By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School Squaws basketball team won one and lost one game in the Region 3AA tournament last week. The Squaws ended up as Region 3AA Runner-ups. The Squaws entered the tournament at 12-0 and the number one seed. Dodge defeated the 4th seeded Dublin Lady Irish, for the third time this season, in the semifinals on Friday, February 10 by a score of 70-59. The win advanced the Squaws to the Region Championship game on Saturday, February 11 against the third seeded Bleckley County Lady Royals who had defeated the second seeded Washington County Lady Hawks in the semifinals on Friday. This was also the third time facing Bleckley County this season and the Squaws came up short by a score of 54-61 and ended up as region runner-ups.
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Letter to the editor
Dear editor,
You have it, use it. With all the different problems this nation continues to be faced with, her citizens have the one thing that they need to solve all problems, but they won’t use it, the Holy Bible. There is nothing too hard for God. More and more Americans are turning to separation of church and state.
Any nation that has citizens that have reached the point where they do not fear God has become a very dangerous nation. If my grandmother was alive today looking at the actions of today’s society she would say, “Something in the milk is not clean.”
This nation doesn’t need leaders that have become like the child that has eaten the entire apple before realizing it was rotten. Whatever is needed to save a dying nation can be found in the Holy Bible. Look at what the founding fathers had to say in establishing this great nation. We now have leaders that don’t seem to believe that they are responsible to God for their decisions. Look at the thoughts of our first president George Washington.
It is really a strange thing that there should not be enough room in the world for men to live without cutting one another’s throats. My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the Earth. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. The time is near and at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. It is well if I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country. If we cannot learn wisdom from experience it is hard to say where it is to be found. Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. A free people ought not only to be armed, but also disciplined. If one cannot improve on silence, perhaps they should not speak unless they can improve on silence.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. If this nation truly loves the Lord they should ask this question, “Is what we are living for worth dying for?” Lord bless.
Johnny L. Blacke, MSG (R)
You have it, use it. With all the different problems this nation continues to be faced with, her citizens have the one thing that they need to solve all problems, but they won’t use it, the Holy Bible. There is nothing too hard for God. More and more Americans are turning to separation of church and state.
Any nation that has citizens that have reached the point where they do not fear God has become a very dangerous nation. If my grandmother was alive today looking at the actions of today’s society she would say, “Something in the milk is not clean.”
This nation doesn’t need leaders that have become like the child that has eaten the entire apple before realizing it was rotten. Whatever is needed to save a dying nation can be found in the Holy Bible. Look at what the founding fathers had to say in establishing this great nation. We now have leaders that don’t seem to believe that they are responsible to God for their decisions. Look at the thoughts of our first president George Washington.
It is really a strange thing that there should not be enough room in the world for men to live without cutting one another’s throats. My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the Earth. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. The time is near and at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. It is well if I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country. If we cannot learn wisdom from experience it is hard to say where it is to be found. Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. A free people ought not only to be armed, but also disciplined. If one cannot improve on silence, perhaps they should not speak unless they can improve on silence.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. If this nation truly loves the Lord they should ask this question, “Is what we are living for worth dying for?” Lord bless.
Johnny L. Blacke, MSG (R)

Letter to the editor
Dear editor,
Sometimes I wonder what kind of feckless bottom feeders would put our country and the American citizens in harm’s way of serious injury to murder?
If you just pick up a newspaper or even listen to some of your fellow citizens, it’s very clear who these morons are.
These so called Hollywood elites who wouldn’t know a bovine pie from a meringue pie if it hit them in that pie hole between their pearly whites, or that oligarchy of federal judges on the ninth circus court of appeals who are still carrying water for that ex-fraud in-chief who was as close to a Muslim himself (Obama), and finally the democrat voter who’s only allegiance is their own allegiance of self aggrandizement, selfishness, greed and pure political ideology ahead of country.
This is a full display of the Muslim ban brought on by a newly elected president whom we can now say “has a pair”. President Trump is only doing what he was elected to do, and that is, secure the freedoms we hold so dear from our founders more than 200 years ago and keep the American people safe from the monsters called Isis Muslim terrorist.
