Whine & Opine
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February 26th, 2010 by
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February 26, 2010
Once again I find myself penning an op-ed about our much embattled/much praised District Attorney, Leigh Patterson. I have found myself at odds with her, over the years, as when I attempted to provide evidence against several public officials which she refused to even consider taking to the Grand Jury. In fact, instead, […]
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April 13th, 2009 by
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I receive so many famous quotes, sent to me by readers on a regular basis, that I have decided these are much better commentary than most op-eds. I will therefore, from time to time, post a series of them. Be sure to scroll down for the section which is wholly devoted to Thomas Jefferson quotes:
In […]
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March 19th, 2009 by
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Okay, so we were not really sleeping, but in a prominent Democrat’s attempt to suppress Free Speech and Freedom of the Press, we were temporarily removed from the internet because Summerville Georgia attorney and prominent face of both the Democratic Party in Northwest Georgia, as well as organized crime in Northwest Georgia, Bobby Lee Cook.
His […]
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January 18th, 2009 by
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 : “Secretaries, soldiers and postal workers”.On Monday January 12, 2009, Bobby Lee Cook and Jeff Bramlett, President of the Georgia State Bar Association, appeared with their client, former Chattooga County State Court Judge Carlton Vines, in a pre-trial hearing on his three-count criminal indictment.
Vines is charged with 1) Conspiracy to Commit […]
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January 5th, 2009 by
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One of my readers sent this video to me over the holidays, and I see in it all the beauty and hope I experienced when I first came to Rome. He was assisted by Gerald McFry, a great guy himself, with whom I worked nights, years ago, at RomanNet.
After all of the corruption I know […]
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November 22nd, 2008 by
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November 22, 2008
While I am thrilled that the our new Floyd County Superintendent AND the Floyd County Police Department have acted so swiftly and effectively to the sexual assaults on two of our children, I do not have hopes that District Attorney Leigh Patterson will actually attempt to get any real punishment of either Coach […]
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November 18th, 2008 by
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November 18, 2008
In the wake of yesterday’s revelation that FINALLY, Coach Blanton, a Sexual Predator, has been fired, after 18 months of complaints and cover-ups, and a NEW victim, we need to consider what the REAL root of the problem is. (See Breaking News Story, November 17, 2008 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late […]
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November 5th, 2008 by
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Anyone who sat up and watched President-elect Barak Obama’ victory speech last night could not help but be moved by the sense of HOPE and overwhelming Pride that we, as Americans, have turned the corner on our dark history of racisms. We saw the embodiment of the American Spirit and Dream approach […]
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November 3rd, 2008 by
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Monday, November 3, 2008
(NOTE: If you read the first installment from last night, check out the newly added “Keeper” section below).
As we approach Tuesday, November 4, there are huge questions lingering in the air about what the future of our country will look like. We are at an historical crossroads for many reasons, and it […]
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October 23rd, 2008 by
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The following “Letter to the Editor”, written by a Retired Army, 82nd Airborne Drill Instructor, has been turned down by the Rome News Tribune and a Chattooga County News Paper. We are proud to run it, and have verified its accuracy with respect to the June 14, 2000 vote by Barbara Massey Reece, incumbent Democrat […]
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