December 10, 2009 RSS feed / Opinions

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The mighty Florida Gators finally beaten so next year the Bulldogs can take a bite

By KIP BURKE news editor
Although their season is over, Georgia Bulldog football fans finally have something to cheer about – the mightily hated Florida Gators are finally defeated. More...

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Jefferson’s Jimmy Loggins is real character, man of woods

By LORAN SMITH columnist

JEFFERSON – As the crow flies, perhaps a couple of miles from the spot on Jefferson Street where Crawford W. Long discovered anesthesia, there is a community lake where the fish are plentiful and the hospitality is equally abundant. More...

Blame misplaced ... it’s business

A letter has been circulating since Saturday that seeks to blame the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce for the author’s perceived notion that “the business hub of the county is rapidly disappearing as stores continue to close.” More...

Book Review

Playing the Enemy By JOHN CARLIN
Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT

The quotation on the opening page of this book, subtitled “Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation,” is by Nelson Mandela: “Don’t address their brains. More...