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New press installed

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Friday, March 21. 2014
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You may have noticed The News-Banner’s print quality was little less than desirable last week, especially on the B Section part of the newspaper. The newspaper recently overhauled its entire print room in order to have more capabilities when it comes to printing your news every week. Please excuse last week’s issue as we were getting a few bugs worked out on the new press. [Full Story »] 

A servant’s heart

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Friday, March 14. 2014
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By Jamie Gardner

I was about five the first time Dad (Max Gardner) took me to work with him. He would let me scrape the wax paper off the floor that was dropped by employees of The News-Banner as pages were pasted together on Tuesdays. In return I would receive a shiny 50-cent piece for my labor, which was big money to a five-year-old back in 1977. [Full Story »] 

Minimum wage, minimal results

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Friday, March 7. 2014
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Tax cuts boost workers’ wealth more than minimum-wage hike

By Augusta Chronicle Editorial Staff, published Sunday, March 2

If the Obama administration truly were interested in improving wages for American workers, it would be pushing for a reduction in corporate income tax rates instead of a minimum-wage hike.

The former is a meaningful and impactful solution; the latter is a largely symbolic gesture that will do the economy more harm than good. [Full Story »] 

A horrible reminder

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Friday, February 21. 2014
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Monday’s horrible accident between a car and train here in Baxley should remind all drivers to always stop and look before proceeding to cross a track where crossing guards/gates are not present. Please know that trains cannot stop quickly. Even if the locomotive engineer sees you, a freight train moving at 55 miles per hour can take a mile or more to stop once the emergency brakes are applied. [Full Story »] 

Hospital improvements help appearance vastly

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Friday, February 14. 2014
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Have you visited Appling HealthCare lately? The overall appearance of the hospital has improved vastly. New flooring, fresh paint and renovations have been completed in the emergency room area, OR department, admissions, reception area, down hallways, around the nurse’s station and in the OB department. The health care facility is also currently working to secure funding to totally renovate all 34 hospital patient rooms. These improvements have not gone unnoticed. [Full Story »] 

World’s less friendly to those of faith

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Thursday, January 23. 2014
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(Editor’s note: The following appeared in the Albany Herald on Thursday, January 16.)

A new study by the Pew Research Center has some sobering numbers for religious individuals. Social hostilities involving religion reached its highest point in six years in 2012. [Full Story »] 

State trying to stop you from asking about criminal backgrounds

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Thursday, January 16. 2014
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I’ve heard many harebrained ideas in my life and probably even have a few accredited to me, but last week I read an article in the Athens Banner-Herald that may rank at the very top of my list of absurd ideas. [Full Story »] 

Political correctness is a problematic path

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Wednesday, January 8. 2014
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By Douglas Young, published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, January 4

Today, some of America’s least-free places are the many government schools where students enjoy lesser free speech rights than prisoners, since “zero tolerance” and “social justice” apparently trump liberty. [Full Story »] 

Government doesn’t always know best

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Wednesday, January 8. 2014
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In fact, it seldom does.

Government cannot be of, by and for the people unless it’s before the people.

It should never be forgotten that government belongs to the governed, not the governing. [Full Story »] 

Ready or not, 2014 has arrived

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Tuesday, December 31. 2013
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Depending on when you receive The News-Banner, you will probably have crossed that threshold into 2014. Let me first take this opportunity to thank you for supporting this newspaper in 2013 and ask for your continued support in 2014. [Full Story »] 

Consumers please be aware; you still may not be covered

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Wednesday, December 18. 2013
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A few consumers across the country are finally finding ways to get insurance through the national insurance exchange as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). Many have expressed frustration regarding the federal website, healthcare.gov, as attempts have been made to enroll in some type of health insurance to no avail due to a faulty website that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. That frustration is probably going to turn to anger in the coming days and here’s why. [Full Story »] 

Schools benefit from parental involvement

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Friday, December 6. 2013
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(The following editorial appeared in The Brunswick News and December 2 and was written by editorial staff.)

Georgia Superintendent of Schools John Barge said recently what most parents and teachers already know. He said the chances of a child’s success in school and in life increase significantly when a parent is involved in the learning process. [Full Story »] 

Giving thanks

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Thursday, November 28. 2013
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“For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night, [Full Story »] 

At 95, Billy Graham still stresses need for spiritual awakening

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Saturday, November 23. 2013
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(The following was published by the Augusta Chronicle on Saturday, Nov. 16 and was written by Chronicle Editorial Staff.)

Perhaps no Christian leader other than the pope has had more prominence in American culture in the 20th century and beyond than Billy Graham, who celebrated his 95th birthday last week.

Over the course of 60 years, Graham has spoken to 285 million people in 185 countries and on radio and television to millions more. [Full Story »] 

Name that job…

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Friday, November 15. 2013
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What job allows you to:

1: Receive an outstanding wage regardless if you do your job or not; [Full Story »] 
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