Columbus GA Councilors.. and myself.. finally heard back from the  City official at our Tax Office about the collection of a 2.5% "convenience fee" charged Columbus taxpayers for using debit and credit cards to pay taxes and local fees online AND in person!. Seems another non-local government department is doing the collecting,  and we , David Britt, found out  Columbus GA taxpayers are sending over $483,000.00 in such fees OUT OF TOWN!. Britt callously justified this by saying more local taxes would have to raised to cover that $483,000.00 if his department processed the payments. Well,  that would be better than sending that half-million dollars OUT OF OUR ECONOMY to somebody else's economy, and think about how much our local economy loses by not circulating and multiplying hat amount here in Columbus GA. Even another aspect would be that for $483,000.00 in addition local revenue, for the first week of October and December, our Tax Office could set up many satellite property tax collection spots which would save Columbus GA taxpayers lots of time from standing in line at the Government Service Center. Another alternative would be to bid out a local contract with our local banks... even if the rate didn't come down, it would still keep that $483,000.00 "convenience fee revenues" circulating here ....and providing a  few more good jobs for Columbus GA citizens..

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Looks like a second French Museum was hit with a heist within hours of the one at “the Louvre”, but it wasn’t discovered for two days! Approximately 2,000 gold and silver coins were stolen from Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot in Landres on Oct. 19, just hours after over $100 million worth of jewels were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.” – Hmmm… Looks like Museum Security Systems was overly prideful… Maybe Proverbs 16 needs to be revised… say “Pride goeth before the FAIL”.

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Online headline: "All Jewish councils in key New Jersey area endorse Jack Ciattarelli for governor" -- Wow! Ciattarelli is a Republican... a real one, not another Chris Christie...Talk about "the times.. they are a changing"!

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Online headline: "Jeffries spars with CBS host on claims the upcoming midterms will be 'rigged elections" --  Hmmm.... Like everyone else,  CBS KNOWS  the DemoKrats know everything there is about rigging elections! 

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Online headline/story: “Poll: Most voters against federal govt controlling education * The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found that only 11% of American voters think the federal government should set standards for curriculum, testing and school choice. * “That dovetails with the broader populist mood,” * “People want decisions about curriculum and standards made closer to their communities, not by federal bureaucrats.” -- Sadly, just allowing more local control won't be the cure-all everyone will hope will happen... No, politics, whether at federal or local levels emphasizes local District politics rather than balanced community needs... and interests...politicians are more interested in getting re-elected in their districts rather than striving for what the school system overall needs.

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Online headline/story: “I'm a Christian from Niger. Don’t ignore horrifying attacks on African Christians * TV host Bill Maher questions lack of campus protest over Christian persecution as 125,000 believers killed in 16 years * Maher bemoaned on the show: "This is so much more of a genocide attempt than what’s going on in Gaza. They are literally attempting to wipe out the Christian population of an entire country. *   Where are the kids protesting this?" --  The "simple truth" is the financial and educational  backers of the HamASS and other Islamic terror groups don't hire Christian professors or protesters...

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Online "headLIE": "Gov. Gavin Newsom reveals when he'll start thinking about a potential 2028 run" -- Whatta liar! His face could easily replace the Jack-ASS as the symbol of the DemoKatic Party.

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Online headline: "Trump dances with Malaysian performers as he kicks off Asia tour in lively fashion" --  Hmmm.....you know, if Obama was President... he'd be apologizing.. and if Biden was president... he'd be falling down at their feet, and if KamaLALA was President.... Asia would be confused. Thank God that President Trump is America!

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Hmmm… you know.. while I “love” the name “KamaLALA” for defining Harris, a variation is probably even MORE appropriate… “KamaBlahBlahBlah”….

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Online headline: "Harris hints at possible 2028 comeback bid: ‘I am not done" --  Hmmmm....this is Oxymoronic! Before KamaBlahBlahBlah can stage a "comeback", she needs to attain a high level of success by her own efforts..... and then suffer a loss at something of merit to comeback from.

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Online headline/story: "Liberal Supreme Court justices decry nitrogen hypoxia executions: ‘Excruciating suffocation  * Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s other two liberal justices in penning a dissent that condemned the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions." -- Hmmm...and what's wrong with a heinous murderer suffering  "excruciating suffocation" as his/her last memory/thought. on Earth? In my book… not a dang thing!

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Online headline: "Congressman Sanford Bishop, D-2, warns Georgia families could lose ACA tax credits as shutdown continues" --  Hmmm,....but what Congressman Bullship DOESN'T say is it's the DemoKrats in both the House (including himself)) and Senate that have voted against keeping the government funded. 

