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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL EVANS From page 4A consumption (sales) tax, in which case all other taxes would be removed. Including all the hidden taxes that we never see or know about. It is a great idea, but opposition HICKS From page but as I said before, the tele vision is not our friend. And is it important to remind ourselves that our kids may be regularly watching shows KNOWING From page 4A Additionally, what would you do if you knew elementary chil dren currently receive intermit tent science and social studies instruction, which means the DOLLAR From page 4A have overseen the transfer of our manufacturing base to foreign lands while we have evolved to a “higher order”, a service economy? So, we have hardly anything to export that would benefit from a weak dollar. However, economists neglect to mention that our weakened dollar causes all imported goods to become much more expensive. I’m sorry but it isn’t a pret ty picture and I hope to high heaven that I’m wrong. 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Cash-back rewards on signature and PIN-based transactions drawn off of a Freedom Checking account only. ‘Montezuma Mennonite School BENEFIT AUCTION Saturday, September 29, 2007, 10:00AM, Auction Preview and Supper, Friday, September 28, 2007, 6:3OPM - B:3OPM Crafts Farm Raised Animals Homemade Quilts Frozen Beef Bake Sale Lunch Stand Barrel Train Rides Tools ‘Many more items too numerous to fist Auction Site: Montezuma Mennonite School Exit 127 of 1-75, turn Right onto Hwy 26W, go For more information call: approx. 12 miles, • 478-244-0086 Marvin Yoder turn Right on Mennonite School Rd. 478-472-2614 Steven Overholt to the Fair Tax by politicians who like the power that goes with government giveaway programs probably will pre vent it from ever going to the people for a vote. So we will continue with the present system of taxa tion, which includes numer ous hidden taxes in addition that go against what we believe - and are trying so hard to teach them. Television should not replace the time we can spend interacting with our children. I’m not saying that we should cut out television kids get a half year of each? Then, what if you found ouj middle school kids are more likely to score lower on science and social studies portions of the CRCT than reading, math or language arts? To top it off, high school stu dents are more likely to fail the nomic strength is not mea sured by the S&P 500 returns or the Dow Jones Averages. The true measurement of our economy’s state is reflected by the actions of other gov ernments. Nations that used to hold their reserves in U.S. dollars are increasingly replac ing them with Euros. Those nations understand that with a current national debt of $9 trillion and a future debt of SSO trillion to meet promises made to the American people through year 2040 we are truly a bad financial risk. Can you spell “sub prime loan”? Even today, we cannot pay our bills without issuing billions of dol %COLO\TAL BANKna Youll like it here.' to the income tax. You and I do not have a voice in decisions concern ing taxation. We can express our dissatisfaction. But who listens? Remember what a con gressman told me when I visited Washington while Jimmy Carter was presi altogether - though I know some families who have done so with very positive results. Most of us have and want a TV in our home. What is important is how we use it, how we let it determine the quality of the relationships science portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (exit exam) than any of the other exit exams! What if you knew the state's minimum requirements for high school graduates is to pass all of the End of Course Tests, and pass all of the exit exams. (They lars of debt each year to meet annual expenditures. So, why doesn’t any Presidential candidate address the issue? Why don’t our jour nalists question them on the subject during one of their debates? I believe because nobody has the courage to face the issue. To do so would require telling the American people that the party is over. They would have to admit that the two-party system willingly has bankrupted the nation in exchange for their achieving political power. They would have to say we are bank rupt and we can’t afford all the goodies we have already OPINION dent? He said, “Those of lis in congress go home and tell the voters what they want to hear and we come back to Washington and do as we damn please.” That sums up where we stand, as individuals, when it comes to having a voice in tax or other federal govem- in our home, and how we let it influence what we want to teach our children. Set some boundaries. Put time limits on how much TV your kids can watch. Use those parental locks on your satellite or cable box that get more than three tries.) Oh yes, high school students are also required to attend class for a certain amount of hours to receive the Carnegie credit, but the student or parent can pay a “sitting fee,” which requires that student to simply show up and sit in a desk to get the credit. promised you much less the additional freebies that we are offering to entice you to vote for us. Get the picture. It is dark and dismal unless the people awaken and force gov ernment to address the issue. I could go on but if I do I might become suicidal. It really isn’t as bad as I picture it, is it? Well, not until we annually receive a few hun dred billion dollars worth of free Hillary healthcare. David E. Wittenberg, Kathleen Pursuant to 21-2-379.6(c) Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of October , 2007 Logic and Accuracy Testing of the Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Units, Encoders and AccuVote OS Units will begin at 10:00am at the Houston County Board of Elections Office located in the Houston County Government Building, 801 Main Street, Perry, Georgia. Following completion of testing on the DRE Units and Encoders ; Logic and Accuracy Testing of the AccuVote OS Units will begin and continue until complete. This equipment will be used for absentee, in person absentee/advance voting and the tabulation of votes for the November 6, 2007 General Election. This testing is open to the public. City of Centerville Elections Superintendent 7 Month & pi Opi 11 Month 53968 /*l tI t Choose The Term. , Enjoy The Rote. % C m *■* - aiiliMlßlfc * m r-iWpgl.. . Robins Federal (478) 923.3773 (800) 241.2405 5Kt......j Mn 1A |BB j 'AiummlfVfomwge Ywl<l. Mmtmum ISVVM JmmjM j LEMPCft Subject t* than#* Prtwli) sot ** l> y»M*lm*s4 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 ♦ ment actions. They’re betting in Las Vegas that Hillary Rodham Clinton will win the Democratic nomination and will be elected president of the United States. She has not been timid about her intention to see federal income taxes block out objectionable con tent. And here’s a revolution ary idea: turn the television set off. You’d be amazed what can happen. The goal: make our influ ence last a lot longer than this fall’s television lineup. What if you knew that the infamous SAT exam was no longer a requirement to get into all colleges and rising scores resulted from fewer students actually taking the test? What if you or someone you know finally learned that the education process affecting the RAGE From page 4A impatience and/or cause an accident with said left-turning car. 5. On a four-lane road, the left lane is the passing lane. This generally means you have no business riding in it. Take a hint, use your blinker, and get into the right lane where you belong. The list continues, but I will wrap it up. Public Notice increased and billions of dol lars spent on new govern ment programs when she is elected president. Just be prepared. After all, the money we earn really belongs to the government and we should be grateful we are permitted to keep some of it. Georgia Family Council is a non-profit organization that works to strengthen and defend the family in Georgia For more information, go to www.georgiafamily.org, 770- 242-0001, stephen@gafam. org. 15 non-Title I schools is not actually a product of federal or state mandated programs or ideas at all, but a creation carried out through local power and flexibility as per their con stitutional rights? Kathy Brown, Warner Robins Be it known, however, that if you commit any of these offenses in my presence, I will blow my horn at you. Repeatedly. You have been warned. Jennie Sheppard, Warner Robins Ornamental Cabbage and Kale Lewis Farms Nursery 830 Hwy. 26 - Elko (478)954-1507 wwwTobinsfcu.org 5A 153972 53957 j. 53804