The recent revelation of property values in the Columbus Park Crossing area not only should wake up the Tax Assessor's office, it ought to revive MCSB conversations about selling the near 44 acres it owns on Whitesville Road being used as a school bus repair shop and graveyard. It wasn't too long ago that Jay Auto sold 24 acres at $1 MILLION per acre, and now an acre on Whittlesey just sold for over $3 MILLION. The MCSD has room to move those buses and repair shop to the old Brown Avenue School property.

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Tuesday morning, after going to the National Infantry Museum with my brother, we returned via N. Lumpkin Road/Brown Ave. Wanted to see why the City felt paying 50+ percent more for properties than assessed value was a good investment for the taxpayers.. Scratched my head as I rode by that purchase, but really became disappointed as we rode over the replacement bridge over the railroad tracks. I thought to myself, why would the City leaders feel rebuilding that bridge as a 2-lane road would be beneficial to revamping that area.

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You know, liberals have plenty of "words" on how to "solve" racism.. unfortunately, their actions are counter-productive to getting better results.

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Republicans could do a lot for their public image by remaining in session and knocking out their version of healthcare...with or without Democrats.

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Right now , either party could endear itself just by making it clear that it is working for the good of the country rather than " the party".

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Remember the hullabaloo when it was reported that Hunter Biden was having an affair with his deceased brother's widow..while he was separated from his wife. Anybody got a clue about what they are up to now? They are Democrats, so we know mainscream media is not going to keep us up-to-date.

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I had to laugh a bit when Fox smugly reported about the demise of CNN's "credibility". Fox should be concerned about its own demise.. O'Reilly is gone, but Shepard Smith and Juan Williams are not...  to boot, Fox keeps bringing in liberal spinmeisters who will not abandon their "talking points" to engage in meaningful conversations.

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L-E headline: "Starbucks’ iced coffee may have fecal bacteria in it — so do all these other things" -- Hmmm.. think I'll stick with what I brew at home.

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L-E headline: "Traffic congestion a major challenge for Midland shopping development" --  Hmmm.. how about some double-decker round-a-bouts..or maybe figure-8s or tunnels?

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Online headline: "Susan Rice suggests race, gender bias linked to 'unmasking' backlash" -- If lying about the truth won't get you out of the "fire", then throw down the "Race" card.. and if that doesn't work, either, throw down the "gender" card. Seems Rice is forgetting she joined in supporting the lies of a black male and a white woman so she hasn't "a leg to stand on".. Hey, Susan Rice.. no leg to stand on?; then why not throw down the "handicap"  card, too!

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L-E story: " A Muscogee County School board member claims the board chair’s accusation that he violated an ethics clause has no support. The alleged ethics violations stems from Frank Myers’ willingness to be deposed in the case of Columbus teen Montravious Thomas. Montravious attended Edgewood Student Services Center in Fall 2016." -- Good grief.. EVERY MCSB member should be volunteering to bring the truth out in the open..A young man's life has been devastated.. not only by the physical injuries but by an attempt to cover the School Administration's butt.

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Wanna give Mayor Tom-LYING-son your 2-cents on what you think about her handling Columbus' present,, and future..Here's the donation website of her college..(www,sbc.edu/give). Visit there and make a "2-cents" donation in her "memory"..

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Wallethub has a new "list" out.. it names the 50 states in order of their "patriotism" based on 13 bits of criteria..GA was rated the 9th MOST patriotic..(and 4th in the most important category "Military Engagement"). What is most telling.. and least surprising is that the bottom 7 states on the list (ranked worst to worse - New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, and California."
) all voted for Hellary in the 2016 Election.. and they account for 140 Electoral College votes.. which is 52% of all the Electoral College votes Hellary needed to win..

 

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L-E headline/story: "Wondering about the water quality in the Chattahoochee River? There’s an app for that *  Rafters, boaters, swimmers and all other river lovers now have a way to check the Chattahoochee’s water quality any time through an app and website called Swim Guide." -- I'm sure this will be a valuable asset, but where can this "app" be acquired.. an extensive search on "Google Play Store" was fruitless..

 

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L-E headline/story: "New law allows Fort Benning children to attend any MCSD school — well, almost *  Five MCSD schools aren’t accepting transfers under HB 224: Clubview and Dorothy Height elementary schools, because they don’t have space for additional students, and Britt David Magnet Academy, Columbus High School and Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, because they are total magnet schools and require all students to apply" -- Hmm.. sorta like they can go anywhere they want to go.. except they can't go where they want to go..

 

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L-E headline: "Synovus named Most Reputable Bank in America" -- How does Columbus benefit since the name "Columbus Bank and Trust" is being phased out?  It going from "the bank of here" to "the bank of where?".. Remember when Callaway Gardens changed its logo from "30 Minutes North of Columbus" to "A hour South of Atlanta"?  Hardly  worked out for Callaway Gardens..