In a county traversed by three major interstate highways where average speeds often seem to hit the 90 mph mark, one of the most dangerous stretches of road in recent years has, improbably, been th...
‘Mayhem’ firings were well-deserved When Atlantans think a radio skit lampooning something to do with the archrival New Orleans Saints has gone too far, you can be sure it has indeed gone too far.
And that was the case with the mean-...
Time to ‘look the other way’ on immigrants in the U.S. illegally Senate is in the early stages of debate on an immigration reform bill; passage is far from guaranteed. As many as 300 amendments to the bill are on offer, and some of them might be deal-breakers.
Coke’s move is Cobb’s opportunity The Cobb business community got an unexpected shot of bad news Monday when Coca-Cola confirmed it would be moving most of its roughly 2,000 information technology workers from Wildwood Plaza off Wi...
Pulling plug on congressional picnic might backfire for Obama President Barack Obama basically derailed his “charm offensive” — not that this particular P.R. operation was having its desired effect anyway — by postponing until fall the annual White House cong...
Going Deep — Deal right to start project now, not later Georgia has its place on more than its share of “Top 10” lists — everything from World’s Busiest Airport to among the world’s top producers of peanuts and peaches. It also is on the country’s “Top ...
NSA’s secrets just a keystroke away First it has to be said — without getting into the morality or legality of its actions — that the National Security Agency’s technical prowess was truly impressive in creating programs that vacuume...
Continued Cobb growth brings new challenges Sluggish economy? Not a problem. Local real estate in a deep slump and car sales stagnant? No big deal. Jobs relatively scarce? So what?
People still kept moving to Cobb in the early part of the de...
Eternal vigilance — Government watches us — and we must watch it What was thought by many, especially on the left, to be domestic overreach by the George W. Bush administration in the name of national security now appears to be standard practice under the Obama ...
The deficit: Deal with it now Optimists in the nation’s capital had hoped that congressional Democrats and Republicans and the White House would reach some sort of grand bargain on deficit reduction this summer — or at least be...
Juvenile injustice rampant in Georgia All Georgians should be shocked, horrified and disgusted by a new federal report that says four of Georgia’s youth detention centers are among the nation’s worst for sexual assaults involving young...
Taking a Cue: U.S. leaders should copy Deal, Reed As the loggerhead battle of partisan squabbling continues unabated in D.C., it might behoove our national leaders to look to Georgia for an example of how leaders can come together to solve problems.
Getting ‘Rad’-ical: Vinings physician to run for U.S. Senate “DR. RAD” is doing something “rad.” That is, Vinings physician Dr. Branko Radulovacki is doing something radical: throwing his stethoscope — er, make that his hat — into the race to succeed Saxby C...
ObamaSpeak Part II: Playing word games Barack Obama is a talented wordsmith. His use of language is so facile that he believes he can use it to persuade anyone of anything. Thus, he is convinced he can persuade the American people that ...
Around Town: Who’s in Charge? Board? Super? Staffers? Anybody? WHO’S RUNNING THE SHOW at 514 Glover Street? That is, who’s running the Cobb school system? The elected school board, as mandated by the Georgia Constitution? The superintendent? Or Central Office ...
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Lee B. Garrett, Joe Kirby and Otis Brumby IIIThe Marietta Daily Journal
Radical Muslims’ global war exploits ... Western Tolerance President Obama’s national security speech two weeks ago likely will be remembered, if it’s remembered at all, for its being repeatedly heckled. What it should be remembered for is being a transpar...
Keeping Lake Lanier safe for boaters It’s official: Lake Lanier is a fresh-water boating paradise. That’s why Gainesville recently was featured as one of the top 10 most boat-friendly towns in America in the June-July issue of Boat U....
Around Town: With economy reviving, Lee says Cobb is ‘ready to go!’ BEING county commission chairman — or serving in just about any elective capacity — hasn’t been much fun for the past half-decade, thanks to an economy that went off the cliff, gutting tax digests ...
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Lee B. Garrett, Joe Kirby and Otis Brumby IIIThe Marietta Daily Journal
The IRS Scandal: It’s time to get to bottom of the cesspool Try invoking the Fifth Amendment when an IRS auditor asks about your income taxes. Then watch that auditor chuckle, double down and dig deeper. Last week, a top official with the IRS who headed the...
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