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WILSON: What U.S. could do to improve conditions for average guy

By George Wilson | Globalization and technological changes have worked to eliminate good paying manufacturing jobs in America. Among ordinary men and women this has had a profound change in their lives. Many have tried to adjust by taking the time to get more education and to be retrained; even going into debt with student loans. Many others have taken multiple low paying jobs. What we see is profits at record levels and the rich getting richer. American families face financial hardships at a time “when the average CEO makes about 300 times what the average worker makes.”

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by · September 18, 2015 · Another View
ANOTHER VIEW: 3 major problems threaten country’s stability

ANOTHER VIEW: 3 major problems threaten country’s stability

By George Wilson | Anyone running for President and any political office should address the three major problems that threaten our country.

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by · August 21, 2015 · Another View
ANOTHER VIEW: Continued GOP manipulation threatens Southern men

ANOTHER VIEW: Continued GOP manipulation threatens Southern men

By George Wilson | W.J. Cash’s The Mind of the South, first published in 1941, is a brilliant examination of how the Southern elite, even with slavery no longer possible, managed to extend the same economic and political philosophy and system to their own benefit for 100 years, using Jim Crow.

When I see the Confederate flags waved today, I always think about the social unfairness that existed in the South during the Civil War. Here are a few examples.

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by · August 18, 2015 · Another View
ANOTHER VIEW: Time for 911-texting service?

ANOTHER VIEW: Time for 911-texting service?

By Debbie Houston | Recently I read of an organization called Crisis Text Line (CTL) that responds to people contemplating suicide. The person-at-risk texts the number 741741 and, within seconds, a counselor offers support and asks key questions, like: “Are you alone?” “Do you have the bottle of pills near you?”

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by · August 14, 2015 · Another View
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ANOTHER VIEW: Reeves served county as defense lawyer, judge

By Warren Davis, judge, Superior Court of Gwinnett County | A legend within the Gwinnett Bar Association recently passed away. His name, Clarence “Gene” Reeves Jr.

I worked with Judge Reeves for 17 years. Judge Reeves was renowned for giving young offenders a “second chance.” He would say, “…use it to change your life…it changed mine.”

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by · August 11, 2015 · Another View
Wilson

ANOTHER VIEW: Rare time for transit decision

By George Wilson | A county stands and falls on the decisions and vision of her leaders. All too rarely, a county has an opportunity to decide an issue that will set its future course for generations to come. Such is bringing of rail to Gwinnett County. Now is the time to act and show some bold leadership and not be bureaucratic care takers of the status quo.

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by · July 28, 2015 · Another View
HOUSTON: Small kindnesses can sneak up on you when you least expect it

HOUSTON: Small kindnesses can sneak up on you when you least expect it

By Debra Houston | On a recent Saturday, my husband and I ordered dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Tucker. Neither of us spoke thereafter, nor smiled. Our minds were elsewhere.

Across the aisle, an animated young couple flirted with one another, while we, the older couple, sat static and listless. Drawn to their laughter, I’d occasionally sneak a peek, hoping their cheer might rub off on me.

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by · July 24, 2015 · Another View
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