In the wake of the Democratic nomination race (that we never thought would end), we at SP have scoured campaign coverage to produce some interesting thoughts from both McCain and Obama.

Both camps seem to be fairly optimistic as they hit the trail:

"You think about all the people who had to knock down barriers for me to walk through this door, and the challenges they went through were so much more difficult, so much more severe, and the risks they took were so much greater that I will say, last night standing in that auditorium, it struck me that it was testimony to them."

Sen. Barack Obama, while walking through a hallway in the U.S. Senate, just hours after he was named the victor in the Democratic primary.

“What a welcome change it would be were presidential candidates in our time to treat each other and the people they seek to lead with respect and courtesy as they discussed the great issues of the day, without the empty sound bites and media-filtered exchanges that dominate our elections."

Republican Sen. John McCain, on the prospect of holding a series of town-hall debates with Democratic Sen. Barack Obama prior to the 2008 Presidential Election.

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Yesterday, the New York Times published a story about GOP presidential candidate ("presumptive nominee") Sen. John McCain praising the heroism of Georgia congressman, and Obama supporter,  Rep. John Lewis. It may have seemed a strangely non-partisan thing to do on the campaign trail, but it was typically McCainian in its candor:  In reference to the African-American community, McCain said "there will be many people who will not vote for me." Today, Lewis responded as graciously to McCain as McCain had been to him.

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If you look at the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s page A5 story in the March 16 edition, “Five Years in Iraq: Soldiers Talk About How It Felt,” you immediately think that even soldiers currently serving in the armed forces oppose the war. That’s because the AJC shamefully misused and actually distorted quotes used as the pullquotes—the boldfaced quotes placed under the pictures of the soldiers they interviewed—in order to express the AJC’s own stand against the war.

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I'm thinking of getting together to play some D&D in memory of its creator Gary Gygax who died last week. However, I would have to re-roll for my characters since I haven't played in 20 years.

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As is so often the case, the Sunday Paper was way, WAY ahead of anyone else in reporting the pharmaceutical contamination of the water supply that the Associated Press is trumpeting today. We reported it in our July 15, 2007 edition. Here's the link to our story:

 

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The fact that the Drudge Report revealed Prince Harry's whereabouts in Afghanistan is absolutely disgusting. It's times like these when a good hacker could come in handy. But, getting the Prince yanked from Afghanistan won't diminish Harry's contribution to his nation's battle against extremism. As British writers Charles Moore and Jasper Gerard have put it so eloquently, what Harry has done is to awaken a nation to the sacrifice being made by its soldiers in Afghanistan--that brutal combat theatre that gets dismissed as "the other war."

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Readers of the story "The Divorce Party," in this week's edition of The Sunday Paper will notice no doubt, and given the permanent condition of indignation that seems to afflict some of our readers, may become enraged by the fact that I incorrectly attributed the GOP win of West Virginia during the Feb. 5 primaries to Mitt Romney. It was, in fact, Mike Huckabee who won the "Mountain State." More observant--or perhaps unhealthily obsessed--readers will note that I correctly attributed the win of W. Va. to Huckabee in the news story on th Super Tuesday Primary Challenge in the same edition. How did this happen?

 

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If you submitted your picks for the Sunday Paper Super Tuesday Challenge on Sunday, Jan. 27 or prior to 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, we ask that you please resubmit your form with an email address where we can reach you. Due to a technical glitch, contact information for forms submitted during that time period was lost (oops!). We apologize for the inconvenience and wish you the very best of luck in demonstrating your political savvy. (Full article and comments)

Saturday, January 19th at 2pm there will be an informal Memorial Service held at;
Athens Memorial Park
293 Gran Ellen Drive
Athens, Georgia 30606
at the covered pavilion by the lake.
Everyone is invited, and we encourage all to bring their friendly dogs (on leashes).
Sunday January 20th at 2pm there will be a Service at:
Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel
5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Norcross, Georgia 30091
770-448-5757

The family appreciates any donations to assist with the memorial services for Cayle. Thank You. If you prefer to send a check please make payable to: Cayle Bywater Relief Fund, 3780 Mansell Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 The Cayle Bywater Relief Fund is a non-profit organization and in process of filing for 501(c)(3) tax exemption status. Funds will be used to help defray the cost of services as well as to pay for a memorial dog drinking fountain in Memorial Park where Cayle spent so much time with her beloved pet, Oliver. For more information, please visit www.findcayle.com

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By Josh Clark

The murder of Meredith Emerson, the disappearance of Cayle Bywater and other, possibly related cases involving missing women have renewed interest in the case of another missing Georgia woman. Tara Grinstead, a beauty pageant winner who earned her Masters degree and was working on her doctorate while she taught history at Irwin County High, went missing from her home in Ocilla the night of Oct. 22, 2005.

 

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