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Iraq to Vietnam

For more than 35 years Michael Ellison stuck to himself. He did his job, moved around a lot and never spoke of his experiences in Vietnam. As a driver in the motor transport system, he was often the first one to see returning troops. Like his father, a decorated World War II vet whose ship…

Letters to the Editor

LOCAL MEDIA IS UNACCOUNTABLE Editor, There has been a lot of attention lately on accountability and objectivity in the media. Unfortunately, on the local level there is an unbelievable amount of bias and no accountability for expressed opinions. Most figures in local media have a fixation on power, and tend to use it in selfish…

City Notebook

MAJOR FINDS AT SIEGE SITE The Battle of Savannah has gone down in history books as one of the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War. It began at dawn on Oct. 9, 1779 on the western outskirts of the city. Of the 7,000 soldiers who fought that day, 850 were killed or wounded. It was…

Nuke plants won’t solve problems

In 1991 former President George H. W. Bush designated October as Energy Awareness Month. The proclamation stated, “Continuing instability and conflict in some regions of the world underscore the need to use energy efficiently; to reduce our dependence on insecure sources of energy; and to develop more energy resources.” Sound familiar? The 2005 theme for…

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