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Two directors?

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Tuesday, January 17. 2012

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At a called meeting held on Tuesday, Jan. 10, members of the Appling County Board of Commissioners voted to do something a little unusual. On a split vote the commission voted to hire a second public works director. Tommy Davis currently holds the position and the county expends approximately $50,000.00 on his annual salary. It is understood that both positions would have equal authority. [Full Story »]

American roads built by Chinese companies

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

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Did the headline get your attention? It should. I watched a video on ABC news last week that simply has my head spinning. The video report shows how three road and bridge projects across the country are being built by Chinese government-owned agencies. The projects include: [Full Story »]

Perspective:

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Tuesday, January 3. 2012

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The News-Banner received a number of requests to republish the
following information:

Why the U.S. was downgraded:
• U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
• Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000
• New debt: $1,650,000,000,000
• National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
• Recent budget cuts: $38,500,000,000 [Full Story »]