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PAGE 4 - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 Opinions expressed by writers on this page are their own and not necessarily those of The Georgia Post CODE OF ETHICS: Seek Truth & Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable. Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe. - Thomas Jefferson You Can Write A Letter Editor, The Georgia Post: An open letter to Abby Ad ams: Reference your column, ”No Disrespect Meant, But,” of January 31. You stated your case eleoquenty. You have no need to apologize to anyone. As an adjunct, an open letter to those of you who objected to her column of the previous week. Get over it. It was on the Viewpoints Page. If your opinion differs from that of Ms. Adams, write a letter to die editor. And if it appears in die paper, know diat you will have stated your case and will have earned die respect of most read ers, including me, for having done so. RPD Says Thank You Robert L. Lehane Editor, The Georgia Post: The Roberta Police Depart ment would like to diank die following businesses and individuals for dieir generous contributions to die DARE Pro gram. Widiout diese donations, tiie program would not have been possible. Bob Cabe C & H Hardware Rana’s Package Store Rana’s Valero Ray Smith Melvin Blasingame Best Deals on Furniture Roberta Drugs Roberta Auto Sales Tommy Hortman Denture Center Cabinetry by Evans Baker Value MRS Automotive AUM Food Mart Subway Terry Spivey Hudson’s BBQ Kiwanis Club TriSport Carter’s Propane Kathleen Cook Melinda Home Georgia Power R Jacobs Insurance Crawford Comity Farm Bureau Turner’s Wings How Much Is Too Much? Wes Griffis tiJe Editor, The Georgia Post: To those of you tiiat ask, who needs a so-called assault weapon or a 30 round magazine? Or tiiink a pistol or hunting rifle is sufficient to defend against intruders. How much is too much when it comes to defending yourself or your family? Would you rather have 20 rounds too many? Or have one round too few? Do you tiiink someone with intentions of doing you harm is going to stand still while you look down a barrel and take aim so you can shoot diem? Or do you tiiink you are John Wayne or Dirty Harry and can stand calmly in die face of fire and not waste a shot or two? Or do you just believe it will never happen to you and tiierefore it couldn’t possibly happen to anyone else? The reason people need 30 round magazines is because tiiey can’t get 50. A hunting rifle is just diat, for hunting, not self- defense, and pistols, though tiiey can be effective, are limited in bodi range and capacity. So while you may draw a line on die defense of you and your family, why would you insist others tow tiiat same line? Harvey Smchidt A Pledge For Candidates Knoxville Editor, The Georgia Post: If a candidate for die next presidential election, whether Democrat or Republican, has the courage to take die following pledge, I am certain he or she would be elected in a landslide and tiiis country could once again become die United States of America. 20/4 Pledge I hereby pledge diat witiiin my first four years as president, I will: * Reduce die size of die federal government by 20 percent. * Reduce die national debt by 20 percent. * Reduce homicides by 20 percent. * Raise die employment rate by 20 percent. If diis pledge is not fulfilled by die end of my first term, I will not be a candidate for a second term. We know diese goals are obtainable, but only by a person willing to risk his political future to reach diem. Hope you tiiink tiiis is worthy of an answer. n ~ Quotable Quote ~ Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are. ~.Author Unknown Groundhogs Differ On Predictions It seems Punxsutawney Phil from Philadelphia and General Beauregard Lee of Atlanta, contradicted each other on whether or not to expect more weeks of win ter or an early spring. While these two are the most fa mous ones, other places also have their weather predictors as well and if you count them all, they all are in contradic tion with some agreeing with Phil, others with Beauregard. Checking their records, it seems General Lee has been wrong just once and that was when everyone got it wrong and we had a snow storm. Phil did not see his shadow which is supposed to mean an early spring. Lee saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter. With the crazy weather we are hav ing lately, they both could be right about their perspective areas. In the south we have had winter storms as late as March and that is nothing new. Those of us raised in the south, know the weather can be unpredictable at best. I would love for Phil to be right as I am not a cold weather person and never have been either. I do not like to wear heavy coats or to put on layers of clothing to keep warm. I love the spring and would be happy living where it is spring like weather year round. My hubby, on the other hand, likes the cold. But given his reputation, I will have to say General Lee is most likely right. Even the National Weather Service commended Beau for his prediction accuracy. Beau retired in 1998 and Beaure gard has continued the fam ily legacy. Oh, for the life of a ground hog. Beauregard lives a life of luxury and only works on February 2nd each year when he is burdened with predict ing the weather for the next six weeks. Never mind the weather predictions, I can not believe we are already in Febru ary. February the month of love, Heart Health and Black History also has Fincoln’s birthday (12th which is also Mardi Gras) and President’s Day (18th). Ash Wednesday is the 13th and Washington’s birthday (22nd). There are also other obser vances with which you might not be so familiar. These in clude Dump Your Significant Jerk Week which is week be fore Valentine’s for a reason; Jello Week (10-16); Interna tional Friendship Week (4-8); National Pancake WEek (10- 16); Random Acts of Kind ness Week (10-16); National Justice ofAnimals Week (17- 23); Texas Cowboy Poetry Week (22-24) and National Secondhand Wardrobe Week (begins 24th). There are some special days as well like Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, which by the way, was also on Ground hog Day (2nd). February 7th is Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbor’s Day which we do every day in the South. February 8th is Faugh and Get Rich Day. National Stop Bullying Day is February 9th and whether you know it or not, bullying