The Jan. 6 anniversary and our two-tiered system
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The Jan. 6 anniversary and our two-tiered system

Nothing says “peaceful transition of power” like barbed wire, barricades, and troops standing by. With no threats indicated, that is what the feds are doing with your tax dollars.  The fourth anniversary of “January Sixth” falls on January 6 this year. Who can forget the Biden Inauguration in 2021? Chief Justice John Roberts took the…

New boards at LVA, golf club
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New boards at LVA, golf club

Hi Y’all! Is it cold enough for you? All my family and friends in Georgia are sending pictures of their snow-covered yards. I thought they had moved to the north. On Jan. 6, the Lanark Village Association had its first members’ meeting. The new board is Chairman Debbie Howells; Secretary Kathy Brown; Treasurer Barbara Nolen,…

Community mourns loss of beloved postman
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Community mourns loss of beloved postman

Hi Y’all, I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s celebration. May 2025 be a happy and prosperous year for everyone. I would like to start by celebrating a man who was very dear to many people who lived in Lanark Village for years, or who have visited their families here, and have been connected…

Supporting students in a tobacco-free environment
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Supporting students in a tobacco-free environment

As proud members of the Franklin County Tobacco-Free Partnership, we have been committed to advocating for a healthier environment for our children. A significant achievement that directly supports this mission was made on June 29, 2023, when the Franklin County School Board unanimously adopted comprehensive tobacco-free policies for our schools. This landmark decision represents a…

Guzzardi: States join immigration enforcement battle
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Guzzardi: States join immigration enforcement battle

The national frustration over President Biden’s immigration agenda was reflected not only in the presidential election’s results but also in Arizona. Proposition 314, a border security measure that makes it a state crime to enter Arizona from Mexico and outside of a legal port of entry, passed overwhelmingly. Nearly 63% of Arizonians voted for the…

Charen: How to be grateful despite Trump
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Charen: How to be grateful despite Trump

How is everybody coping with the decline of America? I’ll tell you how I’m doing in a bit, but first I have a few observations about Thanksgiving. I wish I had a dime for every time I’ve heard someone declare that Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. I used to say it myself, before I realized…

Hart: My annual ADD list of what I’m thankful for
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Hart: My annual ADD list of what I’m thankful for

It has been an epic year for us humor/opinion writers. At this point in the year, I give thanks for those buffoons, reprobates, scalawags, the demented and DEI disasters who made my job easier in 2024. For the last year, all I had to do was read the newspaper out loud on stage to get…

American Indians have storied history in baseball
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American Indians have storied history in baseball

Between 1884 and 1947, from the year that Moses Fleetwood Walker played for the American Association’s Toledo Mud Hens until the Brooklyn Dodgers inserted Jackie Robinson into the lineup, the most prominent minority in baseball was American Indians. One of the most insightful chapters in Larry Ritter’s classic, “The Glory of Their Times,” is based…