When you have a book called the Quran ordering all Muslims to kill all the Jews and the infidels (that’s you, the American people by the way), which by their standards is a one way ticket to martyrdom for 72 virgin women to lie with for a lifetime.
Thanks to these complete liberal idiots I’ve already mentioned at the beginning of this opinion letter, they who could give a fig less about security of this country, and it’s not if, it’s when the next horrific terrorist act happens. When it does, this is all on the obstructionist democrat voter. It’s not on Trump; it’s on you Mr. and Miss liberal America. It’s on the 72 virgins for you terrorist. Most of us who hold security dear has a security that lives in our homes, and that is “Smith and Wesson.” We’ll be more than happy to expedite that relationship for those 72 virgins in paradise or perhaps hell!
TSGT Joseph Bryan U.S.A.F. Ret
Sometimes I wonder what kind of feckless bottom feeders would put our country and the American citizens in harm’s way of serious injury to murder?
If you just pick up a newspaper or even listen to some of your fellow citizens, it’s very clear who these morons are.
These so called Hollywood elites who wouldn’t know a bovine pie from a meringue pie if it hit them in that pie hole between their pearly whites, or that oligarchy of federal judges on the ninth circus court of appeals who are still carrying water for that ex-fraud in-chief who was as close to a Muslim himself (Obama), and finally the democrat voter who’s only allegiance is their own allegiance of self aggrandizement, selfishness, greed and pure political ideology ahead of country.
This is a full display of the Muslim ban brought on by a newly elected president whom we can now say “has a pair”. President Trump is only doing what he was elected to do, and that is, secure the freedoms we hold so dear from our founders more than 200 years ago and keep the American people safe from the monsters called Isis Muslim terrorist.
When you have a book called the Quran ordering all Muslims to kill all the Jews and the infidels (that’s you, the American people by the way), which by their standards is a one way ticket to martyrdom for 72 virgin women to lie with for a lifetime.
Thanks to these complete liberal idiots I’ve already mentioned at the beginning of this opinion letter, they who could give a fig less about security of this country, and it’s not if, it’s when the next horrific terrorist act happens. When it does, this is all on the obstructionist democrat voter. It’s not on Trump; it’s on you Mr. and Miss liberal America. It’s on the 72 virgins for you terrorist. Most of us who hold security dear has a security that lives in our homes, and that is “Smith and Wesson.” We’ll be more than happy to expedite that relationship for those 72 virgins in paradise or perhaps hell!
TSGT Joseph Bryan U.S.A.F. Ret

Random thoughts
Donald Trump won 2,623 or 83 percent of the 3,142 counties (or equivalents) in the USA. Source: Laurence M. Vance on LewRockwell.com.
Coastal elite counties (liberal hotbeds) on the left coast and the equally hopeless northeast gave Crooked Hillary her popular vote margin over heartland comfortably.
Chicago has almost as many homicides as the entire state of Florida. Laughable Chicago has strict gun control laws and has been run by leftist Democrats for many years.
Political elites never willingly give up power. Voters are catching on to their con game. Laura Ingraham says political elites are in Hail Mary land. “The experts keep getting it wrong and yet refuse to give up power.”
Laura Ingraham
Former Ronald Reagan budget director Art Laffer, creator of The Laffer Curve, is a big Trump backer. The media would have you believe Trump supporters are ignorant fools but Art Laffer is a sharp fellow. In fact, he moved out of California a few years back to get rid of crushing taxes and immigrant problems. He now lives near Nashville, Tennessee, a state with no state income tax. I’ll bet he likes the music better, too.
Name of the week: Harm Bandholz, chief U.S. economist at Unicredit Research in New York.
The University of Wisconsin – Madison has a course “The Problem With Whiteness.” The school says the course is a “challenge and response to racism of all kinds.” Read more about this at Breitbart.com. At least the course is not mandatory – yet.
