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Clinton’s estate tax is textbook Marxism
“Hillary Clinton Proposes 65% Top Rate for Estate Tax” blared a headline in The Wall Street Journal. Since the current top statutory tax rate...
Faith and the VP debate
In every election cycle since Jimmy Carter introduced “born again” into the political lexicon, a politician’s faith has been an object of curiosity and...
Hillary Clinton and the ‘homophobes’
Say, do you think she might have to drop out of the race if she’s as sick as she looked last month in Manhattan?
I...
‘Gays are born that way’ — Why that’s a false hypothesis
Literature reviews are a common thing in the world of academic research. They often involve esoteric topics confined to a narrow universe of scholarly...
‘Favors’ to blacks
Back in the 1960s, as large numbers of black students were entering a certain Ivy League university for the first time, someone asked a...
Transgenderism could confer some advantages
North Carolina’s legislative body passed the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which mandates a statewide policy banning individuals from using public bathrooms that...
In the South, it matters
At the beauty shop one day, I was flipping through a magazine and half-listening to the local happenings. I always say, “If you hear...
Extend Medicare to everybody
Megan McArdle, a well-known national writer for Bloomberg View, has put forth herself as an impartial expert on our healthcare system. However, I have...
Thanks to first responders
Recently I experienced a medical emergency while at my home. Fortunately it was for a short duration but was for me the most intense...
Martha Ann Powell, 77
Martha Ann Powell, 77, passed away at home on October 4, 2016.
She was born on March 13, 1939 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tenn....
Stephen John Feit, 90
Stephen John Feit, 90, passed away on September 17, 2016.
He is survived by three daughters Claudia Phillips, Amanda Gainer and Suzanne (David) Norman as...
Leonard Robert Ebert, 81, of Fayetteville
Leonard (Bear) Robert Ebert, 81, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on October 2, 2016 after a...
John Benjamin Abernathy, Jr., 72, of Fayetteville
John “Doodle” Benjamin Abernathy, Jr., 72, of Fayetteville passed away on September 27, 2016.
He was born in Decatur, Ga. on August 14, 1944...
Wiley Allen Turner, 91, of Fayetteville
Wiley Allen Turner, 91, of Fayetteville passed away October 2, 2016.
He was born in Douglasville, Ga. on July 8, 1925 to Wiley and...
Grover Henry Twiggs, 80, of Fayetteville
Grover Henry Twiggs, 80, of Fayetteville, passed away September 30, 2016. He was born in Blue Ridge, Ga. on June 30, 1936 to the...
Preston Cosby Fincher, 48
Preston Cosby Fincher, 48, passed away on October 3, 2016 in Lawrenceville, Ga.
He was a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was...
Stephen Hopkin Norris, age 75
Stephen Hopkin Norris, age 75, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Avalon Health and Rehab in Newnan Ga. surrounded by his loving family....
Martha Marie Bowers, age 92
(Martha) Marie Bowers joined God's heavenly choir on September 23 with her daughter and niece singing by her side.
A beloved wife, mother, sister,...
Shall we gather at the river?
I had a unique, memorable ministry experience the other Saturday. The story started last October.
While visiting in my office last October, I had the...
Religion Briefs10/05/16
PTCSDA plans week of events Oct. 1
The Peachtree City SDA Church, located at 4957 Ga. Highway 34 in Sharpsburg, continues its series on “We...
COS to host Palmetto Road Music Fest
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church announces its first Palmetto Road Music Fest on Oct. 15 at 411 Palmetto Road, Tyrone.
Two local bands will be...
Total: 13,824 meals in 90 minutes — a huge success for Stop Hunger Now
The “Stop Hunger Now” program can add another 13,824 meals to its larder thanks to members of Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone and...
Things to Do-Oct.7-Dec.4
October
October 7
“Thyme Is On Our Side” is scheduled for today from 1:30-3 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4...
Creating the county history
In 1971 county native, Bobby Kerlin, and I decided it was important to create a county historical society. Since I was a Yankee who...
Buy pumpkins at Pumpkin Patch now through Oct. 30
Photo opportunities and all sizes of pumpkins are ready at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church’s Pumpkin Patch now through Oct. 31.
“This is our...
Fayetteville First Baptist celebrates ‘Serve Sunday’
In what has become an annual tradition on the Sunday before Labor Day, hundreds of Fayetteville First Baptist Church members spread out across Fayette...
Daly-Musselman engagement
Craig and Lisa Daly of Brooks are proud to announce the engagement of their son, Alexander Daly, to Kate Musselman, daughter of Scott and...
Final fall book club meeting Oct. 11
The monthly book club of the Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum, the antebellum home of Doc Holliday's family, will discuss “The Last Decision,” the final...
Student art on display
The October-November display at the gallery in the main entrance area of the Coweta County Administration Building, 22 East Broad Street in Newnan, features...
Cemetery event set for Oct. 15
Experience Newnan’s Oak Hill Cemetery and learn about the lives of the people laid to rest there during the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society’s “Walk With...
Olympian to start Founders Day race
At a recent meeting Fayette Daybreak Rotary Club members enjoyed a presentation by Olympic gold medalist and Peachtree City resident Ralph Boston.
Boston was a...
FCHS class celebrates 70 years
The Fayette County High School Class of 1946 celebrated its 70th class reunion Oct. 1 at Broadway Diner in Fayetteville.
Of the 33 members of...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Lizzy is a sweet and loving DSH gray tabby looking for a second chance at a forever home. My ID #A033146. Kennel #C-31.
Alex is...
Pumpkin sale underway
The Peachtree City Fire Department pumpkin sale is underway and continues through Oct. 31 at Leach Station #81 (Hwy. 74/Paschall Road) and at Weber...
