To the Editor:
      My name is Lea Bates and I am the Pastor and Administrator of the new Esther Academy in Blue Ridge, Ga. The Esther Academy is a faith based, Christ centered home for women who are struggling with alcohol and/or drug addictions. With the introduction of this facility to the surrounding communities,...
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To the Editor:
      The best question asked during the Democratic candidates TV debate last Sunday did not come from one of the CNN "professionals." It came from Ivy Merrill, a substitute elementary school teacher, who was in the audience, and who got to ask the final question of the evening. She asked the candidates...
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RAINER'S RAMBLINGS
The Scottish Festival
By RAINER ARNOLD Union Sentinel Publisher
      I attended the Rotary Meeting of the Lake Chatuge- Hiawassee Rotary Club on Tuesday and the guest speaker was Joe Satterfield. And, he spoke of his involvement with the Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Satterfield, the head of the Blue Ridge Mountain EMC was at ease in front of these Rotaria...
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Hillary's ordeal
BILL O'REILLY
      Like her or loathe her, you have to admit that there are plenty of thorns in Hillary Clinton's life. Now, two new books once again rehash Hillary's difficult marriage and cast doubt on her overall persona. It's not that the books are designed to humiliate the woman, but they do so just the same.
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