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Parting Shots, Part 2: Some Picks and Some Pans on Election Eve
One of the perks of getting out of the newspaper biz (see Part I) is that I hope to pay less attention to politics. I really do love this...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 8, 202012 min read
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Parting Shots, Part 1: Planetset
My darlings, I am shortly to leave you! These years I’ve run The Planet will always be four of my faves, and I have no regrets, but I am...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 5, 20208 min read
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Letter to Editor: Mills Claims Endorsement by Pro-Life Group
This is a letter to the editor from Georgia statehouse candidate Vikki Mills claiming endorsement from the Georgia Right to Life PAC. The...
Vikki Mills
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Letter to the Editor: What Does a House Rep Do All Day?
Editor's Note: This is a letter to the editor from John Deffenbaugh, who served several terms as Dade's district rep in the Georgia House...
John Deffenbaugh
May 27, 20201 min read
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Hartline Endorses Moore for State Senate
Editor's note: The following is an open letter from Dade District 2 Commissioner Phillip Hartline. May 16, 2020 Dear Citizens of Dade...
Phillip Hartline
May 18, 20202 min read
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Announcing Rising Pines Farm Market
Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Connie Ward, who is opening a new Thursday farmers market on Lookout Mountain. The idea of an...
Connie Ward
May 18, 20202 min read
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Letter to Voters: Vikki Mills Announces "Pro-Life Certification"
Editor's note: This is an open letter from Dist. 1 Georgia statehouse candidate Vikki Mills. The Planet, which by no means endorses or...
Vikki Mills
May 12, 20203 min read
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Letter to Voters: Candidate Mills Announces NRA Endorsement
Bulletin: The NRA on May 7 sent Ms. Mills a letter announcing that its endorsement of her was "an administrative error" and it had meant...
Vikki Mills
May 5, 20203 min read
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COVID-19 Patients: Want to Talk About It?
Dade County is now up to 16 COVID-19 cases, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report. So far, there has...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 24, 20204 min read
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“All Workers Essential": Candidate Mills Wants Georgia to Reopen
Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Vikki Mills, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Georgia State House District 1....
Vikki Mills
Apr 16, 20202 min read
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Statement by Public Health Regional Director Voccio
ROME, Ga.--Just about everyone in our public health office is feeling that knot in our stomachs, so we know a lot of other people must be...
Dr. Gary Voccio
Apr 6, 20203 min read
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An Open Letter From Vikki Mills
Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Vikki Mills, a candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives District 1 seat. Dear...
Vikki Mills
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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Coronavirus We Have to Take Seriously, But Toilet Paper? Really?
This coronavirus shutdown is one of the more peculiar periods of history I've lived through, and I'm old enough to remember dancing the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 17, 20206 min read
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Op-Ed: Candidate Fuller Discusses Drug Epidemics
With drug overdoses harming the families of our nation and hindering economic growth, Clayton Fuller, Republican candidate for U.S....
Clayton Fuller
Feb 24, 20203 min read
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Have You Got Pics, Stories From 2011 You'd Like to Share? Call The Library.
This photo from the subsequent cleanup was the only one The Planet could readily lay hands [planetary rings?] on nine years after the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 20, 202010 min read
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Why We Struggle with Athletics: An Open Letter to the Dade School Board
Editor's Note: This is a letter Tony Moreland wrote to the Dade B of E that he is sharing with the local media as a letter to the editor....
Tony Moreland
Feb 9, 20209 min read
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Letter to the Editor: Duncan Seeks Coaches, Players, Volunteers for Alternative Baseball League
Greetings! My name is Taylor Duncan! I am 24 years old from Dallas, Georgia, and I have autism. I am also the commissioner/director of...
Taylor Duncan
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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If You Haven't Got a Ha'Penny, We Take Credit Cards...
The other day in the courthouse a woman asked me if I was "semiretired." I must have given her a blank look because then she said, "I...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 24, 20198 min read
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Letter to the Editor: Wooten Thanks Expo Participants
Editor's Note: This is an open letter from Nathan Wooten, organizer of the Dade Small Business Expo, which took place on Saturday. Thank...
Nathan Wooten
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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A Sort of an Editorial: The Story of Caliban and Sleekit
This is my favorite picture of Caliban and Sleekit. They liked to sleep curled up together. At the end of the day, if you're a couple of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 25, 201930 min read
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