I've seen it
“Yes indeed, much of the thefts going on here are to finance drug habits. I’ve seen it firsthand. My family has experienced it. But I’m like the earlier ranter. With all that’s being stolen, it has to be fenced somewhere and it must be immediate because a drug addict has to have his fix right away.
In response
“Mr. Leigh, you are right about treating symptoms instead of the disease when it comes to welfare and living off entitlements. Unfortunately, these habits have been cycling so long, it’s like trying to load a landslide onto a Tonka truck. Or turning a stampede by waving a handkerchief. We have a monster and it will take many generations to bring it under control even if we had the will power.
Road checks
“To address crime in Moultrie, let’s have have regular undercover roadside checks. The law-abiding citizens will appreciate that little inconvenience. Farmers used to do this when they looked through a barrel of apples to remove the bad ones.
No well spent
“I just drove down Cox Dairy Road and McGinty Road. They just scraped it yesterday and it’s actually worse today. That’s not money well spent.
A link
“There’s a certain apartment complex in Moultrie that is connected to much of the thefts and drug trade here. A little old-fashioned surveillance and patrols could hinder these going on.
Great sight
“It’s great to see the Rich Oil sign up on the new building out at the old Rich Oil intersection. That area was legend for many of us. Maybe we should get traffic lights there to help the safety factor.
A suggestion
“Let me offer a suggestion. Fill up a flatbed truck with chain saws, copper wire, a few lawn mowers, some irrigation pipe, etc. and park it out off the road somewhere. When the thugs come to steal it, let them unload just one piece and grab them and stash them away in a van. Put that one piece back on the truck and wait for the next thugs ... and there will be more. You could do this all night. Use cameras to document. Well, better get a bus. A van won’t hold them.
Pythons
“Mr. Walden, great column about the pythons. I don’t think they can make this far north. Food supply and temperature should keep them in South Florida.
The wars
“Twenty years from now we will still be talking about what we should do in Afghanistan and Iraq. When people can make money of war, it continues.
Opinion
Rants and Raves for November 6
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The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Remember back in the early sixties when people were digging bomb shelters in fear of the “Big One” being dropped on us? I recall how an alarm would go off at school, and we would get under our desks. What a joke! Get under our desks when one entire wall was glass!
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Outpouring of love
Dear editor:
What words can be added to so many that have been said in prayer and praise for our Haley? We have witnessed an outpouring of love and sacrifice for our families, and we truly cannot express our feelings of humility and gratitude. - Rant and Rave for 2/09/12
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Were we really shocked by the half-time cheap shot?
There’s an old saying, “Go to bed with dogs, wake up with fleas.”
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Honor sacrifices
Dear editor:
When the Declaration of Independence was signed, we as a Country, The United States of America, were declaring our Freedom and Liberty. - Rant and Rave for 2/08/12
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What's at stake here?
Dear editor
It looks like one of my worst fears is about to happen. With President Obama’s withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq it appears the democratic government we set up in Iraq is getting ready to come apart. The Shiites and Sunnis are at each others throats and the Kurds and Turkey are already shooting at each other. Iran seems to be paused to take up the vacuum we will be left and obtain a nuclear weapon. In 2007 the Democrats were clamoring for President Bush to get our troops out of Iraq. - Rant and Rave for 2/07/12
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Hold the parsley — Give me the food
Occasionally I will watch one of those food shows on cable television. I find them more curious than I do entertaining. And sometimes, with only 100 channels at my disposal, I have to settle for curious.
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'No' to incumbents
Dear editor:
Joe Biden came to Cowtown (Ft. Worth) to raise funds for his boss Obama. Picked up $125,000 from some "Fat Cat" liberals, part of the millionaire's raising Obama's teleprompter fund to over $225 million. - More Opinion Headlines
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