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Online headline/story: "'No Kings' protests largely comprised of people from one demographic * "educated White women in their 40s" --  Hmmm..  I think describing them as "educated White women in their 40s" is, at best, a misnomer... besides, who in the LEFTIST world even knows what a woman is?  The main protesting demographic group looks more like "indoctrinated non-males in their 40+ stage who have NO LIFE"! 

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It took a "ruffing (or maybe “REF-fing”) the Quarterback" call in order for Texas to beat Mississippi State on Saturday in Overtime... and the SEC Channel didn't replay it to show how bad the call was...

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Online headline: "Hundreds condemn Iran’s brutal rise in executions — as record 280 people are hanged in October: ‘Unprecedented intensity’" -- Bet none of hose "hundreds" were college professors, students or other Soros-backed protesters...

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Online headline: "Largest teachers union (NEA) teams up with ‘60s radical professor’s namesake org peddling anti-American curriculum * Zinn Education Project pushes radical leftist curriculum on children as young as Pre-K * The Zinn Education Project (ZEP), named for the late Howard Zinn, has registered more than 176,000 teachers, who have downloaded more than 765,000 lessons for their students, according to its website. ZEP hosts a Teach Truth Day of Action annually, which is cosponsored by the NEA and other organizations." -- This one of the reasons why curriculum for education needs to be local...

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Online headline: "DHS to soon deport Abrego Garcia to African nation after illegal alien's return from El Salvador, filing says" -- Hmmm.. Hope they inserted an Apple "air tag" where the sun don't shine so we can know when he goes back to El Salvador on his own...

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Hmmm... Is the Senator from PA, John Fetterman, D, the same person who was elected in 2020, or has he been replaced by an "AI" graphic image or robot? Unfortunately, the "AI" version talks one-way on TV, but still usually votes like Schumer tells him to do so..

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Tyranny.. let's talk about real tyranny.. Not what Trump is doing, but what BLUE/Sanctuary cities and states are doing... There's nothing MORE TYRANNICAL  than a Mayor or Governor who orders his law enforcement officers NOT TO PROTECT American citizens from illegal alien invaders that live in or visit their City or State. 

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So Socialist Senator "Bernie" of Vermont admits Trump HAS secured the Southern Border. Hmmm... two things Bernie HASN'T admitted though are that he opposes a secure Southern Border, and that he opposes any effort to secure the Vermont-Canadian Border.

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Online headline: "Many of the things Trump is doing are not presidential!!!" --  Hmmm... Like not knowing what a woman "IS", I guess it's hard for DemoKrats to understand what a "president" is.. especially considering they believe Biden was wonderful, and KamaLALA woulda been more wonderful..

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Online headline: "Horror conditions in Georgia death row where over 30 killers wait to die" -- It costs more per day than some 5-star hotels so I'm not caring what conditions violent criminals are contained in.. While a first appeal can be guaranteed to be initiated, there should be an automatic date ( 2.. tops 3 years) from the verdict date that an execution be mandatory! 

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Online headline: "Thousands turn out in Savannah for ‘No Kings’ protest march" --  "Thousands turned out"? Hmmm...Seems like hundreds of thousands  preferred to do something productive rather than being there, and  standing around waving signs when the cameras were turned towards them.

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Online headline: "Vulnerable GA Dem senator’s ‘grassroots’ campaign powered by out-of-state cash, mostly by coastal elites" --  "over half of 🚽 Ossoff's maxxed-out donors hail from California, New York, or the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area"? Hmmm .. and you wonder why Senator 🚽 Ossoff voted the way Schumer tells him versus what GA citizens want...
 
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Online headline: "‘It’s Going to Get Someone Killed!’ Hakeem Jeffries Goes Off on Mike Johnson Calling Democrats ‘Terrorists’ Over Government Shutdown" --  Hmmm....Yet Jeffries feels calling Republicans "Nazis" & "Fascist" are TERMS OF ENDEARMENT!

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From the "times.. they are a changing” department - Online headline: "Knicks Take Legal Action Against NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani" - Wow! Usually it just TRUMP that get's sent "cease & desist orders" from celebrities and pro sports organizations...

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Yes... Let's do talk about the projects ex-Columbus GA City Manager "I-see-a-nothing" Hugley says he was so proud of ... how about all the swimming pools it took 6 to 8 years to fix and re-open.. how about the Government Center lack of maintenance.. maybe this discussion should be a weekly spot!

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If you really want to burrow DEEP under the thin skin of he Jackass Party, just confidently state Trump will be President in 2028...and while they are seething, even add, he'll be President in 2029 as well and watch them " oil over"....Both of these facts are written in indelible ink... Trumps current term will not end until Noon on January 22, 2029...