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So far, the Jackson County government has avoided the kind of massive financial squeeze that has hit many other local governments. Part of that is due to fairly good management of the county’s money. On a department-by-department basis, the county has pared expenses and as reported last week, managed to add over $900,000 to its reserve funds in 2009. [Full Story »] 

You can almost hear local officials licking their lips in anticipation of another SPLOST tax renewal. Local towns and the county government are currently drawing up their plans for how they want to spend some $47 million in anticipated revenues. [Full Story »] 

GOP candidates for governor are making a lot of noise about “weeding” out higher education students from Georgia’s colleges who are illegal aliens. [Full Story »] 

It’s time to tone down the Jefferson speed traps. In an apparent bid to raise revenue, Jefferson cops have reportedly been pressured by superiors to write more tickets. [Full Story »] 

To say that the nation stands at a crossroads would be an understatement. Seldom has the country faced the kind of stark choices it does today. The Iraqi War and national economic problems have hit with hurricane force. The nation’s mood is sour.

If there was ever a time for strong, consistent leadership, it is now. [Full Story »] 

Should elective Bible history classes be taught in public schools? That is the core question surrounding a proposal to have Bible history and literature classes taught in local high schools. [Full Story »] 

Sparking a court case over free speech in churches is the goal of some 30 churches across the nation. [Full Story »] 

This summer’s political campaigns saw a fair share of distortions and half-truths. [Full Story »]