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Muslim perception
November 20, 2009 | 04:04 PM
It is likely that only a very few in this country will paint all groups of people with the same color as that worn by a few of that group's extremists.
Carl, Roswell
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We love our sidewalks in Alpharetta
November 20, 2009 | 11:10 AM
They should be building bike lanes too!
Carl, Alpharetta
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Bodker is doing a fine job
November 20, 2009 | 10:45 AM
MYOB
Carl, Alpharetta
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This is terrible
November 19, 2009 | 05:41 PM
Everyone needs to drive with great care -particularlyl during the rush of the holidays.
Ray, alpharetta
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Great Song
November 19, 2009 | 11:25 AM
Craig gave me a copy of the CD with this son on it. It tells a great story about a great local hero. It's wonderful to hear about the some of history of where we live, and Craig tells it so well. The rest of the CD is full of great songs and great music.
Bob Warren, Johns Creek
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Lifesharers is Wrong
November 18, 2009 | 05:46 PM
I am compelled to respond to the remarks of one of your commenters, David J. Undis. I follow Mr. Undis around the internet as he uses opportunities like this one to promote his offensive schemes to "increase organ donation". The only thing original about his comment is the first line. The rest of it is cut-and-paste.
His proposal for creation of two waiting lists, one for Americans who have registered as donors, and a second for those who, for whatever reason, have not registered, undermines the very nature of donation; a selfless, compassionate act of reaching out to another human being in distress. He would have the non-donors, should they need an organ transplant to survive, suffer a greater risk of dying because they have not registered. That's supposed to increase donation? The premise is that fear of not receiving a needed organ will make non-donors run to the DMV to register. That simply won't happen.
If Mr. Undis really wanted to increase donation, he would urge readers to go to http://www.donatelife.net, and find out how to sign up on their own state's donor registry.
Mr. Undis offers the more immediate alternative of joining Lifesharers, an "organ donor club" he started about 6 years ago. He describes it this way: LifeSharers is a non-profit network of organ donors who agree to offer their organs first to other organ donors when they die. What he fails to mention is that the "other organ donors" to whom he refers are the other members of this very small club. He has signed up a little more than 13,000, by his count, while those of us who labor every day in the legitimate organ donation and transplantation community have registered more than 82 million Americans.
Mr. Undis' ideas won't work, but we know what will work. Learn about donation and its benefits, then join the more than 82 million Americans who have taken action to become registered organ, eye and tissue donors in their own states, Finally, inform your family that you are a registered donor.
Those simple steps, taken by all of us, will exponentially increase the number of lives saved or improved by organ, eye and tissue donation in the United States.
Phil Van Stavern, Oklahoma City
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Mike Huckabee @ First Redeemer Church
November 18, 2009 | 04:12 PM
Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009
Time: 10:45am - 12:15pm
Location: 2100 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming, GA. 30041-7497
GSJ, Cumming
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PARTIERS RAISE NEEDED CASH
November 18, 2009 | 12:38 PM
Lance Witt was very lucky to get a Heart transplant. Over half of the 100,000 Americans on the national waiting list will die before they get a transplant. Most of these deaths are needless. Americans bury or cremate 20,000 transplantable organs every year.
There is a simple way to put a big dent in the organ shortage – give donated organs first to people who have agreed to donate their own organs when they die.
Giving organs first to organ donors will convince more people to register as organ donors. It will also make the organ allocation system fairer. People who aren't prepared to share the gift of life should go to the back of the transplant waiting list as long as there is a shortage of organs.
Anyone who wants to donate their organs to others who have agreed to donate theirs can join LifeSharers. LifeSharers is a non-profit network of organ donors who agree to offer their organs first to other organ donors when they die. Membership is free at www.lifesharers.org or by calling 1-888-ORGAN88. There is no age limit, parents can enroll their minor children, and no one is excluded due to any pre-existing medical condition. LifeSharers has over 13,000 members, including 262 members in Georgia.
Please contact me - Dave Undis, Executive Director of LifeSharers - if your readers would like to learn more about our innovative approach to increasing the number of organ donors. I can arrange interviews with some of our local members if you're interested. My email address is daveundis@lifesharers.org. My phone number is 615-351-8622.
David J Undis, Nashville
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Come on, they were probably volunteering .
November 12, 2009 | 12:11 PM
Maybe they were placing flags up in honor of our vets. Ever think of that?
T, JCreek
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Listen to yourself, Jeff....
November 12, 2009 | 11:42 AM
Limbaugh and Beck are both pulling in millions a year, and they're complaining about "bottom feeders leeching off the government"? Rich conservatives who don't like poor people - what a shocker.
Besides, who wants to take advice from a guy who cried on tv because Barbara Walters was mean to him?
Indvidual Thought, Alpharetta
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