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Parting Shots, Part 2: Some Picks and Some Pans on Election Eve

Jun 8, 202012 min read

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...

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Robin Ford Wallace

Jun 5, 20208 min read

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...

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Letter to Editor: Mills Claims Endorsement by Pro-Life Group

Vikki Mills

Jun 1, 20202 min read

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...

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Letter to the Editor: What Does a House Rep Do All Day?

John Deffenbaugh

May 27, 20201 min read

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...

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Hartline Endorses Moore for State Senate

Phillip Hartline

May 18, 20202 min read

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...

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Connie Ward

May 18, 20202 min read

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...

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Vikki Mills

May 12, 20203 min read

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...

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Letter to Voters: Candidate Mills Announces NRA Endorsement

Vikki Mills

May 5, 20203 min read

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...

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COVID-19 Patients: Want to Talk About It?

Robin Ford Wallace

Apr 24, 20204 min read

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...

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“All Workers Essential": Candidate Mills Wants Georgia to Reopen

Vikki Mills

Apr 16, 20202 min read

“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....

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Statement by Public Health Regional Director Voccio

Dr. Gary Voccio

Apr 6, 20203 min read

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...

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Vikki Mills

Mar 31, 20202 min read

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...

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Coronavirus We Have to Take Seriously, But Toilet Paper? Really?

Robin Ford Wallace

Mar 17, 20206 min read

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...

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Op-Ed: Candidate Fuller Discusses Drug Epidemics

Clayton Fuller

Feb 24, 20203 min read

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....

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Have You Got Pics, Stories From 2011 You'd Like to Share? Call The Library.

Robin Ford Wallace

Feb 20, 202010 min read

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...

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Why We Struggle with Athletics: An Open Letter to the Dade School Board

Tony Moreland

Feb 9, 20209 min read

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....

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Letter to the Editor: Duncan Seeks Coaches, Players, Volunteers for Alternative Baseball League

Taylor Duncan

Jan 22, 20202 min read

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...

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If You Haven't Got a Ha'Penny, We Take Credit Cards...

Robin Ford Wallace

Dec 24, 20198 min read

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...

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Letter to the Editor: Wooten Thanks Expo Participants

Nathan Wooten

Dec 16, 20191 min read

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...

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A Sort of an Editorial: The Story of Caliban and Sleekit

Robin Ford Wallace

Nov 25, 201930 min read

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...

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