weekly editorial
Another possible violation
On Monday, Feb. 22 during a meeting of the Appling County Board of Education ( BOE ), another violation of the Georgia Open Meetings Law may have transpired.
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Does a mountain in Neveda impact Appling County?
Many of you may recall a story my dad and former editor of this newspaper, Max Gardner, did a few years back about Yucca Mountain, located in Neveda.
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A wonderful compliment
Every once in a while a public official makes a remark about this newspaper that stirs my dander. Recently an Appling County Board of Education member was asked how the school system was doing at ...
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Kingston says rhetoric doesn’t match reality
According to a release issue by U.S. Representative Jack Kingston’s office on Monday, less than a week after proposing new measures of fiscal restraint in his State of the Union address,
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Wise counsel
by Jamie Gardner
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For a period of time this newspaper has been trying to get the Appling County Board of Education (BOE) to become conscious of the fact that it has been breaking Georgia Sunshine Law (Open Meetings ...
A new amendment
by Jamie Gardner
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The News-Banner has received this idea on several occasions and believes that there is some validity to this thought.
Public safety officials should be commended
by Jamie Gardner
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After listening to the testimony by Baxley Police Department officers, Appling County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Appling County Emergency personnel at a Baxley City Council meeting
Looking to the future
by Jamie Gardner
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It’s hard to believe that 2009 is coming to a close and we are about to embark on a new journey, 2010.
The perfect gift
by Jamie Gardner
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“In a lowly manger in Bethlehem, God’s perfect gift was given to man. Born to save us by the blood of His hands.
The “Public Option” Endures
by Robert Romano
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Senator Joe Lieberman should be ashamed of himself. He said he would not support a “public option.” But he did. He knows he did-and he’s hoping the American people don’t.
national news
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the medical system, arguing that if the effort fails it will hurt them as well as other Americans....
By ERICA WERNER
Wed Mar 10 14:35:23 -0600 2010
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By KARIN LAUB
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By ROBERT JABLON
Wed Mar 10 14:32:44 -0600 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday. Known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, they were the first women to fly U.S. military planes....
By KIMBERLY HEFLING
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