happens right here in Crawford County. That day is also Read in the Bathtub Day. Get our your white shirts as Feb. 11th is White Shirt Day, along with Clean Out Your Computer Day. If you believe in extra- Kindness Is The Best Answer Sometimes things that hap pen around you warm your heart to the goodness in man kind. Sometimes you find yourself to be part of that warmth and feel great know ing that maybe, just maybe, you made a difference in someone’s life. I believe wholly and fully in helping someone when you can. Whether it be with some loose change in my pocket thrown into the Salvation Army bucket at Christmas time or a dollar given to some one down on their luck, I try my best to help where I can. I’ve had two incidents lately to help and one showed me the goodness of the people in my community. The first incident was on a Saturday at the Warner Robins Walmart. My husband has al ways warned me about people asking for money in the park ing lot and tells me to try to stay away from the swindlers who ask for money to buy gas for the family (who are usually nowhere around to be seen) to get back home. I usually shrug my shoulders and tell them the truth, which is usually I’m too broke to give anything. This time was different. A group of guys were sitting on the grassy part of the curb as I was leaving the parking lot. They had with them four beautiful dogs, all apparently as well taken care of as they could be in this situation. My hubby says this was the hook that dragged me in, but I stopped anyway digging into my pocket for the only change I had, one dollar bill. As I pulled up to the messy gentleman holding the sign saying “Broke and Ugly! Can you help?” I rolled down my passenger window and held out the meager dollar with a sheepish smile. I told the man that I was sorry that it was all I had. The man took the dollar with a huge grin and told me how much they appreciated my kindness. One of his com rades yelled to me to “have a beautiful day” and the man at the window complimented my smile and told me to “keep on smiling.” I know not every person begging for money really needs it and I don’t give mon ey to people who are smoking or drinking. Most of the time those people will take your money and run to the nearest liquor store to buy more of their habit. As I told my hus band about this group of guys, something just told me to stop and give. The next incident came at work. I set out on foot from the office just to walk up to the gas station up the road for some lunch. On the side of the road leaned against a sign was an older gentleman sitting there with his dog. Yes, there’s that hook again, but this time I got to stop and talk with him for a moment. He told me he had been walking for two days, making his way from Macon to Ro berta in those two long days with his little dog. He stated that he was tired and just wanted to rest. I told him good luck and continued to walk to my destination. As I walked I couldn’t help but glance back at the man and his dog and feel I needed to do something once again. I found myself us ing my brother’s lunch money (that I was supposed to use to buy his lunch and mine with) to buy a biscuit, pack of crack ers and Sprite along with my brother’s lunch. That afternoon I would go hungry but what happened next filled my soul with hap piness and assurance that I had picked one of the best places to live in Georgia. As I stopped to talk to the man again and give him what was supposed to be my lunch a vehicle pulled up and Mrs. Brenda Carroll hopped out carrying a dish of dog food, Beggin’ strips and a bone for the man’s dog. I left him feeling good Pay at a Time Victoria ’’Vicky” Simmons vsimmons54@gmail.com terrestrials, February 12 is Extraterrestrial Culture Day and Visitor Day as well as Paul Bunyan Day and Safety Pup Day. For all those unhappy with your name, February 13th is Get a Different Name Day. Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14th is also Race Relations Day, Quirky Alone Day and World Marriage Day. February 15th is National Gum Drop Day while the 17th is My Way Day. The 18th is Cow Milked While Flying In An Airplane Day which I totally do not get. The 19th is Chocolate Mint Day and Single Tasking Day. Feb. 22nd is World Thinking Day and if you can’t get into that one it is also National Margarita Day. The 23rd is International Sword Swal lowers Day and Open That Bottle Night. The 26th is Per sonal Chef Day. For Pete’s Sake Day and Spay Day USA. There are others but I will stop while I am ponder ing why days were named for some of these things. Wishing you a joyful week and blessings to you. Re member to be a blessing to others along the way. From Moo To You Abigail ”Abby” Adams abbyadams@pstel.net about the people m this town. As the day wore on he still sat beside that sign with his little dog. I was beginning to think he might end up spend ing the night there when a ve hicle pulled up and a gentle man hopped out, spoke to the man and proceeded to load his things into the back of his ve hicle. As the vehicle, with man and dog, inside drove away my heart filled with joy to know that because of the kindness of people he would no lon ger have to continue to walk on his journey to where ever he was going. Instead God had sent him to the friendliest town in Georgia! In a world of hate, war, prejudice and crime it can only take a little kindness to change someone’s day, week, or maybe even their lives. Next time you see someone down on their luck and you don’t know what to do, re member kindness is always the best answer! published every week by Crawford Publishing, Our Staff Floyd Buford - President Victoria ’Vicky” Simmons - GM/Publisher vsimmons54@gmaiLcom or byronbuzz@pstel.net Abigail Adams - News Reporter/Editor’s Assistant Office Assistant - Michael Fleming Kelli Johnson- Marketing Executive Robbie Robertson - Distribution Carey Lee - Sports Photography Trenesia Y. Stubbs, Charles Cook, Nancy Gibbs, Billy Powell, Angie Carr, Jeff Cook, Wade Yoder, Dan Gatlyn, James Earnhardt Robert Tharpe, Rev. James Snyder, Spencer Price - Contributing Columnists Our Policies Deadlines are Noon on Friday prior to issue. The comments featured on the opinion pages are the sole creations of the writers, they do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Post management Letters to the editor must be signed and include a telephone number. 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