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Age: 82

Died: Friday, January 17, 2014

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.

Age: 21

Died: Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Arrangements: Marietta Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Age: 66

Died: Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.

Age: 60

Died: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.

Age: 88

Died: Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.

Age: 89

Died: Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman is in charge of arrangements.

Age: 89

Died: Sunday, January 5, 2014

Arrangements: Mathis Funeral Home of Cochran is in charge of arrangements.

Scott Reed ran Bob Dole’s disastrous 1996 presidential campaign. Dole lost and Scott Reid now works for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is now a senior political analyst for the chamber. Scott Reed says he plans to crush the Tea Party. Karl Rove, another high-ranking member of the consultant class, has also declared war on the Tea Party. These political “experts” claim they do not want any “losers” on any Republican ticket. Being losers themselves, they seem to specialize in recruiting same.

Karl Rove spent plenty of money in recent elections and never came close to winning any U.S. Senate seats nor the Presidential election, yet like Scott Reed, always manages to stay employed by the perennial loser crowd that hired both. These folks charge a lot for their services while producing little in results. [Full Story »] 

Dear editor,
The phrase “job creation” is political jargon. A smart politician would not use such a phrase.

The working class understands better than most that jobs are a by-product of a growing economy. In a growing economy a growing number of people are able to participate. As people participate (work, purchase goods, etc.) lives are made better by each household’s growing economic means. With growing economic means goods are purchased generating a demand for more goods, hence, more work, more jobs and more people participating.
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At the start of the Eastman City Council meeting on Monday, January 13, 2014, newly elected councilmen Milton Johnson and Prince Dawson were sworn in by Eastman City Attorney Rita Llop.

Officers for the 2014 Eastman City Council were elected at the council’s first official meeting of 2014. [Full Story »] 

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