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The Wiregrass Farmer, October 22, 2008 - Page 7 ... for □ visible, accessible leader, a leader with vision and energy. If-s lime far John Tibbetts, Vole Tibbetts For State House Nov. A / State House Tift County native Husband of 23 years father of two Choir member Sunday school teacher High school history teacher West Point graduate Decorated combat veteran tim nastftanrt 3 i&iEiB ? celling 100 Brills - 50 Females Farm Sale Facility ' .vi & UN EMu Phont |“? I Z'i 2I7D6DS ■— I tt lU'Mtlhi: ■ LETTERS (Continued from Page 4) Did he sit there to bolster his support from inner city blacks in his ascension to state senator? There is his association with William Ayers. William Ayers was a cofounder of the Weather Underground in the 1960’s, a domestic terrorist group who opposed the conflict in Vietnam. This group was responsible for the bombings of the U.S. Capitol, Building on March 1, 1971, the Pentagon on May 19, 1972, and the Harry S. Truman Building on January 29, 1975. In September of 2001, during an interview with a New York Times reporter, he was quoted as saying, "I don't regret setting bombs" and "I feel we didn't do enough", and, when asked if he would "do it all again" as say ing "I don't want to discount the possibility." In 1995, Ayers and his wife, also a member of the Weather Underground, hosted a gather ing at their home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. This is also the neighborhood where the Obama’s live. It was in their living room where Obama had his political com ing out party. Today, Ayers is a radical college professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has founded The Chicago Annenberg Challenge, where Obama served as the President of the Board of Directors. They also served together for three years on the board of the Woods Fund of Chicago. I have three questions as to this relationship. One, why did Ayers feel that Obama was a good candidate to serve on the board of these blatantly social ist organizations? Two, why did Obama feel it appropriate to accept the positions? Three, why did Obama feel the need to lie about his relationship with Ayers? When the Ayers relation ship first began to surface, Obama said he was just a guy who lived in his neighborhood, then he was an occasional asso ciate, then he was a guy who he served on a board with. Now, the excuse is that Obama was 8 years old when Ayers committed these acts, but he was in his 30’s and 40’s at the time of his association with this terrorist. Would Obama have these associations with Timothy McVeigh if he were still alive? My guess is yes, if it benefited his ascension to President. It may be unfair, but you are judged by the company you keep. This is a question of judgment for a man wanting to be leader of the free world. Lot’s of people believe Obama is a Muslim. I, for one, will withhold judgment on that theory until there is a smoking gun. What is true, and scary, is Obama’s open support for Raila Odinga. Odinga is the current Prime Minister of Kenya who lost his bid for President. He is a Muslim extremist who has promised to turn Kenya into an “Islamic Republic” ran by Sharia Law. Why would Obama openly campaign for this man to the point that the sitting President complained of interference from a sitting U.S. Senator? Could it be because he is Obama’s cousin? It has been reported by Time Magazine that "Obama has had near-daily conversations with the U.S. Ambassador in Kenya or with opposition leader Raila Odinga”. While I’m not a fan of either candidate, I will be vot ing for John McCain. As a POW in Vietnam, he was offered early release by his captors. He turned it down because there were other pris oners who had been there longer. McCain has proven that he will do what he feels is right before doing what’s in his best interest (even if I don’t agree with him). Senator Obama has shown me he will associate with anyone to benefit himself, and that is not what I want sit ting in the White House. I think every informed American should vote and every voter should be informed. Please, if you’re going to vote, do some research on your own and cast an informed vote. Kevin Cox TCES celebrates Red Ribbon Week Thanks to the community We want to thank everyone in Turner County for all of your love and concern for my husband (Lowell) Brock and myself. We had a fire loss back in June of this year. We are almost ready to move back into our home. The contractor did a great job in restoring our home and we are very thankful. I have helped my husband paint a lot of homes in Turner County and I told him many times that the people of this county are so pre cious. Over the past years, we have come to love you people even before our home burned. We prayed for many of you even as we were paint ing your homes and I know many of you have prayed for us. My husband is also the Pastor of First Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Sycamore. The youth of the church wanted to have a community appreciation day and we were certainly happy to Sending emails to your hometown newspaper Want to email your news or picture to us or send it on a disk? We prefer it that way, but you do have to do it right. The Wiregrass Farmer, like the majority of newspapers across the nation, uses Macintosh computers. We can open and use many, but not all, PC com puter files. We'll reply to your email telling you if we received it. If you have given us enough lead time, if there's a problem, we'll also contact you via email. Our deadline is NOON MONDAY. Your submissions to the newspaper should also include your name and daytime phone number. If there is an urgent problem, we will call you. Remember our deadline is NOON Monday even for email submissions. Our emails are- wiregrass 1 @ alltel.net wiregrassfarmer@yahoo.com You can send your submis sion to both at the same time. NEWS News articles should be sent as a .doc file, .txt file or as the body of an email message. The .txt files and in the body of the email are the preferred way. Sometimes we cannot open .doc files. We cannot open or use embedded pictures, graph ics or tables in .doc files. We cannot open .docx files Other file types should be avoided as we generally cannot open them. AdobeAcrobat files should be avoided