Jack Atkinson
How to mend a broken heart
      More important to most than the Fountain of Youth is that elixir that glues the broken heart back together. Stores are full of Valentines cards, red candy hearts and little cupids shooting arrows to capture a love. Phillip Lee Williams came last year to speak as a part of the Vision Series at East...
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Bill Shipp
A Georgian views the Obama bomb
      "Democratic candidates must treat Sen. [Barack] Obama just like any other candidate. They must not treat him differently because he is an African American.
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Wally Gallian
We have it good here
      Life is good in Swainsboro. Life is good all over the United States and we enjoy and take for granted many things that people from other nations can only dream about. We generally do not have to think about things such as safe drinking water, getting fed every day or living with little or no electr...
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Rev. Dr. Bob Blankenship
Operating from the negative
      While watching presentations from mass media, a clear impression was given to me: be as negative as you can be about another person or situation! Not only have I felt this recently, but I have felt this many times before. Why do this? Because it seems to be bought by the general public!
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Savvy Senior
Tax help: Tips for seniors
      Dear Savvy Senior Can you give me the 2006 limits where seniors don't have to file a federal tax return? I manage a senior citizens center and many of our retirees live on very limited incomes and may not need to bother. Also, can you tell me if Social Security benefits are taxable? I start receiv...
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Looking back over the years in Emanuel County...
      5 Years Ago With the start of a new wrestling team at Swainsboro High School, the Tigers are continuing to show their dominance in any athletic competition it competes in. First year teacher at Swainsboro High, Shane Williamson, is the Tigers' first wrestling coach. With 19 wrestlers competing in...
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