
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