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More money, louder voices

...louder than the others? You'd hear that one ? at the expense of the rest.When we talk about the importance of money in politics, what we mean is its ability to buy speech ? through advertising ? that is louder than an opponent's. That's what...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/barry-paschal/2013-04-21/more-money-louder-
Barry Paschal | Opinion
Goodbye to the politics of 2012

...for 2013? There are no elections scheduled. Losers will have plenty of time to plot their next moves (or decide to leave politics altogether), and the winners will be able to actually attempt to do what we elected them for.The rest of us can hope if...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/barry-paschal/2013-01-02/goodbye-to-the-pol
Barry Paschal | Opinion
There seems to be a rash of quitters in politics

...lamented: "Can't anybody here play this game?"I thought of that quote as I watched some recent developments in Georgia politics. In the weeks since the Nov. 6 general election determined the winners of 236 seats in the General Assembly, we have seen...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-01-02/there-seems-to-be-
Guest Columns | Opinion
Elections board opposes change in appointments

...County lawmaker wants to put a new elections board in place.The chairman of the board, however, says it's a ploy to inject politics into the group.State Rep. Barry Fleming, R-Harlem, said he plans to file legislation to change the way members of Columbia...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-03-15/elections-board-opposes-chan
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Schrenko: A textbook case of hypocrisy

...lawyers like to say in court. Schrenko was correct that Georgia politics, during the time that Democrats ran state government, experienced...run state government. That's an unfortunate byproduct of politics.In this case, however, the person yelling about all that...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-13/schrenko-a-textboo
Guest Columns | Opinion
Scott Dean 'innocent,' deserves hearing

...within a community. I can only surmise that Dean stepped on some political piggy toes on his rapid rise within Columbia County politics. I attended most of the trial and became aware of what facts were presented and what facts were not. The evidence that was...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-03-20/scott-dean-innocent-dese
Letters | Opinion
Pro-lifers are on the right side of history

...American women." In so doing, he revealed to the world that leftist support for abortion "rights" has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with science or "health care."Moreover, consider Mr. Obama's opposition to the "Born Alive Infant...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-24/pro-lifers-are-on-
Guest Columns | Opinion
Thomson exhibit explores history of political cartoons

...display through April at the historic Thomson, Ga., birthplace of one of the state's more famous politicians. "Sketching Politics" is now open at Hickory Hill, and examines "the history and power of the political cartoon," according to a news release...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-01-15/thomson-exhibit-explores-his
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Letter to the Editor: Support Dickert

To the Editor:Fletcher Dickert, a newcomer to North Augusta politics, has thrown his hat into the ring for the February 12th Republican primary. I have known Mr. Dickert for the past fourteen years...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/2013-01-07/letter-to-the-editor-support-dicker
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Vote for Anderson; prove there must be 'principle with politics'

...particular area. Maybe it's time we send more commonsense Americans to Congress and fewer oratory lawyers.I ask you, my friends, to go to the polls and prove that there must be principle with politics.State Sen. Bill JacksonAppling

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2012-11-04/vote-for-anderson-prove-
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