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Greg Markley Articles

‘Fumbling Fob’ and Carter were good stewards of taxpayer money

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In 1955, Fob James was a Lanett native playing college football under Auburn’s legendary coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He would sometimes fumble the ball, so he was nicknamed “Fumbling Fob.” Yet that year, James was named All-American as a...
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In just five minutes, Britt gives cabinet member a lecture on the border

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — Imagine a new U.S. Border Patrol agent getting his duty assignment and telling a friend: “Well, I guess I will have to go to supply and pick up snowshoes.” His friend says, “What?” Reply: “Yes, I am going to one of the places where illegal...
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High school reunions fading, but not the 50th — That’s the big one

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —I received confirmation that the 50th anniversary of my high school graduation will be celebrated in two years. I graduated in June 1975 when Gerald Ford was president and “Jaws” was filling movie theatres. It seems so long ago, as I have...
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Wokeness’ in the Army?
Not in Sand Hill classrooms at Fort Moore

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In the 2009 film “500 Days of Summer,” a young couple is the focus. Summer tries to avoid commitment with Tom, who seeks fidelity. The narrator declares: "Most days of the year are entirely unremarkable. They begin and they end without...
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Politics Among the Book Crowd: Book Reviewers Battle Trolls

‘No One Wants to Die Alone’

May 31, 2023

Sachs-Roberts Law Allows Loved Ones Nearby OPINION — The dreadful scenes — grandchildren looking up from a parking lot, long-married couples saying...

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