We see what we think we see… by Paula Canup When you turn off Hwy 64 onto the road that leads to my house, you see an old sign that is falling apart, piece by piece. The signpost once had several small plaques hanging from it with the names of the families that live down our road. Only one name is...

As the Fourth of July weekend approaches I would like to take a moment to remind everyone that traffic accidents become more frequent for us this time of year.  With all the visitors to our area and all the summertime recreation that people are anticipating it becomes easy to be distracted while driving. ...

By: James F. Davis BP, the Government and the Gulf Oil Spill It has been 2.5 months since BP’s subcontracted deepwater, floating drilling unit exploded, discharging oil ever since. Public opinion says BP should be punished.  And so they have. President Obama extorted $20 billion from BP to distribute...

Senate Press Office June 28, 2010                                           Natalie Strong, Deputy Director Kallarin Richards, Senior Communications Specialist kallarin.richards@senate.ga.gov 404.656.0028 America’s Independence is Dependent on your Vote By Chip Pearson ATLANTA...

The Green Column by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative rmaccrea1@gmail.com Living Green to Survive the Recession The recession is very hard. Everyone knows that joblessness is much worse than the unemployment rates published by the labor boards. (We have a lot of self employed workers who...

District Offices Are Up and Running By Congressman Tom Graves It has been an exciting couple of weeks since being sworn in as your new U.S. Representative in Congress.  We hit the ground running, appointing staff to assist me in addressing your requests, co-sponsoring legislation that is critical to...

By:  Robert N. Brewer, Jr. Food and Safety Tips for July 4th Have a happy and safe July 4th!!! This time of the year there is a potential hazard lurking in your kitchen – food-borne bacteria. Every year there are more than 75 million cases of food-borne illnesses. Luckily, most of those cases are...

Thank you Bledsoe’s Restaurant Linda Bledsoe took time out from her busy restaurant, Bledsoe’s Corner Café, to help Operation PUP put on a yard/rummage sale at a close-by office space across from McConnell Church this past Saturday and Sunday. Her helpers, Rebecca Spain, Diane Donaldson, and Susan...

Letter to the Editor: In today’s fast paced world we sometimes tend to overlook the efforts, contributions and critical care our EMS first responders’s provide. This past Tuesday ( June 15th) evening my wife and I had the opportunity to experience the levels of professionalism, conscientiousness...

Think about the air you Breath. Recently in a study reported in the media, tests were done that found children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD had large amounts of pesticide in their urine. Where did the pesticide come from? The children didn’t drink it, but they ingested it from the sprays used...