To the Editor:
      Union County's Meeks Park is crammed with wonderful features for its citizens. From the playground to scenery, and the fields for sports, everything is offered for all ages. Young children can play, adults can walk, and elders can swing by the creek. The beauty of this park invites all different ki...
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To the Editor:
      I was driving down the road recently admiring a pink skyline that stretched across miles of blue ridges. I thought to myself how this skyline was not any different from the skylines I see every day. I realized I take this area for granted.
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To the Editor:
      I fell in love with the North georgia Mountains six years ago. Our family came down from Michigan to meet some of my husband's relatives, The week we spent here was so wonderful that I found myself shedding a tear at the thought of leaving. I enjoyed my stay so much from that point, all I could thi...
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To the Editor:
      First, let me thank you on the behalf of my family members for the article on our Uncle Ed Mauney, Union County historian. Uncle Ed was indeed a brilliant man and quite a character! He was one of the first, if not the first, to own a motorcycle in Union County. He was one of the first, if not the f...
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To the Editor:
      Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort on US129, about a mile south of the TN/NC border, marks the south end of a stretch of scenic, narrow, twisty highway that is claimed to have 318 curves in 11 miles. Appropriately, the stretch is called "the Dragon.
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RAINER'S RAMBLINGS
Detention Facility beneficial for Towns
By RAINER ARNOLD
      Ken Harrell , the Director of the Pat Colwell Detention Center in Blairsville, stated recently that "Most people do not know what we are." And the personable director has a point. Many people think of the Detention Center more like a prison. In a way, it is, but it is much more.
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BILL O'REILLY
Why they dislike Hillary
      A few days ago on television, I asked why Sen. Hillary Clinton would put herself through two years of personal attacks in her quest to be president. Is it ambition, a thirst for power, or a belief that she can help Americans in unique ways? There is no question that Mrs. Clinton will be viciously ...
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