PAGE 4 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011 • MILLER COUNTY LIBERAL Opinion
Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Colquitt, a great place to be-
by Terry Toole
It was a near perfect ment and with families haven't made a friend
weekend. What started and friends enjoying since you graduated,
out to be another storm each other. He surely you will find that even
weekend really turned smiled on our 28th Na- after 57 years, those of
out to be perfect for tional Mayhaw Festival. us who are left have
anyone who wanted to About the only sinning become more friendly
be outside. I saw going on was the and glad to see our class-
The crowd might have amount some folks ate. mates than ever before.
been off a bit for Friday You name it, you could Our hair has changed
evening. By all reports, get it down in the park. in color, especially the
it was going to be wet The vendors seemed men; our shapes in most
and windy with thun- well pleased, especially cases have increased in
derstorms. those who had some- size ,along with our love
In Colquitt, we got just thing the people wanted, and admiration for each
enough rain overnight and there was plenty. other. As we get older,
Friday to wash the pine There were bus loads even our classmates who
and pecan pollen away. and car loads of people are older and younger
There was little or no also in town to see the become closer.
heavy winds. last two performances I wish that before we
As I said, the crowd of May-Haw. I didn't get too old, that at least
was a bit short. There see anyone who didn't once, we would have
must be a good num- say they weren’t com- one MCHS reunion for
ber of Methodists in ing back. any who attended class-
our county. It doesn't If Colquitt does one es here.
take too much water to thing right, and there That's right, a class
keep them away. Just a are plenty of things, they reunion for anyone who
sprinkle will do. welcome people to our attended or graduated
There were a couple entertainment, our sites from MCHS, ever. Just
or three hundred there and most of all to our a thought!
to be entertained by great southern hospital- If there ever was a
some country and gos- ity. With the exception family newspaper, the
pel groups. Everyone of the plays, the rest is Miller County Liberal is
there, including Uva, here year round. If you one. Everyone who lives
97, and Emma Grace, walk in a store, a restau- or works with us, helps
2, enjoyed the show and rant, a church, a bank or get this newspaper out.
the barbecue. most anywhere on the I know it's been said
We really didn't know streets, you get a dose by someone, but friends
what would happen of southern hospital- and family are worth
overnight, but Saturday
morning, it was more
ity. We are taught from
birth to be nice and help
more than all the money
or things anyone could
Hunger Pains
by Alex McRae
of the same. A slight others if there is a need. possibly have. It's also
drizzle, then an almost That's what makes com- been said that a laugh is
perfect day for a 5K run, ing to Colquitt or South worth more than most I got fired from my very Friday. No questions. No parents were too stupid to
a mile walk, a 50 unit Georgia so much fun. If medicines. If that is the first journalism job. Stuff problems. No complaints. pack a decent lunch and
National Mayhaw Pa- you don't have family or case, I know some folks happens. But the experi- But the offerings on only “educators” were
ence taught me a great les- Tuesday, Wednesday and qualified to make nutri-
rade and a grand festival friends down here, you that I've known a long son: that speaking truth to Thursday ranged from in- tional decisions guaran-
in Spring Creek Park. If will before you leave. time who have added power can carry a terrible describable to indigestible. teed to keep American kids
we could have ordered I believe that I heard years to their lives this price. In this case, get- Things were so bad, lots at the bottom of the global
a day, it couldn't have of at least five or six re- weekend. ting kicked off the school of us brought lunches from achievement test barrel.
been better. Thank you, unions, class or family, I just wish that every- newspaper at Edward J. home. I’m still amazed On the bright side, stu-
Lord. this past weekend. one who missed one of Hynes Elementary School by how many ways my dents at Little Village
The week before had The Class of 1954, my our reunions could have in New Orleans. mother could trick out a Academy are still allowed
not been as kind. Maybe bunch, held our 57th come. I don't care if it Since nothing really peanut butter and jelly to say the word “egg.”
the Lord likes people class reunion. We had a had been on an ambu- “newsy” ever happened sandwich. Some days I got That’s not the case at a Se-
getting together, with fair to middlin' group to lance, you would have at school, we wrote about Fritos, too. attle public school where
Christian entertain- show up this year. If you been blessed. the daily doings. After But the “less fortunate” “egg” is forbidden speech.
a few uninspired stories kids who had to eat school At least if used directly
about field trips and re- food suffered, and I said after the word “Easter.”
