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Let hunters help
keep roads safe
My uncle disap
peared on Oct. 18.
He hasn’t been
answering his cell phone.
Perched in a glorified
tree house with a rifle and
Coleman propane stove
I know he’s safe and
happy.
Alter all, he’s protect
ing his fellow citizens by
eliminating a major threat
on Georgia’s roads.
Deer cause 1.5 million
car accidents over $1
billion in vehicle damages
each year, according to
the National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration.
The accidents cause
more than cosmetic dam
age they kill about 150
people a year and figure
over 10,000 drivers.
It’s time we forget the
Bambi-brainwashing of
our childhoods.
Deer don’t skate on fro
zen ponds with skunks
and bunnies they dart
across the loop in fixmt of
your car, or fly through
your windshield when
struck by another motor
ist.
That’s how Virginia
Solomon was killed on
Route 5 in Douglas
County on June 21.
Sixteen people died in
Georgia from deer-related
crashes from 2007 to 2009
according to The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution arti
cle (“Airborne deer kills
Douglasville motorist,”
June 23) covering
Solomon’s death.
The Georgia firearm
hunting season started
the same weekend my
uncle vanished.
He goes through the
proper gun safety courses
and literally has a license
to kill deer purchased
from the good ol’ peach
state.
Georgia ranks fifth
nationally for deer-related
collisions based on total
insurance claims filed,
according to www.car-acci
dents.com.
The chances of you or a
loved one dying at the
hoof of a whitetail are
slim.
But in the declining
economy, how many of us
can finance repairing our
vehicles after a furry
impact?
I didn’t file a claim
when Bambi’s mom ran
into my car the second
day it was in my posses
sion.
Mailbox
E-mail and letters from our readers
Wikileaks website
helps democracy
Jared Peden’s article
("Wikileaks harms U.S.
troop safety,” Oct. 28) suf
fers from an overly dog
matic and one-sided per
spective.
While Peden clearly rec
ognizes our strategic and
military interest in keep
ing certain information
classified, he fails to bal
ance that interest against
the public’s strong inter
est in the disclosure of
information.
Peden argues that we
must protect those who
light to protect our free
doms.
He is absolutely cor
rect.
However, those who
defend us are defending a
democracy, and a democ
racy cannot function with
out access to pertinent
information.
Additionally, disclosure
of information serves a
watchdog function.
Think of
COINTELFRO: systemat
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I see the basketball
sized dent nestled
between my gas tank and
taillight every time I enter
my car.
A vehicular blemish
isn’t the only reason I sup
port hunting.
Although the thought
of firing a .30-06 at a fuzzy,
doe-eyed darling may turn
your stomach, imagine you
were the deer.
Would you rather
endure a slow, agonizing
death or a swift shot in
the temple? Munching on
moss before the lights go
out or limping into a dark,
lonely forest on fractured
legs and suffering from
internal bleeding?
Although unintentional,
the latter seems like a
worse way to bite the bul
let.
Humans simply existing
have ruined the deer’s
chance at a normal happy
life. Unless we’re willing to
give up driving, deer will
keep dying.
Of course, there are
more Disney-friendly ways
to reduce the lifeless
lumps lining our highways’
shoulders.
Erecting roadside fenc
es would suffice.
But is that even fiscally
possible?
I think the U.S.
Department of
Transportation should
allocate funding to pot
holes or necessary stop
lights, and let hunters pro
tect our open roads
through open season.
Hunting not only gener
ates money for the state,
it also stimulates our
economy.
Firearms, ammunition,
a subscription to Guns &
Ammo and all other recre
ational needs benefit the
retail industry which
last I heard, wasn’t doing
so well.
Instead of firowning on
those who sport camou
flage three months of the
year, I say we show our
gratitude towards hunters
for keeping our roads safe.
Happy Hunting.
Samantha Shelton is
a senior from Auburn
majoring in newspapers
political organizations was
discovered only when a
group of concerned citi
zens illegally raided an
FBI field office and dis
closed that information to
U.S. newspapers.
Wikileaks serves a simi
lar vital function, and that
should not be forgotten.
THOMAS MATIA
Grad student, Atlanta
Law
Mike Bobo should
be dismissed now
It is time for Mike Bobo
to go.
He has poor Judgment
in calling offensive plays.
He is too cutesie to be
solid.
He seems to be more
interested in being clever
than in running plays
which will actually work.
As Vince Dooley once
said, "When it Is not nec
essary to change, it is nec
essary not to chsinge.”
HARPER BURTON
Alumnus, Wilmington, N.C.
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Opinions
Vote for best candidate, not a party
Calling all partisan party
hacks!
In case you’ve somehow
missed the campaign commercials,
the time to perform our civic duty
is upon us.
Rather than being a straight
ticket voter, I urge you to actually
consider the candidates themselves
before casting your ballot.
After taking a hard look, I think
you will find a few undesirables car
rying your party banner.
Don’t be naive. Both sides have
them.
To my fellow Republicans if
you support dishonesty and brib
ery, look no further than the lieu
tenant governor’s office.
The only person more corrupt
than both parties’ gubernatorial
candidate is Casey Cagle.
The man is already rumored to
be behind every unethical back
room deal in our state since he was
first elected.
Then, he goes on the campaign
trail and blatantly lies about his
record on taxes and education.
Although she carries the dread
ed “D” by her name, Cagle’s chal
lenger Carol Porter is the true fis
cally responsible candidate. She
has vowed to bring principles and
credibility back to the office.
She deserves your support.
Behavior off the field matters to the game
The NCAA is a
conundrum.
