Saying goodbye for now
Published on: 07/01/08When I came to work at the Ledger- Enquirer, I never thought I'd stay as long as I have. Thirty years is a lifetime. And today is technically my last day.
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What's behind medical costs?
Published on: 06/28/08When campaigning for the presidency was hot and heavy, the hopefuls constantly reminded us of the high cost of health care. If we are to believe what we are told, the uninsured are making health care costs for the rest of us skyrocket.
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Dealing with sex offenders
Published on: 06/26/08Perhaps some of the negative R. Kelly comments are connected to what appears to be a concerted effort to drive sex offenders underground.
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Love is not blind
Published on: 06/21/08Summer is here and it's going to be hot as you know what, and I'm not just talking about the weather.
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Ways around gun laws
Published on: 06/19/08I received an informative e-mail from Alice Johnson regarding "Fights Turn Fatal."
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A woman's mission
Published on: 06/17/08When I met Vernadine Mabry in November 2005, the Muscogee County director of Family and Children Services had only recently learned to correctly pronounce Muscogee (County).
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Fights turn fatal
Published on: 06/12/08We only have to look at headlines — especially recent ones — to see that firearms are still the leading cause of domestic violence deaths in Georgia: On June 5 in LaGrange, police say Jaquavious Tucker went to Ashley Bruce’s apartment. An argument ensued. Bruce, Tucker’s ex-girlfriend, went inside her apartment and locked the door. She then went to the living room window and told Tucker to leave. The argument escalated. Tucker pulled out a handgun and fired several shots in the air. He then pointed the weapon at Bruce and fired two shots through the open window. One shot hit her in the left hand and right side of her chest.
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Living fist to mouth
Published on: 06/07/08After losing a match in November 2004 to journeyman Larry Donald -- landing only 78 punches to Donald's 260 -- Evander Holyfield said in a post-fight interview, "I saw all the shots coming." Ironically, that's what many people thought when they learned the former heavyweight champ might be out on his feet -- with his estate under foreclosure.
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Children pimped here
Published on: 06/05/08Only about 20 percent of Columbus residents know much, if anything, about the prostitution of children in Georgia, according to a statewide survey.
