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As a concerned resident of Lee County, it is
time to evaluate the performance of some local
and state elected officials. Numerous people
have expressed their discontent of never being
able to reach those officials.
Pray for those in the path of Hurricane
Dorian.
A man who knows said the Trojans this year
are even better than last year. Friday night's
performance confirms they are good.
The commissioners made an employment deci
sion. Let's move on.
A Historical Marker is a good tribute to the
young girls that suffered a great injustice years
ago.
I am impressed when reading about Lee Coun
ty High School Distinguished Alumni.
Hunters do not especially need semi-auto so
called "weapons of war" but America's founding
fathers did not give citizens the 2nd amendment
because the deer were coming. The 2nd allows
armed American citizens to prevent genocide by
their own government as has occurred in un
armed countries and to prevent foreign invasion.
Over the years, how many people thought their
road was on the paving list?
How much is it going to cost the taxpayers to
change out the voting machines and how long
before they will be challenged - that probably
depends on the loser in the next election.
As we look at the number of blue tarps on
houses, let us be thankful as we watch the path
of the hurricane.
Transparency is needed on the hospital, roads
and recreation.
Deaths caused by motorists running red lights
are the highest in ten years according to the
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. More than
two people are killed every day in the United
States because of impatient or careless drivers'
traffic light violations.
Every shooting people blame the gun, want
stiffer laws or banned them. This will not solve
the problem! It's time for parents to be par
ents again. 90 percent of the gun violence is by
younger individuals. A lot of kids have no clue
what the golden rules are, nor taught to re
spect, let alone the value of life!
Young people are not taught to solve problems
peacefully by talking, or if ya get a broken heart
there's more fish in the sea, they're not taught
that it's OK for people to have different opin
ions. We must change the mind set of our youth.
Well if you can't get a hospital or development
in the GI area, do we need another road to help
Oakland? Not a lot of economic development out
of houses these days. And the 'big box' stores
haven't shown up.
Our country has been taken a way by the politi
cians and the courts.
Trojan softball girls tearing them up. Go girls!
Those not supporting the 2nd Amendment
don't realize a largely unspoken intent is to pro
tect people from their government. If you don't
see it now with all that's going on, you never will.
If the life cycle of artificial turf on a foot
ball field is 5 to 10 years, how long is it before
replacement time?
What do we do when violence is the preferred
choice of settling an argument is some cultures,
how do we change it?
Isakson stepping down is a good move. Maybe
he will inspire Ginsberg to do the same before
she dies on the bench.
NRA has too
much power
Another mass shooting.
What will it take for our
elected officials to take
meaningful actions to
address this epidemic?
According to an FBI
Field Officer, on average
a mass shooting (four or
more victims) occurs in
the United States every
two weeks. Although a
majority of Americans
want reasonable gun
controls, the National
Rifle Association (NRA)
has a powerful influence
on the administration
and Congress. The NRA,
which was founded for
the purpose of promot
ing gun safety, has now
morphed into full time
lobbyist for gun manu
facturers. It has pushed
out Oliver North as
president, allowed itself
to be infiltrated at the
highest level by a female
Russian operative, made
questionable expendi
tures and appears to wel
come conflict between
religions, races and even
nations if that will sell
more guns. Congress
should do what it can to
improve mental health,
background checks, etc.,
but if it is really serious
it will do something
about assault rifles and
high capacity magazines.
Let’s see who prevails,
the American majority
public or the NRA.
Robert A. Clay
Average
Special to the Ledger
Georgia gas prices have
risen 0.3 cents per gallon
in the past week, aver
aging $2.35/g, according
to GasBuddy’s daily
survey of 5,883 stations.
Gas prices in Georgia
are 17.6 cents per gallon
lower than a month ago,
yet stand 29.5 cents per
gallon lower than a year
ago.
According to GasBuddy
price reports, the cheap
est station in Georgia is
priced at $2.03/g today
while the most expensive
is $2.99/g, a difference
of 96.0 cents per gallon.
The lowest price in the
state is $2.03/g while
Thompson
Joins
LCMSE
Faculty
Special to the Ledger
LCMSE would like
to welcome Shaleeia
Thompson to the faculty
and staff for the 2019-
2020 school year. Mrs.
Thompson joins the
team as an eighth grade
English Language Arts
teacher. Mrs. Thompson
has been teaching for
five years and has been
married to her husband,
Jonathan, for four years.
He is also a teacher and
football coach at LCHS.
Mrs. Thompson’s future
aspirations include ob
taining a master’s degree
in education. She is cur
rently coaching compe
tition cheer at LCHS. In
her spare time she enjoys
spending time with
her husband (going to
Georgia football games),
hanging out with friends,
and spending time with
their two dogs. Welcome,
Mrs. Thompson!
The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, September 4,2019, Page 9A
Gas Prices Rise Slightly
the highest is $2.99/g, a
difference of 96.0 cents
per gallon. The cheap
est price in the entire
country stands at $1.61/g
while the most expensive
is $4.99/g, a difference
of $3.38/g.
The national average
price of gasoline has fall
en 1.9 cents per gallon in
the last week, averaging
$2.56/g. The national av
erage is down 14.6 cents
per gallon from a month
ago, yet stands 26.1 cents
per gallon lower than a
year ago.
Attention Property Owners!
WANTED LEE COUNTY HONE
To Be A Home For Battered Women And Children
WANTED OFFICE SPACE
To House Administration For Home For
Battered Women And Children
A Lee County Citizen with all credentials is looking for a house to be
the future home of “Recovery & Restoration House, Inc.”, a refuge for
abused and battered women and children in Lee County. It is our prayer
to find a property that would be donated for this much needed cause
providing the owner with a tax write off that they may need. We also
need office space for administration. If you have such a property/proper
ties please contact us, or if you know of someone that might own such a
property please make them aware of this opportunity to give back to their
community by helping provide a refuge for abused and battered women
and children here in Lee County. PLEASE CALL 229-886-1112
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