September 2, 2010 RSS feed / Opinions

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Fry it all: State fair food vendors now frying butter, chocolate, and even beer

By KIP BURKE news editor
Time was, the biggest danger to your stomach at the state fair was the combination of corndogs, cotton candy, and a ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Not at the State Fair of Texas. More...

Hopeful, Georgia, is the hub of life in Mitchell County

By LORAN SMITH columnist

HOPEFUL – This unincorporated crossroads community in southwest Mitchell County—at the junction of state highways 65 and 97—is where Dennis White runs a general store and restaurant, “Hopeful General Store.” He eagerly t More...

Playing the Enemy By JOHN CARLIN

Book Review
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...

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Across the Savannah ... Anthony Shoals lives on

By TOM POLAND www.tompoland.net

Many times my Mom has spoken of Anthony Shoals as a place prominent in her childhood memories. “It was,” she said, “our beach.” It’s a special place I wanted to see but couldn’t. It didn’t exist anymore. More...