Under the Gold Dome
cess, I finally made a name so in bold purple mim- A volunteer at a Seattle
for myself with a heart- eograph ink. School au- school reported that she
rending story about how thorities thought it was thought it would be fun to
by: State Representative, Gerald Greene a classmate lost both her disrespectful, and I was pack some plastic Easter
modesty and composure canned. eggs with candy and give
when she wet her pants Just goes to show you them out to her students.
The Georgia General passed as the week drew The good news from all during the weekly nuclear how things change. If I After the idea was re-
Assembly closed this to a close. One of the of this is that state rev- bomb drill. complained about school viewed by the school’s
year's session Thursday major achievements enues increased this past The school didn’t have a lunches today, I’d be cultural diversity/political
night as the clock struck came on day 39 as the month indicating that fallout shelter, so students hailed as an elementary correctness administrator,
midnight. The day's long state budget was passed. Georgia is recovering practiced jumping under school hero in the national it was decided the candy
session came to an end The budget had major from the worst recession the desks to wait for The press. Just like Fernando could be delivered as long
as lawmakers weary cuts as lawmakers did in modern times. Rapture on that inevitable Dominguez. as the containers were
from the endless debate not have the 1 billion An immigration bill day when Russian bomb- Fernando is a student at called “spring spheres”
and the fast-paced leg- stimulus dollars from was finally approved in ers flew over and dropped Little Village Academy instead of Easter eggs.
islation had thoughts the federal government the waning hours of the a load of nukes on New in Chicago. He recently So the volunteer brought
of going back home to to offset the loss of state legislature. The state Orleans. One day, the anx- made national headlines the plastic eggs to class
a normal routine. The collections. The state complaining that the iety overcame the young by encouraging fellow and gave them to the
legislature in the clos- also found a shortfall federal government has lady’s bladder. students to protest against teacher, who showed them
ing hours heard from in the state health care failed to resolve the is- Classmates loved the a school policy barring to the kids and, with a
G o v e r n o r D e al a s h e plan for teachers and sue of illegal aliens in story, and I aspired to kids from bringing their straight face, said “Oh,
thanked the members for state employees. Money Georgia moved to correct greater journalistic fame own lunch to school. look, spring spheres.” She
a successful session and was borrowed from the the situation with its own by writing a scathing piece During a recent lunch- had to holler to be heard
told them that a special Medicaid program to law. Also making the about school lunches. room rally, cameras rolled over all the kids scream-
session would be called make up the 300 million deadline was a bill to al- In a town with a well- and students cheered ing, “Wow, Easter eggs.”
in August to address re- shortfall. Premiums will low a referendum at the deserved reputation for wildly as Fernando asked, Final score in this com-
districting. rise about 10 per cent local level to determine culinary excellence, food “Who thinks the school mon sense achievement
Lawmakers saw a or more this next fiscal Sunday sale of alcohol. should not have been a lunch is not good enough?” test: Kids 1, “Educators”
wide variety of bills year to cover the cost. The HOPE bill was sent problem, especially since Things turned even rowdi- 0.
to the governor for his the school lunch ladies er when he led a chant of People say America’s
Miller County Liberal signature as it passed only had to be creative “We should bring our own schools are in trouble.
Established in 1897 by Zula Brown Cook Toole the House and Senate. three days week. lunch! We should bring Stories like these make it
The first woman editor/publisher in the State of Georgia, School vouchers, Tax Every public school in our own lunch!” easy to understand why.
and possibly the USA, which was quite liberal since women Reform and a Health Ex- New Orleans served red School food Nazis stood (Send your e-mail com-
couldn’t vote way back then.
change will have to wait beans and rice every Mon- by their gastronomic guns, ments to alex@newnan.
Phone: (229) 758-5549 or (229) 758-5899 157 East Main Street a while longer to become day and fish sticks every essentially saying that com)
Fax: (229) 758-5540 Colquitt, Georgia
law as these issues failed
The clever lawyer
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Other bills making the
Terry Toole Editor and Publisher deadline included a tax
Betty Jo Toole General Manager credit to boost scholar- by Blake Proctor his watch. "Within one reasonable doubt in this
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Debra Stubbs Composition, Graphic Artist, Pagination to remove school board there is strong evidence room, proving my client's guilty."
Glenda Bailey Sports Writer members in a failing indicating guilt; however, innocence!" The jury, still looking
Joanna Richardson School News, Photography school district. there is no corpse, which He turns and looks suspicious, retires to de-
This is the last of the would really seal his fate. toward the courtroom liberate. But only a few
Uva Mason Insert Manager
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