Mabelline is our Pet of the Week!

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Thursday, January 28, 2016 • FANNIN SENTINEL Page 9A
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The fees listed constitute three percent (3%) of the base annual salary for
each office and were set by the Fannin County Board of Commissioners at
the January 12, 2016 meeting.
Chairman, Board of Commissioners
Clerk of Court
Post I Commissioner
Coroner
Judge of Probate Court
Magistrate Judge
Sheriff
Tax Commissioner
Board of Education (3 seats)
County Surveyor
$1,794.86
$1,491.65
$ 252.00
$ 654.48
$1,491.65
$1,491.65
$1,779.86
$1,491.65
$ 144.00
$ 772.95
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15. Relocation company
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18. A strong liking
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39. Cab
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41. Scintillas
42. Femme fatale
43. Getting excessively hot
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49. Vigor
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53. Stronghold
57. Drugs
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60. Annul
61. Fortuneteller’s card
62. Search
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27. Midday
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31. “___ the season to be jolly”
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36. Make melodious sounds
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41. Classical Greek
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44. Happenings
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47. Mucky
48. “Bye”
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52. French for “State”
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55. Ale
56. Sounds of disapproval
58. Fury
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Mabelline is our
Pet of the Week!
Hello to everyone. My name is Mabelline and I am a young kitty
with gray and white tiger markings. I will not be too big when I grow
up. I am already house trained, spayed and have all my shots--so I
am ready to go to my forever home. I have lots of energy and love
to play inside with other kitties and all people. I am also a great cuddler. Please call 706 632 4357 to set up a time for us to meet at the
Humane Society of Blue Ridge Haven on Mineral Springs Road
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The applicable part of the Fifth
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process of law” be part of any proceeding that denies a citizen “life,
liberty or property.”
There is no doubt that the
“right to keep and bear arms” is
a protected liberty by the Second
Amendment of the US Constitution. This Oregon bill would take
away a constitutionally protected
right without the required “due
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made his position clear on the bill
saying, “It is taking away the right
to possess and bear arms, and you
can put lipstick on that pig all you
want, but it’s still a pig, and it’s not
going to be something that we’re
going to deal with in this House.”
Most folks consider our form
of government a democracy. In a
pure democracy, the majority can
pass laws to control a minority. If
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have rules set out by the US Constitution, the state constitution and
local laws that they must follow.
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rights all citizens have under that
government. If a group of people
want to amend a right, guaranteed
by a constitution, there is a process
in place to do that. In the case of
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a very high hurdle to cross.
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right to keep and bear arms, once
the precedent of suspending constitutional rights by mere law gains
traction, we will see other rights
violated in this fashion. For the
folks that want to restrict our Second or Fifth Amendment rights,
go through the constitutional
amendment process to accomplish this. Don’t just submit bills
to the legislature that violate the
Constitution.