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FLINT-AREA OPINION: Letters to the Editor

• Legislature should go part-time, says Flint Journal letter writer

• Be glad experts were wrong about fuel prices, says Flint Journal letter writer

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• Dee Fleetwood's generosity should help us remember year round need

• Flint Journal Editorial: Recent issues help show why millage renewal needed

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• Goodrich slighted in top sports stories, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Tony Dearing, John Tomlinson and other topics discussed by Flint Journal readers

• Poor plowing bugs one letter writer from Grand Blanc Township

MORE »; If You Ask Me

• New year represents new season of optimism and time to reflect on positives from 2008

• Taking control of your health care costs: Simple steps for consumers

MORE »; Wide Awake Club

• Wide Awake Club: Magical Toy

• Wide Awake Club: A Snowman

MORE »; Words from the Web

• Flint Journal online readers wish Jeffrey Rodgers luck with career as state trooper and react to other recent articles

• University of Michigan-Flint protest over Israeli bombings in Gaza Strip discussed by Flint Journal readers

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BLOGS: Feedback
by Journal staff
• Genesee County looking to lure Hollywood again; $80 million in state funding could mean more local action in movie industry

• Flint revises homicide totals for 2008 -- now shows decline instead of increase; What do you think?

MORE; From the Editor
by Tony Dearing
• Flint's crime has dropped, but missteps show vigilance needed

• Flint drop in CQ Press crime report not much to celebrate when we're losing ground

MORE; Come Heller High Water
by Andy Heller
• Welcome to Come Heller High Water: The Blog

• Lake Superior State missed a few when they were banning words

MORE; Head over Heels
by Brenda Brissette Mata
• Breasts get many people excited

• Sharing 'Barack the Magic Negro' parody song was dumb move by Chip Saltsman, candidate for RNC top office

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COLUMNS: Kori Carson Dean

• Now is the time to plan for next school year for your child, says education advice columnist Kori Carson Dean

MORE; Gary Flinn

• Coca-Cola bottling company leaving Flint ends company's long history in the Vehicle City, says columnist Gary Flinn

MORE; Kelly Flynn

• Arne Duncan as new Secretary of Education may mean more of the same

MORE; John Foren

• Flint fumbled how it released school closure plan

MORE; David Graham

• Sometimes, disappointment is all you bring from the hunt, says Flint Journal columnist David Graham

MORE; Rickey Hampton

• Barack Obama's election and Detroit Lions' season teach volumes, says Flint Journal columnist Rickey Hampton

MORE; Ron Krueger

• Mom, why couldn't you lie?

MORE; Christofer Machniak

• Airlines fly into loathsome world of misdirection, says Flint Journal columnist Christofer Machniak

MORE; Theresa Roach

• Roach: I found my way around writers block

MORE; Elizabeth Shaw

• Girl struck by tragedy wins over wild mustang with loving patience

MORE; David Smith

• Power outage brings families closer to madness, says Flint Journal humor columnist David Smith

MORE; John Tomlinson

• John Tomlinson's New Year's resolution is no more television

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COMMUNITY: Jack Blosser

• 2008 held many wonderful surprises, says Grand Blanc News columnist Jack Blosser

MORE; Jackie Braun

• Effort to simplify life carrying over into 2009

MORE; Eileen Button

• A teacher's influence lives on long after the career has ended

MORE; Julie Zaher

• Volunteering completes the calling

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