SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (April 12, 2016) – “Rescuing” an animal can sometimes cause more harm than good, even if done with the best of intentions. This is often the case when people come in contact with seemingly “orphaned” young wildlife, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. “Young wildlife taken into […]
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Texas Pro-life Laws
The United States Supreme Court dealt a blow to the pro-life movement today by setting yet another precedent which protects the path to abortion over the lives of unborn children. In writing for a 5-3 majority, Justice Breyer struck down two Texas statutes which required abortion clinics to (1) meet surgical center requirements and (2) […]
Read More »Collins: SCOTUS ruling a tragedy for women, states’ rights
June 27, 2016 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court struck down a state law regarding health and safety standards for Texas abortion clinics. In the case of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the Court voted 5-3 to strike down HB-2, a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 […]
Read More »A Tree of Life? Not Exactly
Opinion by John Tutten: I bet about right now you are getting a little weary from all the political chaff exploding around us. How about something a little different this week? Here goes. A team of scientists from the University of California at Berkeley using a supercomputer have generated a vastly more complex model of […]
Read More »Budgeting – Tripwires and Landmines
Opinion by George McClellan: The 2015 Budget Control Act, agreed to by both parties and the Obama Administration, that should have set spending levels to not exceed $1.06 trillion, was tossed out by the GOP when they passed the Omnibus Spending Bill for 2016, a vote so contentious that ‘conservative’ congressmen everywhere, who voted for […]
Read More »Open Letter to Prince Reibus
Dear Mr. Reibus: I will not be voting in the presidential election this year. The electoral college “process” has been so completely corrupted that the electors (citizens) are no longer involved. You have stated in public media that the candidate for president will be “chosen” in a contested convention. One of your primary handlers has […]
Read More »Hillary’s Demonomics Will Sink Our Country
Opinion by John Tutten: “I have a clear vision for the economy and it’s this. We need to make sure our economy works for everyone. Not just those at the top.” So began Hillary Clinton this week in North Carolina while offering her rebuttal of Donald Trump’s economic prescriptions for the country. She continued: “Not […]
Read More »GOP Incompetence or Betrayal?
Opinion by George McClellan: The mire that the GOP finds itself in is of their own making. A luncheon friend caused me to realize that it was actually we, the base conservative voters of the GOP, who are in fact, the RiNO’s (Republican’s in name only), and that the corrupt ones, those destroying the party’s […]
Read More »Societal Retrogression
Opinion by George McClellan: I stand in amazement viewing the retrogression of modern society and our leaders slobbering acquiescence to it on grounds of what is politically correct so as not to hurt other peoples feelings, especially our college students, the Constitution and the rule of law be damned. For example, Socialism, as many times […]
Read More »Brexit, It’s All About Immigration
Opinion by George McClellan: Modern technology can give us immediate gratification or instantly dashes our hopes and dreams. Yesterday, the Brexit vote to leave the EU did both despite being labeled “divisive and hateful,” i.e.: Conservative. Brexit is a done deal and the EU will soon start its death spiral. There was a 72% voter […]
Read More »Georgia Mountains’ Unemployment Rate Declines to 4 Percent in May
June 23, 2016 Georgia Mountains’ unemployment rate declines to 4 percent in May ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains region in May was 4 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 4.3 percent in April. The rate in May 2015 was 5.2 percent. […]
Read More »What We Don’t See
Opinion by George McClellan Does anyone not remember that all but one of the Islamic terrorists involved in the attack on America on 9/11 were Saudi’s? One must ask why does our media downplay anything involving the Saudi’s? Americans who have recognized the problem and sounded the alarm, have been attacked as being Islamaphobic, racist […]
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