Carlton Gary IS.... no more..perhaps.. in a moment of remorse.. he refused not only his last meal, but the opportunity for prayer... his own or those of others.. I would like to think he found Jesus these 40 + years Columbus families (closer to 50 years for the families of some NY victims) have suffered from his actions, but maybe in his mind, not seeking salvation just suited his guilt by avoiding an eternal life among his victims.. little did he understand that they had forgiven him. There was no Barabbas moment.

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Prayers for Donald and Vanessa Trump... and their children.. pray. also, that mainscream media gives the Donald Trump, Jrs the opportunity to work things out between themselves.. pray that mainscream media at least gives them the same respect they gave for Hunter Biden's divorce and affair.

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Online headline: "Collapsed Florida walkway was built using new ‘accelerated’ bridge technology" -- Hmmm.. just hope the architects are not affiliated with Columbus, GA's River Road "roundabout" or the "Spider Web" reformation projects.

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Looks like "bracket busters" are already affecting the NCAA Basketball pools...losses by Arizona and Miami lead the 1st Round upsets.. You know, if the NCAA would revamp its priorities, 1st Round upsets like these wouldn't happen between good and mediocre teams.. reducing the total participating teams to 48, with 1st round byes to the top 16 teams and teams 17-48 squaring off to to see which meets a top 16 team in the 2nd round would give arena and TV fans more reason to to watch from the gitgo.

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From the "Shaking My Head" department - Online headline/story: "Bill to replace Georgia’s electronic voting machines passes committee * The legislation, Senate Bill 403, would replace the state’s 16-year-old electronic voting machines with a system that creates a paper backup to ensure accuracy." -- Good grief.. is there no one left in the GA Legislature that REMEMBERS WHY paper ballots were replaced? What's needed is a better use of electronic advancements.. why not use the electronic "fingerprint" tech we have to instantly identify registered voters... coupled with the age old "purple ink finger dip" to make sure there are no "double dip" voters. And while we at it, how about a national comparison of fingerprints/social security numbers of all registration databases to check for duplicate registrations/voting activity, and all death certificates require confirmation of being purged from voter databases..and voting results.

https://politics.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/bill-replace-georgia-electronic-voting-machines-passes-committee/ccy04cmAGlouGeGKJZvSMI/

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You know...DIMocrats and mainscream media have really revealed themselves as unbelievers...Neither have "hope" in America nor Trump. When Obama was President, Christians prayed for wisdom for him.. same as they did for Bush 43, Clinton, Bush41 et al before them.. I do not see mainscream media or DIMocrats praying FOR Trump.. the truth is very revealing...

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Question: Do we have any new car dealers left in Columbus that are owned by Columbus people?

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Satellites...I had a thought flash yesterday...saw a TV satellite dish and wondered if satellites "correct" their orbit when the Earth changes seasons and the equator tilts n/s as the seasons change. My first thought is the gravitational pull keeps them aligned on the equator longitude..but I just don't "KNOW"... any physicists or rocket scientists out there?

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From the "here we go... again!" department - L-E headline/story: "MCSD promised athletic upgrades at 5 schools —but $7.2 million not enough, district says * “We done have enough in the SPLOST to do all the projects,” Hecht said. “The reasons are several. We didn’t estimate properly, No. 1, and No. 2, the project has grown exponentially.”" -- Well, it looks like the MCSD has seen "The Greatest Showman" and adopted its blockbusting song as it's inspiration...more than enough money is "Never Enough". Fixing two existing high school baseball fields to be "nice enough" to play on is ludicrous.. but to blame it on improper "estimates" takes the cake.. I consider "estimates" of $312.00 a square foot for metal-on-slab wrestling buildings an improper "estimate".. wanting to spend $3.6 MILLION per high school baseball fields is an insult to the taxpayers.. Even sadder, is there won't be an organized maintenance program to insure the fields are even playable 5 years from now.. It boils down to "SPLOST estimates" are not such...they are merely figures pulled out of thin air to run up the goal for revenues. Future SPLOST requests should have to based on actual construction estimates at the time of the requests..

One of the things that Columbus High can do is create a softball field with its home plate out in Center field.. The softball season is in the fall, and the skinned area can be planted over with rye grass to use it as a baseball field in the Spring.. Sorry ..such a solution doesn't require MILLIONs of SPLOST tax dollars to happen..

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From the "this is worse than a 'jury fail'.. it's an insanity fail" department - Online headline/story: "Calif. judge bars LA from enforcing gang restrictions that authorities credited with reducing crime * The ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union that the injunctions were likely to be unconstitutionally broad, and affect people who did not have adequate opportunity to challenge them in court." -- Hmmm this musta been why Mayor Tom-LYING-son has been so adamant that we don't have gangs in Columbus.. she concerned over the rights of criminals not being arrested for gang activities... at the expense of the community as a whole.

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From the "talk about social injustice.. the L-E went to press too early" department - L-E headline/story: "US Supreme Court denies Gary’s appeals * The U.S. Supreme Court has denied two eleventh-hour appeals by condemned Columbus Stocking Strangler Carlton Gary, according to Georgia’s Attorney General’s office. * Sabrina D. Graham said the appeals were denied around 9:45 p.m. and the state of Georgia is moving forward with the execution." -- Hey, L-E you missed it.. you let your readers DOWN!... Carlton Gary IS.... no more..perhaps.. in a moment of remorse.. he refused not only his last meal, but the opportunity for prayer... his own or those of others.. I would like to think he found Jesus these 40 + years Columbus families (closer to 50 years for the families of some NY victims) have suffered from his actions, but maybe in his mind, not seeking salvation just suited his guilt by avoiding an eternal life among his victims.. little did he understand that they had forgiven him. There was no Barabbas moment.

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Hmmm... swimsuit season is upon us.. and confusion hits young women in the face.. like all mainscream media, the L-E rants support of the "#metoo" movement, but them accepts ..and runs.. ads for swimsuits that announce the intent is to make young women's bodies more attractive to males they don't even know.. (Dillard's ad.. page A3)

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From the "another one bites the dust" department - L-E headline/story: "Toys R Us closing all stores in US, plans liquidation sales * That would include the Toys R Us store at 5555 Whittlesey Blvd. at Columbus Park Crossing, which has operated in the market more than three decades. It has done business at Columbus Park since 2002, relocating that year from 3150 Macon Road in Midtown Square, where it had operated at least since the mid-1980s. -- "All stores in US closing"...and that includes the one in Columbus.. Hmmm ... nothing gets by the L-E... sadly, another icon of retail leaves Columbus, and sales tax revenues take another hit locally... thanks Mayor...NOT!