History majors at George Washington University no longer have to take courses in U.S. history. The “globalizing world” comes first.
“GWU history majors may now graduate without any formal course work in U.S. history. But that doesn’t matter to the faculty at GWU.”
LifeZette.com Kathryn Blackhurst 12-26-16
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Coastal elite counties (liberal hotbeds) on the left coast and the equally hopeless northeast gave Crooked Hillary her popular vote margin over heartland comfortably.
Chicago has almost as many homicides as the entire state of Florida. Laughable Chicago has strict gun control laws and has been run by leftist Democrats for many years.
Political elites never willingly give up power. Voters are catching on to their con game. Laura Ingraham says political elites are in Hail Mary land. “The experts keep getting it wrong and yet refuse to give up power.”
Laura Ingraham
Former Ronald Reagan budget director Art Laffer, creator of The Laffer Curve, is a big Trump backer. The media would have you believe Trump supporters are ignorant fools but Art Laffer is a sharp fellow. In fact, he moved out of California a few years back to get rid of crushing taxes and immigrant problems. He now lives near Nashville, Tennessee, a state with no state income tax. I’ll bet he likes the music better, too.
Name of the week: Harm Bandholz, chief U.S. economist at Unicredit Research in New York.
The University of Wisconsin – Madison has a course “The Problem With Whiteness.” The school says the course is a “challenge and response to racism of all kinds.” Read more about this at Breitbart.com. At least the course is not mandatory – yet.
History majors at George Washington University no longer have to take courses in U.S. history. The “globalizing world” comes first.
“GWU history majors may now graduate without any formal course work in U.S. history. But that doesn’t matter to the faculty at GWU.”
LifeZette.com Kathryn Blackhurst 12-26-16
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Man shot after shooting at officers
A Gresston man was shot after he shot at law enforcement officials.
According to Special Agent in Charge of the Eastman Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) office Scott Whitley, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 10, probation officer Terry Hood had gone to 147 Wilson Woodard Road Lot 2 in Gresston to do a routine home check on Kyle Hudson “Hut” Coleman, age 24, who was on probation. Hood knocked on the door of the mobile home several times, but no one answered.
About that time, Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputy Kirk Hartwell was driving by the trailer. Coleman ran out the back door of the trailer and Hood and Hartwell chased him.
Coleman ran by the Gresston Congregational Holiness Church and into a cemetery, where he began to shoot at the officers. Both officers returned fire and a bullet hit Coleman in the head area.
It is not known which officer hit Coleman. A ballistics test will have to be run on the bullet to determine that.
An Air Evac helicopter was called to the scene and Coleman was airlifted to the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon.
Officials do not know why Coleman ran or began shooting at the officers.
According to Special Agent in Charge of the Eastman Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) office Scott Whitley, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 10, probation officer Terry Hood had gone to 147 Wilson Woodard Road Lot 2 in Gresston to do a routine home check on Kyle Hudson “Hut” Coleman, age 24, who was on probation. Hood knocked on the door of the mobile home several times, but no one answered.
About that time, Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputy Kirk Hartwell was driving by the trailer. Coleman ran out the back door of the trailer and Hood and Hartwell chased him.
Coleman ran by the Gresston Congregational Holiness Church and into a cemetery, where he began to shoot at the officers. Both officers returned fire and a bullet hit Coleman in the head area.
It is not known which officer hit Coleman. A ballistics test will have to be run on the bullet to determine that.
An Air Evac helicopter was called to the scene and Coleman was airlifted to the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon.
Officials do not know why Coleman ran or began shooting at the officers.

DCHS soccer teams open season against Jeff Davis
By Chris Sabia
The Indians soccer teams played their season opener non-region game at Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst this past Friday. [Full Story »]
The Indians soccer teams played their season opener non-region game at Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst this past Friday. [Full Story »]

Wrestlers compete in 2AA Sectional Tournament
The Dodge County High School Wrestling team traveled to Lyons on Saturday, February 4, to compete in the 2AA Sectional Tournament at Toombs High School. This is the Individual Sectional Tournament and essentially the first rounds of state competition. The Indians qualified five wrestlers for this event. The top four finishers in each weight class will move on the state tournament.
