April 26, 2007 RSS feed / Opinions

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Who's Winning

By GARY TOOLE
We know who will win in the end. Go to the back of the good book and it tells you that. Satan is fighting a losing battle, yet for some strange reason he's still fighting. He's a die hard! But let me tell you the devil is winning for now. More...

Lincoln Co. author Tom Poland to speak at Friends of Library event this Sunday

By JACQUELYN JOHNSON

"An Afternoon With the Author" will feature Lincoln County native Tom Poland, who has just published his first work of fiction titled "Forbidden Island…An Island Called Sapelo." Sponsored by the Lincoln County Friends of the Library (FOL), t More...

Book Review

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT First published in 2005, The World Is Flat has been "updated and expanded." Since the subtitle is "A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century," and since Friedman's thesis is that the lightning-swift advances in te More...

Vox Pop

A citizen at this month's meeting of the Board of Commissioners said that unless we put our voices, opinions, and money together, Wilkes County is going down, down, down. How do you think Wilkes Countians need to get together for progress? More...

Asthma doesn't have to be in charge: take control

By VICKIE REDD, Asthma Educator, MCG Health System

Even if you have asthma, it doesn't have to have you. The goal of asthma management is for a patient to be symptom free, have uninterrupted school or work attendance and be able to fully participate in activities. More...