August 20, 2009 RSS feed / Opinions

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Being a teen during the summer of 1969 prepared Boomers for rough times now

By KIP BURKE news editor
Forty years after the wild summer of '69 seems, to folks my age, a good time to look back and consider what we've been through, what it taught us, and why we'll get through these rough times, too. More...

Having a baby named for you is the highest of honors

By LORAN SMITH columnist

Some of us are named for someone - usually a family member or friend. Or some popular personality. The highest honor comes when someone is named for you. Or some thing, which would include animals. More...

... in Vacationland

Laura and David Toburen took The News-Reporter along on a trip to Maine where they saw, among many other things, the Pemaquid Lighthouse in Pemaquid, Maine. More...

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The City of Falling Angels By JOHN BERENDT
Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT

John Berendt is perhaps known to us because of his first book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Like that book about Savannah and its characters, this new book is about a city. More...

Georgians must have freedom to choose health care

By DR. PAUL BROUN U.S. Representative

Most Americans understand that there is a health care financing crisis in America, and it must be addressed now. The status quo is simply unacceptable. However, the health care proposals Democrats are pushing do not address the true crisis. More...