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Opinion August 17, 2006
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The History of Alcohol in America and in the Bible
     To the Editor: As we progress into the New Testament, what most Christians forget is that when the New Testament writers spoke of and upheld scripture, they were speaking of and upholding the Old Testament scriptures. Christ Himself was no exception. "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, h
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Special thanks from all our foster children
     To the Editor: The "Back to School" project to give every Foster Child an opportunity to purchase supplies, book bags and school clothes was a great success this year! CASAVolunteers in Towns & Union County promoted this Back to School Project and were thrilled with the great community response th
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If not bigotry, then what?
     To the Editor: Your recent article by Shelem Flemons, "Alcoholic Beverages and the Bible..." was most interesting, especially his claim that, "This series of articles is not an attack against Catholics."
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Haircut housecalls
     To the Editor: The article about Bill Kuykendall was very good. I would like to add one thing. When my husband, Wayne Colwell, was sick and unable to go to get his hair cut, Bill would come to our home and cut his hair. I really appreciated him doing that. I am not sure a lot of people would take
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Prescriptions: Criminal Activity
     To the Editor: All three branches of the federal government ignore their Constitutionally mandated limits so frequently that when they step outside the bounds it's no longer news, and you have to search for coverage among the man-bites-dog stories to keep track of how individual rights and states
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Fundamentalist preachers vs. sophisticated newcomers ...to name a few
     To the Editor: Thanks for the free copy (August 3) of your newspaper and $5.00 offer of a one-year subscription. I must decline the latter, for the following reasons: The
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Coverage appreciated
     To the Editor: We want to express our thanks for the good reporting your newspaper has given the Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games. We really appreciate the informative articles and photos you published, both prior to the festival and games and afterwards. We strive to make the BSFH
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INSTIGATING LOGIC
Response to an unsigned letter
By JARED PUTNAM
     First let me say that ordinarily we do not print letters to the editor that are unsigned, but once in a while I will run one just to show readers examples of the many different opinions that people hold. In this case I'm having trouble agreeing with the majority of the complaints, but I will give cr
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RAINER'S RAMBLINGS
Gas prices
By RAINER ARNOLD
     When I left the US recently to go on a little vacation gas prices where about $3 per gallon. Well, when I got to Germany to take possession of a rental car they had given me a Diesel Driven car. An Opel Astra to be exact. I was not real happy until I saw the gas prices. Agallon of gas was about $6.
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BILL O'REILLY
Baghdad Joe
Bill O'Reilly
     The latest casualty in Iraq is Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an honest man who is the victim of an emotional vote against the chaotic situation in Saddamville. As you know, Lieberman lost the Democratic primary in Connecticut to Ned Lamont, a rich guy who wants to pull American troops out of Iraq right now
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VOICES
     Like an open-book test This past weekend my friends and I went to have breakfast at one of our "fine" dining establishments here in Blairsville. We noticed looking around that the floor was littered with napkins and food scraps and the walls next to the tables were splattered with who knows what.
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