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Michelle Malkin: Clear the backlogs firstHarry Reid boasts of his compassion for “undocumented Americans.” President Bush wants understanding for “newcomers” without papers. The so-called Grand Bargainers on both sides of the aisle in the Senate are pushing forward this week with their massive plan to “regularize” the unregularized and bring in hundreds of thousands of extra foreign guest workers on top of the ones who are already here or have been waiting for approval for years. Judy Fowler Kilgore: Finding Your Folks: The Kempsons of Line Creek, Part 2I'm going to try and wrap up this Kempson family this week with, hopefully, some info many didn't have. It is always helpful to know what court documents exist on a particular family and that's what I've been doing - checking with the courts in Coweta and Meriwether to see which Kempsons left a will or whose estate was administered here, and, if land was purchased, where it was located. Last week I checked Meriwether and this week Coweta. Rick Ryckeley: Old-time swimming holeOld Mrs. Crabtree lived in the dilapidated, two-story house at the end of Flamingo Street. It was the only one in the cul-de-sac; the rest of the lots were in a flood plain and couldn’t be built on. Father David Epps: VacationsVacations can often be a source of stress and anxiety. All too often, these times away can be filled with travels, schedules, deadlines, places to go, people to see and, by the end of the vacation, one is in need of a vacation from the vacation! Such are the vacations I now attempt to avoid. Emily Baldwin: Treasure hunting
For all that is wrong in this world, there are still some stories that will bring a smile to your face. Listen and watch as six year old Jocelyn tells the story of finding buried treasure in her very own backyard. To read the full story, check out the article in the Names & Faces section on this site: HERE.
Sallie Satterthwaite: Thank God for a broken armCall it expediency, but I’m taking advantage of (1) a family crisis, (2) the feedback I get from readers who tell me they love grandchildren stories, plus (3) the fact that the column planned for this week was only half-finished when the phone rang. Dayne Massey: Life’s GPSI recently bought my wife, Lisa, a GPS device for her car. We hooked it up, typed in the destination of our first trip, and off we went. Amazing! It began to direct each turn we needed to make. “In 200 yards, turn left ... Exit left, and then turn right.” Benita M. Dodd: Georgia’s ‘water wars’ could get much worseDon’t like the drought-related watering restrictions in your community? Outraged enough to rat out neighbors who violate watering rules? The state’s water “wars” could get worse: Watch out for the initial draft of the Statewide Water Management Plan, scheduled to be unveiled June 28. Carolyn Cary: Quarantine talk revives memoriesAll the discussion lately about tuberculosis and quarantine reminded me of a time in my past, one that took place before the war, as they say. Ronda Rich: The joy of neighborsNow that I live in the country – a lovely blessing – I see slices of everyday life that make my heart smile. In the little speck of a town that is my permanent address these days, I love my regular visits to the tiny post office where the postmaster, Regina, and her staff including three rural carriers welcome me by name and stop for a friendly chat. Michael Boylan: Saturday night's fights were all right
The Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater hosted Southside Slugfest II Saturday night and the place was packed with people watching grown men battle each other in hand-to-hand combat inside a locked cage.
