Marketplace needs a home
      A front page story in last week's edition reported that the First United Methodist Church was seeking a zoning change to facilitate the location of its expanding food/clothing pantry to the former nursery and garden center on East Robert Toombs Avenue. The story pointed out several objections of su...
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Book Review
The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion
By LOREN D. ESTLEMAN
      The cover of The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion says helpfully that Loren Estleman is a "five-star Spur Award winner." I confess that I do not know what the Spur Award is, but I think we can figure it out. Estleman also writes a good mystery novel, but this is the first western of his that I h...
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Vox Pop
Minimum wage hikes have never effectively raised families out of poverty. Do you think the proposed $7.25 minimum wage will make any real difference in the long run? What effect do you think it will have on the economy?
     "I think it will make a great difference in the amount of people who were kind of working at the minimum wage right now. It will be a huge asset to them to be able to afford living a little better." JOHN MONTGOMERY Washington Cellular
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