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The Obama blame game
President Obama keeps blaming former President George Bush for the economic fix we’re in. Unemployment is still in excess of 8 percent. The national debt has grown $5 trillion since January 2009 wh...
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Letter to the Editor
True Leadership The Bible speaks often about exaltation. Matthew 23:12 reminds us to guard against self-exaltation. The contemporary term for self-exaltation is“spiking the football”. A person ...
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Southern Raisin': You don’t have to search for this love; it’s always there
Mother’s Day is one of the greatest days to be celebrated. The best kind of Love is Unconditional Love that you Momma always gave you. When you were born, the first person to hold you, pet you an...
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Our view - A message to Mason voters: clean house
Mason city leaders have failed in their most basic duties: protecting the resources of the city’s taxpayers. A scathing letter from Dennis Dycus, C.P.A., director of municipal audit for the Tenness...
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  • Just My View: No ID? No worries!
    by Sherri Onorati, sonorati@covingtonleader.com
    04.19.12 - 08:01 am
  • Southern Raisin': Did you ever have it too?
    by Otis Griffin, Special to The Leader
    04.19.12 - 08:00 am
  • Southern Raisin': Seek and ye shall locate
    by Otis Griffin, Special to The Leader
    04.11.12 - 11:00 pm
  • Total consciousness: Child abuse is everywhere ... Yes, even here
    by Jeff Ireland, jireland@covingtonleader.com
    04.11.12 - 11:00 pm
  • Conflict a good thing
    by Jim Hardin, Special to The Leader
    04.05.12 - 07:50 am
  • Southern Raisin': I will be there
    by Otis Griffin, Special to The Leader
    04.05.12 - 07:48 am
  • Letters to the Editor
    6 months ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
    Shame and unemployment benefits?   Dear editor, With due respect, I wish to comment on the Oct. 20 Leader guest editorial that characterized unemployment benefits with an aura of shame – a “gove...
    Financial focus: Reinvesting dividends can pay off
    by Steven Jones, Edward Jones Investments
    7 months ago | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
    When you invest in stocks, you want their price to go up. But of course, you can’t control the rise and fall of stock prices. However, there is a key element of investing that you can control — the...
    From the Vault - Garland School
    9 months ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
    This photograph was submitted by Cathy Shankle in memory of the 30th anniversary of the death of her beloved father, Joe Roe, who passed away on Aug. 11, 1981 at the age of 53. Joe is pictured h...
    Rednecks know right from dumb
    by Otis Griffin, Southern Raisin'
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    My fellow Southern redneck brothers and sisters, our kith and kin try their dead-level best to get along with folks from all over. But it’s hard to do once you slip into foreign civilization outs...
    Political viewpoints: We Must Reduce Spending and Meet Our Financial Obligations
    by Sen. Lamar Alexander
    9 months ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
    As Congress continues the important debt ceiling discussion, we have two goals before us: first, to take a significant step to reduce our federal debt and stop Washington from spending money it doe...
    Letter to the editor: A slippery slope?
    by Dave Stevens, Munford
    10 months ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
    Dear editor, Today, the natural act of breastfeeding in public. Tomorrow, the natural acts of urination, defecation, masturbation and copulation. Hang on for the ride of a lifetime down the slip...
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    by Otis Griffin, Southern Raisin'
    07.14.11 - 12:00 am
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    by Tyler Lindsey, tlindsey@covingtonleader.com
    12.15.10 - 03:28 pm
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    by Otis Griffin
    09.16.10 - 12:00 am
  • The day the music died
    by Tyler Lindsey, tlindsey@covingtonleader.com
    07.22.10 - 12:00 am
  • Clearin’ growin’ ground
    by Otis Griffin
    07.15.10 - 12:45 am
  • Studyin’ On It
    by Otis Griffin
    07.08.10 - 12:10 am
  • Forget the rats
    by Otis Griffin
    06.11.10 - 01:55 pm