Robert Novak: Is Arnold a Republican?SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Chamber of Commerce’s annual advocacy conference here last week discussed a possible tradeoff: weakening the state’s rigid term limits in exchange for legislative redistricting that would benefit Republicans. For that arrangement to be born, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must be the midwife. But he does not seem prepared to play the role. Mark Shields: Biden is no prepackaged politicianPoliticians — especially when they choose to duck a race for that next high office they have lusted after for years because they don’t believe they can win it — regularly tell us that they “want to spend more time with (their) family.” 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware is one politician who means it. Matt Towery: What if most GOP contenders skipped Iowa and New Hampshire?What if Iowa and New Hampshire both had parties, and nobody came? With no offense to my friends in those two states, I’m compelled to report that some Republican presidential candidates are toying with the idea of skipping the historic first two contests in the race for the GOP nomination. Bill O-Reilly: Bribing bad parentsAs Michael Moore runs around the country telling everyone that America is horrible because it does not provide free health care, intelligent people understand that there are limits to what a free, capitalistic society can do. Cal Thomas: Bloomberg’s boltNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was never really a Republican; neither was he really a Democrat, the political party he previously left. From DINO (Democrat in name only), he became a RINO (Republican in name only) and now I guess one might call him, what, an UNO (unaffiliated in name only)? William F. Buckley: Goodbye, Ton’The genius of David Chase, the originator of “The Sopranos,” was never more evident than in the last episode of the series. I viewed it with an earnest and cosmopolitan young man and his lady, and we wondered, as we waited for the show to start, what would the final act do to Tony Soprano. Ann Coulter: Duke and MarmadukeThere is nothing so dangerous as a Southern liberal hoping to be invited to a Graydon Carter party. As is now well-known, Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong falsely accused three white Duke lacrosse players of gang-raping a stripper, even as evidence piled up proving it never happened. Benita M. Dodd: Water: Balloons, Guns, Slides in PolicyDon’t like the drought-related watering restrictions in your community? Outraged enough to rat out neighbors who violate watering rules? The state’s water “wars” could get worse: Watch out for the initial draft of the Statewide Water Management Plan, scheduled to be unveiled June 28. Marvin Olasky: Status symbol vacationsWhy take a small child to France when his main interest is French fries? The Wall Street Journal’s Saturday section, called Pursuits, instructs business readers on what to do with money made Monday through Friday. One section this spring, typical in its ads for very expensive houses and cars, led off with a lengthy article on “Power Trips for Tots” that showed how “extreme family vacations are becoming a status symbol for parents seeking an edge for their kids.” John W. Whitehead: We are all potentially enemy combatants“There ought to be limits to freedom.” — George W. Bush The fabric of our nation is unraveling, and our freedoms are hanging by a thread. William Murchison: The executive pay brouhahaNo one has the least idea how much money a corporate chief executive deserves to earn — is that the word, “earn”? — but if you don’t hear a campaign issue starting to crackle and sizzle, you just aren’t listening. Matt Towery: Inside the Genarlow Wilson caseMost Americans are now aware of the plight of Genarlow Wilson. Three years ago, the now 21-year-old African-American was sentenced to 10 years in prison under a Georgia law that turned his act of consensual oral sex into “aggravated child molestation” and subjected him to a harsh mandatory jail sentence. Thomas Sowell: Monopoly and governmentWe in America have some of the most magnificent national parks in the world — Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and many others. Walter Williams: A Minority ViewThe law versus orders Suppose a person is raped and we arrest the rapist. Should his status, whether he’s a senator, professor or an ordinary man, play a role in the adjudication of the crime and subsequent punishment? Robert Novak: Bush and Cardinal ZenWASHINGTON — On May 31, President Bush met for 35 minutes in the private living quarters of the White House with Cardinal Joseph Zen, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hong Kong, in an event that was not announced and did not appear on his official schedule. Larry Elder: “Today” show says Powell “blasted” Bush on Iraq War. Did he?Did former Secretary of State Colin Powell really “blast” President Bush about the war? “Today” show co-host Meredith Vieira says he did. Vieira, who once attended an anti-war rally, described Powell’s interview with “Meet The Press’s” Tim Russert this way: “[Powell’s] former boss cannot be happy about what he is saying.” Linda Chavez: Arnold, speak English, pleaseGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger deserves two cheers for his comments to Hispanic journalists last week that Hispanics should “turn off the Spanish television set. It’s that simple. You’ve got to learn English.” But I’m holding back on the third cheer, in part because the governor hasn’t always followed his own advice. Michelle Malkin: Behead all those who insult IslamJihadi’s Guide to Etiquette Rule 11: Never leave home without your matches, effigy-hanging sticks and death threat placards. You never know when they’ll come in handy. Thomas Sowell: Unfinished businessThe disbarment of Durham District Attorney Michael Nifong should be just the first step in remedying the gross and cynical fraud of last year’s “rape” case against Duke University lacrosse players. |