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Real talk about saving lives

I am again compelled to write a letter to the editor. The Obama regime has begun its all-out assault on the Constitution. Without a Second Amendment we have no Constitution. Despite what many people think the Constitution is not antiquated. The founding fathers were a lot more educated than we are now, as they had just been involved in a war against tyranny. Despite what the Obama administration says the new gun-banning laws are not about saving lives. Of ...

January 30, 2013 | Matthew R. Winship Gooseneck, Ga. | Letters To The Editor

Ga. parent urges vote against charter school amendment

I join concerned parents throughout Georgia who support our Republican State School Superintendent in opposing the creation of a costly new government bureaucracy that will take away true local control in the way we educate our kids. Now there is no question that the quality of education in existing public schools in Georgia could be improved or that current school systems could operate more effectively. My problem with the proposed ...

September 27, 2012 | Bertis Downs Athens, Ga. | Letters To The Editor

Changes to Highway 67/46 intersection is an answered prayer for all

Editor: Recently, while driving into town on Highway 67, I have been filled with mixed emotions when passing the fairgrounds. For the past seven years the fair coming to town has brought back different memories for me from what most people probably recall. The smiles of the Kiwanis members throughout the crowd; eating pancakes and sausage; viewing the 4-H booths; the flashing neon lights; fast rides and games on the midway; the smell of ...

October 30, 2011 | | Letters To The Editor

Gene Lyons misses badly on column about Professor Melissa Harris-Perry

Editor: Gene Lyons is exceedingly wrong in his condemnation not only of Professor Melissa Harris-Perry but of American academia in general. In his "Sorry, I violated the 'Hitler Rule'" (Herald, Oct. 7), Lyons stretches over the entire column a defense of his having defamed Harris-Perry and concludes with a generalization about the misbehavior of all academics, "standard academic behavior" that Lyons supposes would be shocking to his readers. Having heard Professor Harris-Perry lecture ...

October 30, 2011 | | Letters To The Editor

Herman Cain is the right man at the right time for America

Editor: Herman Cain's rise in the polls has some conservatives and Republicans asking the question, Can he be elected president? They are concerned that he is a businessman and not a politician that has held office. We have had 70 years of politicians with law degrees writing tens of thousands of laws, rules and regulations that have done little to improve our lives, but a lot growing our government out of control and ...

October 30, 2011 | | Letters To The Editor

Reduction in drunk driving is great news for everyone

Editor: I was pleased to read the article in Wednesday's paper regarding the reduction in drunk driving in America. Through my work in substance abuse prevention, I have learned that we should balance our message with concern and hope. Headlines such as "Drunk driving is down" are hopeful. However, the concern remains that nearly 1 in 50 people reported driving drunk at least once a month. DUI crashes and fatalities are 100 ...

October 30, 2011 | | Letters To The Editor

Thanks to county for fixing road quickly

Editor: I want to publically commend the Bulloch County Public Works Department and particularly the Road Department for the recent work on our road. I called on Monday to complain how Scarboro Rd. has been poorly maintained so that when it rains, the water does not drain away but forms a river where a road should be. Supervisor Mike Boyette got right on it and sent a crew out to repair the ...

October 30, 2011 | | Letters To The Editor

What are we humans waiting for?

Editor: • "Democrats don't want to be seen with President Obama, even though he has accomplished much of what they wanted", wrote editorialist Byron York. • "GOP, TEA Party Off Target", wrote Donald W. Goebel Jr. on 9/25. • Many opinions say that the current state of the economy is the president's fault and a new or different president will make it all better. • Conflict burning like a wildfire consumes congress' ...