Dodge County News - Entries from July 2009

Entries from July 2009

School board hires baseball coach

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Wednesday, July 22. 2009

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By Austin Vaughn
Kim Sheffield called it a “great hire”.
On Thursday, July 9, 2009 the Dodge County Board of Education voted, unanimously, to hire Tommy Adcock of Kernersville, North Carolina, as head baseball and assistant football coach of the Dodge County Indians.
Adcock called Dodge County a “great community” and Indian baseball “a prominent program” that he wants “to take to the next level”. He said he expects titles out of every team he coaches and Dodge County is no different. [Full Story »]

Watch for common check scams

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Chuck Eckles

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Wednesday, July 22. 2009

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Experts estimate that billions of dollars have been lost as the result of fake check scams. Scams involving fake checks come in many different forms and can be very hard to identify as the printing technology used by scammers improves. Better Business Bureau warns against three common check scams and offers advice on the red flags to look out for. [Full Story »]

Letter to the Editor Congratulations to State Champions

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Thursday, July 16. 2009

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Dear Editor,
I would like to say congratulations to the Dodge County AllStars 7-8 year old girls on their State Championship. [Full Story »]

Letter to the Editor Government

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Thursday, July 16. 2009

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Editor,
This letter is to inform the American people as to what their government is doing to them now. [Full Story »]

Letter to the Editor Reply to Mr. Oxley

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Staff Writer

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Thursday, July 16. 2009

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Dear Editor,
I would like to reply to Mr. Oxley’s opinion. [Full Story »]

Letter to the Editor Target of letter

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Staff Writer

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Thursday, July 16. 2009

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Dear Editor,
In the last edition of this newspaper, I was the main target of a lengthy letter to the editor. Inasmuch as the writer identified me by naming the church where I pastor, I feel compelled to respond. It is the right and privilege of the writer of that letter to express his “gripe” as he sees fit. I am thankful for the right to respond. [Full Story »]

Letter to the Editor TEA party

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Staff Writer

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Thursday, July 16. 2009

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Editor,
There was a letter in the paper July 8,2009 addressing the contents of the T.E.A. party held on July 4, 2009. The person that wrote the article would, by his actions, like to silence the tone on born again Christians. [Full Story »]

Letter to the Editor Cruel Text Message

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Thursday, July 16. 2009

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Editor,
This past week there was a cruel text message sent around Dodge and surrounding counties concerning the Wendy’s in Eastman. [Full Story »]

Thoughts From the Right Side

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Wednesday, July 15. 2009

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By Marshall Miller
Tony Rezko, Obama confidant, was convicted on 16 counts of fraud. Rezko gave Obama two of the first three checks he received to start raking in many millions in campaign donations. The two are still very close friends and big media generally ignores the story. [Full Story »]

A Little Common Sense

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Wednesday, July 15. 2009

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By Rich Lowry
President Barack Obama knows health-care policy. Give him an hour and a half to hold forth, as ABC News obligingly did at a town-hall meeting, and he will invariably impress with his fluidity. [Full Story »]