When exactly is
it okay for a college ath
lete to receive outside
money?
The NCAA has been
investigating numerous
collegiate athletic pro
grams and individual
players for receiving
improper “gifts" from
agents.
However, if Caleb King
receives a SSOO loan from
a friend, that’s okay?
The NCAA has been so
concerned about athletes
receiving money that I
. guess they decided to
ignore the fact that they
allow athletes to continue
playing even after an
arrest.
The Bulldogs have had
eleven players arrested
this season, and the most
Mark Richt has done
about it is dole out light
slaps on the wrist by sus
pending players for one or
two games.
Oh, unless you're not a
star player.
Richt dismissed fresh
man linebacker Demetre
Baker from the team in
September following
Baker's arrest for DUI.
In April, Richt dis
missed quarterback Zach
Mettenberger after he
was arrested for multiple
charges, including disor
derly conduct and under
age possession of alcohol,
in March
Apparently drinking is
a big no-no with Richt,
but obstruction of justice,
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hit-and-run and failure to
appear in court are OK
as long as you’re a valu
able asset to the team.
Maybe Richt eased up
on his players after he
saw how badly Georgia
started out this year
News flash: When your
punter is featured on your
team’s promotional post
ers... your team’s in trou
ble.
In September, Reggie
Bush, former University
of Southern California
running back who is now
playing for the New
Orleans Saints, voluntari
ly forfeited his Helsman
Trophy after the NCAA
threatened to strip Bush
of the honor for allegedly
receiving inappropriate
gifts from agents while in
school.
I hope his Super Bowl
Championship ring didn't
scratch the trophy when
he put it back in its box.
Good news though,
NCAA. The current
Heisman front-runner,
Auburn quarterback Cam
Newton, transferred to
Auburn after he was
kicked off of the
University of Florida foot
ball team in 2008 for fac
ing charges of felony bur
glary.
OK, NCAA, so the guy
leading the Heisman vot-
Our Staff
Jeremy
And don’t let the OOP’s candi
date for attorney general. Sam
Olens, fool you.
That pure-blooded Yankee has
run solely on a campaign promise
to lead the fight against
Obamacare.
In reality, the state lawsuit has
already been filed and there isn’t
really anything the attorney gener
al can do beyond this point.
He's a one issue candidate and
his issue is moot.
If you want a deceitful carpet
bagger, vote for Olens.
Otherwise, take a look at Ken
Hodges. He might not be as vile as
you first think.
And Democrats, are you really
going to support Georganna
Sinkfleld for secretary of state?
She has essentially promised to
undo all the progress that has been
made concerning voter registra
tion, opting to allow more election
fraud.
Why would you vote for a candi
date who wants to move back
wards?
ing board had a rough
patch, you’ve got better
though, right?
How about Oregon
running back LaMichael
James, who trails Newton
in votes by only 22
points? Well, James is
currently serving a
24-month probation term
after pleading guilty to
charges of domestic vio
lence.
0h... This isn’t work
ing out so we 11...
Don’t worry guys. I’m
sure they’ll get their Just
desserts.
After all, it's not like
Newton will win the
Heisman Trophy, be
praised and honored by
his coaches and peers
and then go on to the
NFL and make millions of
dollars.
Oh, wait...
I honestly don’t expect
Richt to discipline his
players any more than he
has. Why bother?
A lot of these guys are
headed to the NFL soon,
an organization that wel
comes athletes with crim
inal backgrounds with
open arms and then
enacts new rules in order
to protect them on the
field.
You can’t sack Michael
Vick, Philadelphia Eagles’
quarterback who served
21 months in jail for run
ning an illegal canine
fighting operation, too
hard anymore. He might
injure his holding-dogs
underwater-until-they-
drown muscle.
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Secretary of State Brian Kemp
is an Athens native who has always
been a strong backer of the
University.
It is in your best interest to
ensure he remains in office.
And as much as you raging liber
als loathe Rep. Paul Broun, his
opponent Russell Edwards has
done nothing on the campaign trail
but prove his minute grasp of the
issues this country is facing.
He’s just a man with high aspi
rations and no substance.
Simply attacking Broun without
providing alternative solutions
should not be enough to gamer
support.
Our state and country are in an
economic crisis.
We need to elect real leaders
who can tackle the problems we
are facing.
Don’t be a part of the partisan
politics that are plaguing our
nation.
Ignore the label and focus on
the candidate.
Otherwise, be a party puppet
and watch us continue down the
road to nowhere.
Jeremy Dailey is a senior
from Conyers majoring
in political science
So what exactly is
Richt doing to fix his
team’s problem?
Just recruiting Zack
Witchett, who was recent
ly kicked off his high
school football team for
an "internal rules viola
tion.”
It’s OK though!
Witchett made his atone
ment via a Facebook sta
tus, which read, “810
MISUNDERSTANDING I
IAPOLYOIZE (sic).”
What worries me most
isn’t that Witchett was
excused from his team,
but that we’re recruiting
someone that can’t spell
the word “apologise.”
I urge Richt to say the
same thing I say to myself
whenever I hear about a
19-year-old millionaire or
see an old person exercis
ing.
Get it together; Caltlin.
But he can insert his
own name if he needs to.
Just because the
NCAA doesn’t care about
players who break the law
doesn’t mean that our
head coach shouldn’t.
Georgia is a team I
want to be proud of, even
during this most devas
tating of seasons.
But when our team’s
rap sheet is longer than
our win record this sea
son, the only excitement I
get in Sanford Stadium
comes after discovering it
has a Subway.
Caitlin Wilson is a
Junior from Conyers
majoring in English
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