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Opinions Everybody Has One Page 4A THE NORTH GEORGIA NEWS March 31, 2021 Opinions Everybody has one... Vietnam War Veterans Day Honest Love Commissioner’s Questions Monday, March 29, was National Vietnam War Veterans Day “Let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and County governments were originally created as administra- in the United States. It is celebrated on the 29th because it was truth. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will as- tive divisions of the states. Each state government in the country the day the last of the troops were withdrawn in 1973. I state that sure our heart before Him” (1 Jn. 3:18-19). has designed, through its constitution and statutes, the authorities, knowing full well there were troops left behind, perhaps as casual- Kim Scott was an executive with Google and other tech and powers that counties may exercise. I often encounter people ties of war or as prisoners not yet returned to us. President Trump companies. She tells about hiring “Bob,” a likeable guy with a who want to understand more about the differences between a recognized the annual holiday in 2017 by signing this special day stellar resume. Soon it was apparent he couldn’t do the work. She County Sole Commissioner and a County Board of Commissions. into law. It is a separate holiday from and the rest of the team covered for This can become a heated discussion, Veterans Day, which is celebrated in Military Bob... for a while. She finally fired All Things but I do try to help educate our resi- Q & A November to mark the end of World him. He reacted, “Why didn’t you New dents on the advantages of the Sole from Union Musings County War I. Why do you think it took so long tell me? Why didn’t anyone tell me? Commissioner structure for county Commissioner for the VietNam troops to be celebrated Janice I thought you all cared.” It was un- leadership in Union County. – well over 40 years? Perhaps anti-war Walters- caring to let him think all is well. Wayne Q. What are County Com- Lamar sentiment, perhaps the large number of Taylor Love embraces truth, and truth Fowler missions? What do they do? Paris casualties, perhaps the large POW/MIA matters. For example, if it’s true that A. County commissions levy population – all reasons that are very hard to face. God made you, then that defines you. Truth matters because this local taxes, administer county governmental services such as pris- Starting as a civil war (is there really such a thing as a CIVIL is a sin-marred world that is good at deception. It matters because ons, courts, public health oversight, property registration, building war?) between the North and South Vietnam governments – the you cannot be anything you identify yourself to be, and you’ll code enforcement, and public works such as road maintenance and North backed by China and the Soviet Union, the South backed by ruin yourself trying. Isn’t it loving to be honest about that? paving. To effectively carry out the role of commissioner requires anti-communist allies such a Australia, New Zealand and the Unit- This might be inside baseball, but I’ve witnessed a lack of making many decisions. To make good decisions, a commissioner ed States, among others – the war ravaged on for about 20 years, loving honesty among those who claim to represent the Christian needs good information. Gathering the necessary data and statis- stemming the tide of communism in another country. Some say that worldview. Is as though they realize the message of the cross re- tics requires time by the commissioners or staff. The commissions there were communist rumblings in the region as far back as the ally is scandalous and needs softening, modernizing. perform both the executive and the legislative duties, meaning it French Colonial period in the 1800s. In the early 1900s, Ho Chi The soft line is that if you try hard to do better, that’s enacts local ordinances and administers them. The commissioners Minh was trained in the Soviet Union as an agent of Communist In- enough. Hope your good outweighs the bad. God loves you any- approve budgets, oversee spending, and hire county employees. ternational. Japan and France and Germany all had hands in trying way and knows you try. So, keep trying, Bob! The modern take While the commissioners are responsible to the voters, the du- to influence the political climate in the region for nearly 100 years. is that if you interpret the Bible the right way and account for the ties are defined and controlled by the state constitution and state I think often about the horrible welcome that the Vietnam current cultural mood, you’ll see God actually blesses what used statutes. Veterans received upon their return to the motherland. Antiwar pro- to be “sin.” Great job, Bob! Q. Describe the basic differences between a Sole Com- tests fueled dissent about the VietNam War, and that spilled over Here is some honest love. The Bible says you are a bro- missioner and a Board of Commissions organization. into anti-soldier sentiment. Those folks were only over there doing ken, lost sinner in need of a Savior. That’s the scandal. You are A. Basically, the sole commissioner form of government what was asked of them, and we so wrongly took out our frustra- not “basically good” but when God re-creates you in Christ, you has only one executive, whereas the board of commissions form tion with government policies on them. And, as with any war, the inherit His goodness. Your high calling is to live out that new has multiple members. Georgia is the only state that allows sole spoil of civilian carnage is always a factor – innocents caught in identity. Transformed by the love of Christ, you don’t excuse or commissioners. With the board of commissions structure, a coun- the crossfire. bless sin; you abandon it. You flourish as a human by believing ty is usually divided into districts with one commissioner repre- This was not only a war with bullets, it was also a mental war. what God says about you and by being reconciled to God through senting each district. Generally, Post Commissioners spend a lot Some may have heard that the Ace of Spades was often used on the Christ on His terms. Love doesn’t participate in lies and omis- of time protecting and looking after their particular district as that bodies of deceased enemy soldiers, a process that was originally a sions. It speaks the truth even when painful. is where their voters come from. A Sole Commissioner has the ad- spoof. However, by the end of the war, the Ace of Spaces had be- In the foreword to Brennan Manning’s “The Ragamuffin ditional responsibility of looking after the entire county. come synonymous with the representation of death. The Vietnam- Gospel,” Rich Mullins states the gospel of Christ as “the good Q. How many counties have Sole Commissioners? ese also have elaborate death rituals, ensuring safe passage to the news that, although the holy and all-powerful God knows we are A. Seven counties out of 159 counties have a Sole Com- See Walters-Taylor, page 5A See Fowler, page 5A See Paris, page 5A Letters to the Editor Chamber of Commerce What a great week! It’s Easter, and the Resurrection Day trees are blooming. The weather is warming, Dear Editor, and it’s time to give away the huge Easter basket As we fast forward remembering Je- gathered by all the participants in the Blairsville sus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, which Easter Bunny Shops Local Hunt. We want to brings all of mankind hope for another glori- thank Karyn Woody Real Estate for partnering with us to bring a ous day when those who have accepted Christ’s Blairsville death on the cross, His burial and His miraculous fun downtown, egg - Union resurrection from the dead will be ushered into hunt to our com- County the very throne room of God, and there we will munity. Check our Chamber remain forevermore with our Lord and Savior, website, visitblairs- President Jesus Christ. villega.com and Steve Rowe Folks, this old sinful world has no hold on facebook for more those who love God, and it sure doesn’t have any information on this and other Easter egg hunts hope for peace on earth, goodwill towards men. and which local restaurants are serving Sunday People for generations have denied the resurrec- brunch. tion of Christ and have gone out into a holding Mark your calendar for our ribbon crawl, place, until the Great White Judgment seat of April 8th when we welcome The Barn at Young Christ denies them to their face by the saddest Harris and Forget Me Not Collectibles. If you words spoken from Jesus’ mouth — Depart from love students, do not miss the chance to sign up Me, for I never knew you. for limited seating at An Evening with The Stars, As I live and breathe the word of God, I catered by LongHorn Steakhouse on April 15th am telling you all it is going to happen, just like when we honor the STAR Student and other high the Scriptures say, and no human being can turn achieving students and alumni. We want to thank the tide of what God has ordained in the age of the BRMEMC for being our presenting Spon- grace, which we are living in today.
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