W-W students donate 50 units at HOSA/Shepeard blood drive
      The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) club sponsored a blood drive at the school on Tuesday, January 30. The Shepeard Community Blood Center from Augusta conducted the drive in the Health Occupations room at the school where a total of 50 units was donated. Each donor received a free t-shirt and snacks.
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Book Review
From Baghdad with Love
By LT. COL. JAY LOPELMAN with MELINDA ROTH Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT
      An appealing puppy, a brave Marine, danger for both - how could we ask for a better book topic? The cover picture alone will win you over. The First Battalion, Third Marines, were known as the Lava Dogs. So of course the little puppy that they found in a building they searched in Fallujah, Iraq, was named "Lava." "Just being a Lava Dog didn't shield you from a grenade's fancy special effects.
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Vox Pop
      A new bill before the Georgia House of Representatives would provide that only nine out of twelve jurors be required to issue the death penalty for offenders properly convicted in capital cases. Do you think such a requirement should be allowed? Why or why not?
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