Just how super will Super Tuesday be? (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

The Super Tuesday primary, which Georgia is a part of, won’t happen until early March.Will there be any GOP contestants left to make going to the polls worthwhile that day?Thankfully, South Carolina’s primary Saturday has given a sneak preview of what we can expect here, as far as campaign strategy and advertisements. So far, it’s been rather unseemly.We started the week with six GOP hopefuls for the Palmetto State’s delegates. Now, we’re down to four. ...

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Off the sick bed, onto the dais (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

You can’t say Butch Kieffer wasn’t committed to the job as city councilman.Kieffer, who didn’t seek re-election this year, wasn’t even supposed to be at what would have been his final regular Springfield City Council meeting on Tuesday. He’s been in the hospital for a week, battling a chest congestion. But council member Kenny Usher got called in to work and Troy Allen had to watch his two infant children. That left the Springfield City ...

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How the DC contingent views bin Laden's death (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

Here’s what our federal lawmakers had to say on the demise of one Osama bin Laden:"I'm pleased today to commend our United States military, our special operations forces and our intelligence agencies around the world for the effective delivery of the strike against Osama bin Laden last night in Pakistan which ended in his demise. While this does not bring a close to terrorism it does bring closure to the 9/11 tragedy and justice to ...

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Trust, but verify (Staff Blog)
By pdonahue

So as the praise rightfully continues for the dogged determination of the intelligence community, the incredible daring and skill of the military and the courage of the Administration for making a risky and bold decision, a new conundrum is boiling.To show the photos or not show the photos.For me, I couldn’t care less to see the photos of either the bullet strewn Osama bin Laden or the images of him plummeting into the north Arabian ...

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