unless you have talked with the editor ahead of time. PICTURES, IMAGES & GRAPHICS Pictures, images and graph ics must be .jpg file, .jpeg file or .tiff file. We can't use or open other types of graphic files. We cannot use PowerPoint images. We cannot use pictures embedded in word processing files. We cannot use a 72 DPI picture that is 2 inches across. The quality of the picture after printing simply will not be acceptable to you or us. Pictures should be 6.5 inch es across. Let the depth of the picture adjust automatically. Pictures should be 150 DPI (resolution) if posssible. A higher DPI is better. Red Ribbon week will be recognized at TCES on Oct. 27-31. This year's theme is "Elect to be...Drug Free!" Red Ribbon Week is a nationwide event in which teachers, school admin istrators, parents, and commu nity leaders work together to spread the message about the dangers of drug and alcohol use. Red Ribbon Week began as a way to honor a former drug enforcement agent, Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Kiki lost his life in the line of duty as he fought to seize drug traffickers in Mexico. Red Ribbon Week is a national way to remember his life and help stop the destruction caused by drugs. Each year, schools try to make Red Ribbon Week a fun time while spreading an important message. At TCES, there will be dif ferent themed days for students to participate in while learning the dangers of drugs & alcohol. Special visitors coming to the school to inform students about the dangers of drug/alcohol use include the Sheriffs Office and Rural Smiles Dental Clinic. We want all of our parents to support their children by encouraging them to participate in activities each day. In addi tion, prizes will be awarded daily! The daily themes for Red Ribbon Week will be: • Monday -"Wear Red & Put a Cap on Drugs!"-everyone encouraged to wear as much red as possible with an interest ing hat. • Tuesday -"Elect to be Drug Free!"-everyone encour aged to wear red, white, & blue to show that they've cast their vote for a drug free lifestyle. • Wednesday -"Pair Up/Link Up Against Drugs "- Everyone encouraged to dress as twins showing how friends can support each other when saying "no" to drugs. • Thursday -"Fight the War Against Drugs"-Everyone encouraged to dress as soldiers in camouflage clothing. • Friday -"Team Up Against Drugs"-Everyone encouraged to wear jerseys/school colors to show that they are team players against drugs. be a part of this appreciation. We would like to personally invite everyone to come out and let us serve you. We will have food, prizes, draw ings, music, dramas, and tons of fun for the kids. We plan to be at Heritage Park, behind Colony Bank from 11 a.m. -4 p.m., Saturday the 25th. I want to also encourage everyone to really pray for the upcoming election and go out and vote. After praying from a sincere heart, and asking God to speak to our minds and heart, let us do the right thing. It is not if we are a male or female, or the color of our skin. It is the love for America and the freedom that we have enjoyed for so many years. We do not want that taken away from us. If we pray and seek God, he will direct our path. Barbara Brock We can use pictures at a 72 DPI, but these pictures must be large. Regardless of what you use to take a picture, GET CLOSE. The No. 1 problem we have with submitted pictures is the people are far too small in the picture compared to the size of the overall picture. The No. 2 problem we have with submitted pictures is the picture is too dark. Make sure the sun shines on the faces of the people you are taking the picture of. AdobeAcrobat files should be avoided unless you have talked with the editor ahead of time. Cutlines MUST BE IN THE SAME EMAIL AS THE PICTURE. Not in the same document tho. Send cutline as the body of an email message. PRESENTMENTS OF THE GRAND JURY October 2008 Term, First Session, of Turner County Superior Court We, the Grand Jury serving at the First Session of the October 2008, Term make the follow ing presentments: 1. We wish to thank the Honorable Bill Reinhardt, Judge, for his able instructions to this body, District Attorney Paul Bowden and staff, including Assistant District Attorney Brad Pierce, Chief Investigator Jamie C. Griner, Sheriff Randy Kendrick and his department, Chief of Police Bryant McCard and his department, Mid-South Drug Task Force and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and our Bailiff, John Dye. 2. The Grand Jury, considered evidence presented concerning 33 offenses, returns 33 True Bills, 0 No Bills, and 0 Tabled. 3. We respectfully request that the court order the within recommendations and presentments to the Grand Jury to be spread upon the minutes of the Turner Superior Court and be published in The Wiregrass Farmer and that the Clerk of Court send a copy of these presentments to the Turner County Commission, This the 13th day of October, 2008. Randall Ray Mitchell, Foreperson Pamela Sue Gay, Clerk Georgia, Turner County It is ordered that the within recommendations and presentments of the Grand Jury be spread upon the minutes of the Turner Superior Court and be published in The Wiregrass Farmer. This the 13th day of October, 2008 Honorable Bill Reinhardt, Judge, Turner Superior Court, Tifton Judicial Circuit, I, Linda House, Clerk of Turner Superior Court of said State and County, do hereby certify that the within and foregoing is a true and original copy of the presentments of the Grand Jury returned at the October 2008 term, First Session of Turner Superior Court. This the 13th day of October, 2008. Honorable Linda House, Clerk, Turner Superior Court DO YOU WANT A sheriff that is fair, hard working, experi enced, professionally trained and dedicated? Then, write-in ANDY HESTER. When you vote early or on Nov. 4. you will see on the ballot “FOR SHERIFF (vote for one).” Touch the box “Write -In.” A key board will appear on the screen. Touch the letters ANDY HESTER. If you make a mistake,touch the “backsp” to erase, then touch the correct letter. Poll work ers can help if you need help. When finished touch “record write-in.” You just finished vot ing for ANDY HESTER - a man who will make you proud of your sheriff‘ (Paid for by friends of Andy Hester for Sheriff). w w w Joh n 4Ho u $e 15 3 ,com
