Dodge County News

Legals for January 27, 2010 [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High Indians basketball team won three games last week to put them third place behind Dublin and Vidalia in the sub region. Dodge defeated Bleckley County 56-53 on Tuesday, January 19; Vidalia 48-44 on Friday, January 22 and Southeast Bulloch 51-30 on Saturday, January 23. The three wins improve the Indians to 9-10 overall and 4-4 in the sub region. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High Squaws basketball team won two of three games last week. The sixth ranked Squaws defeated Bleckley County 61-43 on Tuesday, January 19 and Southeast Bulloch 63-34 on Saturday, January 23. The Squaws lost to the third ranked and undefeated Vidalia Lady Indians for the second time this season by a score of 67-46. [Full Story »] 

The Middle Georgia Hurricanes geared up for the upcoming 2010 season this past weekend by hosting a scrimmage game against the Middle Georgia Mayhem from Perry. [Full Story »] 

Thoughts From The Right Side
By Marshall Miller

When Obama was sworn in as president, the unemployment rate was 7.2 percent. They used the high figure to justify spending, supposedly to keep the rate from rising. The 7.2 percent seems like the good old days, with unemployment now 10 percent nationally and more in some areas, the number is rising every month. Don’t look for the media to point this out, except to blame it on George W. Bush. [Full Story »] 

A Little Common Sense
By Rich Lowry

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab couldn’t ignite the bomb in his underwear on Flight 253 on Christmas Day. All he managed to blow up was a worldview.
His failed attempt put paid to the notion that terrorism is the byproduct of a few, specific U.S. policies and of our image abroad. This view dominates the left and animates the Obama administration. It informs its drive to shutter Guantanamo Bay, to get out of Iraq and to cater to “international opinion.” If we are only nice and likable enough, goes the theory, the Abdulmutallabs of the world will never be tempted to violent mayhem. [Full Story »] 

Editor,
This letter is in response to the letter that John Smith submitted to The Dodge County News January 13, 2010. I felt that I needed to clarify the terminology he utilized in his letter.
In medicine, an adverse effect is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as surgery. An adverse effect may be termed a “side effect;” when judged to be secondary to a main or therapeutic effect. Using a drug or other medical intervention which is contra indicated may increase the risk of adverse effects. An example would be a person taking a cough suppressive with codeine additive. The cough medication would help the cough, but the codeine may make the person nauseated. Therefore, one must weigh the side effect of the nausea versus the benefit of the decreased cough. [Full Story »] 

To The Editor:
Did you know? AP declares Obama “Kenyan born”. What most people know is that the Associated Press (AP) is one of the largest internationally recognized Syndicated news services. [Full Story »]