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Thanks for the great care at East Georgia Regional Medical Center

Editor: During the holiday season I had the opportunity to spend two days in the intensive critical unit (ICU) at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. I would like to express how fortunate we are, as citizens of this area, to have the various types of physician specialties and the sophistication of hospital services. There are not many communities our size in Georgia that has this situation for medical services. I ...

February 06, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Thanks to Statesboro chapters of NAMI and DBSA

Editor: I would like to talk to you about two mental health support groups: NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) and DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance). Both of these affiliates are located in Statesboro, Ga. There are other chapters located across America. NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally III): For three decades, NAMI has established itself as the most formidable grassroots mental health advocacy organization in the ...

February 06, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Come on, let's give the pay czar a real job

Editor: Super Bowl quarterback Peyton Manning makes about $13,000,000 a year, and his brother, Eli, with the N.Y. Giants, earns about $14,000,000 annually. When the pay czar finishes cracking down on Wall Street bonuses, why doesn't he check into "out of control" payments such as these? We can imagine how the NFL players will thank the president for showing them how much they're overpaid! The next mission for the pay czar ...

February 06, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Problems are growing worse in world, Washington

Editor: The problems are growing much worse and at a much faster pace in Washington and in the Middle East. The lies are growing bigger and bolder as the White House and the Congress are digging a hole so deep that it will possibly bankrupt the nation. The budget that President Obama has sent to Congress is stuffed with all of the things that he promised we could not afford just last week ...

February 06, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Supreme Court ruling allowing corporations unlimited political spending is dangerous

Editor: Please join with me in calling for our elected officials to minimize or overturn the lawless Supreme Court decision which grants full personhood rights to corporations. This un-Constitutional judgment, which overturns all well-settled precedents, will result in the death of our democracy. The US will become a state governed to serve corporations, not the interests of our citizens: fascist. Many corporations are multi-national, and all are self-interested. Why should their huge bankrolls ...

January 30, 2010 | Jim Healy | Letters To The Editor


Rattlesnake roundups are a tradition that need to change immediately

Editor: About 60 years ago, someone figured out that by pumping a little gasoline vapor into gopher tortoise burrows you could drive out the inhabitants and roundup a ton of rattlesnakes. Rattlesnake roundups enabled farmers and ranchers to rid their land of dangerous reptiles and make a little money. Prizes are awarded for the most snakes and the heaviest snakes. Only three roundups persist in the 21st century: Opp, Alabama, and Whigham and ...

January 30, 2010 | Jim Healy | Letters To The Editor


City should not have closed Statesboro Flea Market

Editor: I had hoped to write a letter this week on the current situation in Washington regarding the lies, trickery, and deceit that have been brought out in the recent days. However, a situation much closer to home that is very important to the citizens of Bulloch County is now on my mind and I am obligated to respond. On Jan. 23, Phil Boyum wrote about a closure of two local businesses for ...

January 30, 2010 | Jim Healy | Letters To The Editor


New study should make parents think twice about fast food

Editor: A new study may make parents think twice before handing their children fast food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in five teens across the nation has cholesterol levels that put them at risk for heart disease. The rate more than doubled for those teens who were obese. As a dietitian, I see this as an urgent call to get serious about childhood obesity. The best way to ...

January 30, 2010 | Jim Healy | Letters To The Editor


Getting to the mountain top to encourage others

Editor: In November 2008, my wife and I were told the dreaded words no one wants to hear, "you have cancer." After the initial shock of knowing that my life may be cut short by this terrible disease, we began to study to understand multiple myeloma. A bone marrow transplant with a matching donor (preferably a brother) was the only way to eradicate the body of the bad cancer cells. Two transplants were required, ...

January 30, 2010 | Jim Healy | Letters To The Editor


Press not telling the whole truth about global warming

Editor: The Sunday (Dec 6) newspaper had an Associated Press story by Charles J. Hanley and Jan M. Olsen headline "Climate Drama Climax Looks Elusive". Both reporters told us that the conference on "Global Warming" in Copenhagen would not produce an overall world agreement because of a disagreement between rich nations and poor nations. These nations could not agree on how to redistribute wealth from rich nations (mainly the U.S.) to poor nations. ...

January 23, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Deficient appearance of downtown Statesboro needs immediate remedial assistance

Editor: Recent comments to the editor of this newspaper about the deficient appearance of our downtown Main Street landscape and its consequences are, if anything, understatement. There is now a circular relationship between visual amenities and declining occupancy in progress, in my estimation. All citizens should be concerned. May I suggest the two new incoming administrations at city hall and atop Sweetheart Circle duly take note and seek redress cooperatively. An effective remedial ...

January 16, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Quality teachers are only part of offering a good education to children

Editor: Education is losing out to corporatism. It is a trend becoming more prevalent every year - the latest move by Gov. Perdue to use student performance as an indicator of teacher effectiveness is just another example of what happens when non-educators legislate education policy. Before you label me another anti-free market liberal, understand that I am not of the opinion that corporate culture has no place in education. There are certainly corporate ...

January 16, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Dangerous decisions being made in Washington are far from laughable

Editor: The current situation in Washington, D.C., is so terrible and so pathetic that were it not such a dangerous path our "leadership" is leading "We the People" down it would be laughable. It is not laughable! Thirty-two percent. That is the current percent of Americans that support the health care bills that now sit in the House and Senate and will now be hammered into a composite bill behind closed doors. This ...

January 16, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Amateurs should not provide America's security

Editor: As the months go by in the Obama administration, the record of safety posted under President Bush becomes more and more impressive. It is now quite clear that our new president has surrounded himself with individuals who are being "paid back" for their support in the last election. However, the forced resignations of Communist "Czar" Van Jones and communications director Anita Dunn, who openly praised Chinese Chairman Mao, provide evidence that Obama's ...

January 09, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


Thanks for giving some Christmas spirit to homebound seniors in Statesboro

Editor: On December 25, 2009, from noon-2 p.m., we hosted a Christmas luncheon for the senior citizens. They were given the opportunity to enjoy Santa Claus, a hot lunch and a gift bag. Dr. Van Tassell and his family came and helped deliver meals to seniors on the homebound list. They may not have had this experience had it not been for the charitable contributions made by the caring businesses and ...

January 09, 2010 | | Letters To The Editor


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Exercise your right to vote

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November 19, 2013 | | Letters To The Editor


A word of thanks to Portal citizens

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November 14, 2013 | | Letters To The Editor


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