From the "irony?" department - M/C L-E story: "The Columbus Aquatic Center will close one of its two pools next week, then the other — and for a while the whole facility — as it tries to fix persistent leaks. * “It seems as though under the pool itself, there are several leaks,” Glisson said. “We will not know the extent of this damage until the technicians come in and dig up that portion of the pool to find the leaks and ascertain exactly how many leaks there are. * But on an undetermined date, the big pool also will be closed for repairs. And so will the facility. * “Both pools will be closed at this time,” Glisson said. “Towards the ends of all repairs to the pools, the deck will have to be repaired and resurfaced. Again, we are unsure as to the total time the facility will be closed. We have been told anywhere from 3 to 8 weeks. We will also use this time to give the entire facility a complete cleaning process and repair any small items that need it.” -- Good grief... the Aquatic Center is what.. 5-years old? Doesn't the City get any warranty on buildings they pay for with tax dollars? In addition, leaks at the Psalmond Road and Shirley Winston pools have kept those facilities closed all summer as well. Ironically, Columbus has 4 pools that can't hold water. and a Government Center that does...talk about a legacy DISASTER for Mayor Tom-LYING-son!

 

This should be a warning worth remembering.. we know present elected leadership does not maintain existing Columbus public facilities, so..why should we let them build a new Government Center?

 

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In the interest of sniffing out "fake news", can anyone get me a confirming site that Justice Ginsburg said: ‘I Am Mentally Fit Enough To Serve Through The End Of President Eisenhower’s Term’?

 

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Online story: "Fox News host Tucker Carlson slammed illegal immigrant attorney Cesar Vargas on Fox News Monday, and reminded him he is not an American citizen. * Carlson and Vargas were discussing Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s decision to cease sharing criminal data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) * “Let me explain our system to you because I know you are here illegally,” Carlson said. “You made a silly point, I destroyed it. Let’s get to the real meat of this debate which is, how actually does it help the citizens? … How does it help allowing criminals to go unpunished, or to escape federal law enforcement?” * Vargas, who has a green card and claims to work as an attorney in New York, said ICE will still have access to violent criminals who are in the U.S. illegally, but will not be alerted when an illegal commits minor infractions. * “People voted for those laws and you’re now saying that it’s immoral to enforce them. So I guess I’m the one who believes in democracy, not you,” Carlson replied. * Carlson said it would be “anarchy” to selectively enforce federal law and asked why immigration laws aren’t as well respected by the left as gun control laws. * Vargas reminded Carlson he has a green card now and Carlson congratulated him by saying, “Mazel Tov.” * “We all are Americans,” Vargas said. “No you’re not actually,” Carlson replied. “You’re a Mexican citizen I believe.” * “I’m Mexican-American,” Vargas concluded." -- Excuse me, I am a great believer in "the American Dream", and all, but how does a non-citizen get to practice law in America?

 

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Online headline: "Most Americans agree with Trump, not Cohen – Taping clients 'smacks of trickery'" -- "smacks of trickery"? "Trickery"? How about outright sleaziness and corruption!

 

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Sanity must prevail concerning the roundabout at River Road. At triple (originally $1.5 MILLION; now $4.5 Million) the initial projected costs, there are other alternatives that could be afforded..a bridge over the intersection...or 300 hundred yards of lane expansion north of the intersection. It's taken 6 years of revisions to get to a plan that still want... can't...guarantee a safe traffic pattern when logging trucks are involved, and it looks like research into similar construction sites hasn't been done. I reported using a 4 four access roundabout in Gordonsville, VA that one of the roads "yield sign" has been replaced by a "stop sign" because of too many accidents.. doing it now is mighty convenient for the Mayor's exit. She will be praying.. perhaps even getting involved .. to keeping the ROUNDABOUT from being finished BEFORE her 2020 run at Sen. Perdue.

 

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You know, with all the money suddenly available to build a $4.5 MILLION DOLLAR roundabout, why not just build a bridge on River Road, and use the leftover funds to build more $244,000.00 QUEEN TT Lounges along the Dragonfly Bike Trial.

 

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M/C L-E headline: :Columbus police investigate Dawson Street homicide, second in city in less than 24 hours" -- 24 (25 in my book), but should be considered 25 (26 in my book) since homicide has been charged on the death of a toddler a short while back...

 

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How can Paul Manafort be tried in the Washington area..He's entitled to trial by a jury of his peers, and the 2016 elections results showed 93% of votes cast in the area were for Hellary. I already see a guilty verdict and it being thrown out by the Supreme Court.

 

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From the "another reason Campaign Accounts should be confiscated immediately following election losses, resignations , convictions or deaths, and sent to government coffers of the position last served.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/31/democrat-who-resigned-after-masturbation-allegation-may-be-planning-political-comeback-report.html

 

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From the "bad timing" department - Online headline: "Chicago activists demand Rahm Emanuel resign ahead of anti-violence rally" -- Hmmm... it would have been better if they asked him to resign BEFORE.

 

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M/C L-E headline: "New video promotes, explains need for Interstate 14" -- Good grief.. we have two I-State highways that run East-West (I-10 and I-20).. why not just complete the links from Macon to Columbus to Montgomery to Meridian? that will give connection to Savannah as well. Then work on a link from Macon-to-Augusta...

 

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M/C L-E headline: "Week after win, House takes council seat" -- Congratulations.. not only to John House.. but to Columbus voters who made a wise choice in the runoff.. House will be a Councilor who will communicate with us, and ask questions rather than rubber stamping wasteful projects...

 

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From the "bias? what bias?" department - M/C L-E story: "The Trump administration is considering a plan that would cut federal taxes on investment income, a change that independent analysts say would overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Americans." -- Whatta crocca.. We're talking about long-term investments that basically insure the growth of the economy.. Sure, seed money to start a new, or prop up a struggling company are made by wealthy people.. they are the job providers... their vision drives their investments...the investments are made for long-term value.. why should n't they get rewarded by mentoring and supporting a company so jobs are insured for many.... but there[s another set of long-term investors... pension plan beneficiaries... people who put aside their after tax savings into retirement accounts, and draw them out later in life..reducing the capital gain taxes is only fair.. their money has been invested in companies also.. and what the MSM-10/DIMocrats coalition doesn't want is for anyone to consider is that every investment could end up worthless, and people taking the risk are completely out of the money they invested, and that it's the risk factor of profit vs loss that drives investments in our country..

 

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Another from the "bias? what bias"? department - M/C L-E headline/story: "Low withholding could hurt up to 30M taxpayers * Congressional auditors say about 30 million people – 21 percent of U.S. taxpayers – will have to come up with more money to pay their taxes next year because their employers withheld too little from their paychecks under government tables keyed to the new tax law." -- Good grief.. earth-to-MSM-10.. No body actually gets a tax refund from the government.. so called "refunds" are from too many tax dollars being held back.. interest free I might add .. from 13 to 15 months .. until an individual sends in a form that asks the IRS to give it back.. again, I repeat,, INTEREST FREE! Overpaying your withholding is giving government a FREE LOAN!