Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, J.R. Tidwell
I’m no stranger to voter apathy. The last election I voted in was the Republican primary before the 2008 presidential election. I have mixed feelings ...
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by J.R. Tidwell
January 11, 2012
For those of you who don’t wish to read an editorial on such a mundane topic as the weather, please look elsewhere. For those of you who made it to th...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
January 7, 2012
A teen mom has made headlines recently and no, it wasn’t for being on the MTV reality show of the same name. The girl I’m talking about is 18-year-old...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by J.R. Tidwell
January 4, 2012
My New Year’s resolution — like several previous years — is to not make any more New Year’s resolutions. I decided awhile back to stop lying to myself...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
December 31, 2011
I’ve always heard that you’re never too old to learn a lesson, and I find that statement to be true almost every day. As 2011 comes to a close, I’ve b...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by J.R. Tidwell
December 28, 2011
I did it again. I procrastinated and waited way too long to purchase Christmas gifts for everyone on my list. I went back to my mom’s house over the h...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by Kellie Singleton
December 24, 2011
Every year at Christmas my husband and I have a long list of movies that absolutely must be watched before the holiday season is over. Some of the mov...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by J.R. Tidwell
December 21, 2011
I recently moved into my first place. It’s only a one-bedroom apartment, but it serves my needs. It’s a strange feeling being out on my own for the fi...
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
by Staff Reports
December 16, 2011
Franklin County’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in the month of November. The number is holding steady at 8.2 percent, which is below the state...
Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
by J.R. Tidwell
December 14, 2011
I am not a big fan of censorship in most forms. The need exists to keep young, impressionable minds away from the filthier examples of man’s dialect, ...
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