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“Nothing on Earth that’ll get me humming, like a heat wave coming and I’ll come running. With her making that tan in the broad daylight and every night is a Saturday night.”
— From the song
“Summer’s Coming”
by Clint Black

As we observed Memorial Day earlier this week, I knew it was here. And while what we should be thankful for on Memorial Day is obviously more important, I can’t help but always think of summer truly being here once we arrive at this point.
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When you boil it down, May 27, is really like any other day. [Full Story »] 

Contrary to the belief of millions, Rush Limbaugh is not a journalist. Ditto (no pun intended) for the likes of Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and the other yackers who appear as part of “Fox News.” [Full Story »] 

More items from the political notebook:

•Ray Boyd officially began his drive Saturday to become the first independent candidate for Georgia to be on the ballot since the 1940s. Boyd kicked off his effort in his hometown of Folkston, where a large crowd gathered to hear him speak about the state of politics in both Georgia and the country.

For those who may not be keeping track or those who are late to the party, Boyd originally planned to run in the Republican primary but would not sign a loyalty oath. Boyd felt he should be able to disagree with party officials on certain issues, but the representatives of the state Republicans who were at the state capital would not agree to it.
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Items from the political notebook following qualifying week: [Full Story »] 

For political junkies like myself, this is a great week. Candidates officially sign on the dotted line through Friday their intention to run for any number of offices from statewide ones right down to local positions. [Full Story »] 

How many of you have been like me when it comes to this year’s governor’s race? When it came to the list of declared candidates you found yourself being more than a little underwhelmed. Oh, there were a couple of candidates I could have supported — voted for even — but the fire just wasn’t there. [Full Story »] 

There were few things Nancy Schaefer and I agreed on politically. Oh, I guess if you dug deep enough you would have found that we actually agreed on some issues such as gun ownership, property rights and keeping taxes low. However, those were not the issues she pushed or championed. [Full Story »]