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Indians finish in fourth place in region and play in region 3AA tournament this week;Squaws finish in first place in region with perfect 12-0 record and play in region tournament Friday and Saturday
By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High School Indian basketball team finished their regular season with one win and two losses last week. The Indians fell, 57-67 to the Southwest Macon on the road on Tuesday, January 31 and rebounded at home with a win over Northeast Macon, 78-66 on Friday, February 3 and then fell short to Dublin, 59-65 on Saturday, February 4. [Full Story »]
The Dodge County High School Indian basketball team finished their regular season with one win and two losses last week. The Indians fell, 57-67 to the Southwest Macon on the road on Tuesday, January 31 and rebounded at home with a win over Northeast Macon, 78-66 on Friday, February 3 and then fell short to Dublin, 59-65 on Saturday, February 4. [Full Story »]

Random thoughts
An illegal alien deported six times in July 2016 returns and kills three Americans, says DailyKenn.com. John Lillpop.
(VoiceofLillpop.blogspot.com) points out that the numbskulls running California around the same time agreed to cover illegals under Obamacare. The three murders occurred at a blueberry farm in Oregon, another ultraliberal state.
In the 2012 election 62 percent of white men voted for Romney, yet too many stayed home, apparently uninspired by Mitt, and he lost. I kept thinking Mitt would win but I must’ve been dreaming.
“If gun control bore any relation to homicide rates, Washington, D.C. would be the safest place in the country.”
columnist/talk host Mark Steyn SteynOnline.com
Hillary, Bernie, Obama, Biden are four “free stuff” Democrats, vote-buying interchangeable leftwingers.
“I don’t pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says.”
former vice president Dick Cheney
A conservative University of Alabama student says the conservative to liberal student ratio is about 80% conservative, 20% liberal, faculty about 50-50. The conservative student grew up in the San Francisco area and says he’s comfortable at Alabama and made a good choice to go there.
Why Republicans continued to lose until Donald Trump came along: “Republicans wrote the book on losing. Democrats wrote the book on playing for keeps.”
Scot Faulkner on TheAbsurdReport.com 10-18-16
BFC: Black Female Conservative. JFC: Jewish Female Conservative. Jewish conservative talk host Dennis Prager says JFC is an even smaller group.
Obama usually jumps on high profile race cases and comments. It’s all about ratcheting up the liberal vote.
DNC: Dump Nefarious Clintons. [Full Story »]
(VoiceofLillpop.blogspot.com) points out that the numbskulls running California around the same time agreed to cover illegals under Obamacare. The three murders occurred at a blueberry farm in Oregon, another ultraliberal state.
In the 2012 election 62 percent of white men voted for Romney, yet too many stayed home, apparently uninspired by Mitt, and he lost. I kept thinking Mitt would win but I must’ve been dreaming.
“If gun control bore any relation to homicide rates, Washington, D.C. would be the safest place in the country.”
columnist/talk host Mark Steyn SteynOnline.com
Hillary, Bernie, Obama, Biden are four “free stuff” Democrats, vote-buying interchangeable leftwingers.
“I don’t pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says.”
former vice president Dick Cheney
A conservative University of Alabama student says the conservative to liberal student ratio is about 80% conservative, 20% liberal, faculty about 50-50. The conservative student grew up in the San Francisco area and says he’s comfortable at Alabama and made a good choice to go there.
Why Republicans continued to lose until Donald Trump came along: “Republicans wrote the book on losing. Democrats wrote the book on playing for keeps.”
Scot Faulkner on TheAbsurdReport.com 10-18-16
BFC: Black Female Conservative. JFC: Jewish Female Conservative. Jewish conservative talk host Dennis Prager says JFC is an even smaller group.
Obama usually jumps on high profile race cases and comments. It’s all about ratcheting up the liberal vote.
DNC: Dump Nefarious Clintons. [Full Story »]
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