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On this week’s show, we’ll take a look at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Good: OMG has a new meaning: Obama Must Go.  Bad: the President’s job czar is creating jobs in … China?  Ugly: the economy is now in a dead heat with the cost of the debt.  Let’s see what the state Tea Party rep is going to bring, on this week’s “Hayden Collins Radio Show” Sat at noon on WYXC Newstalk 1270.

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

January 11, 2012

Bartow County commissioner candidates discuss issues with Hayden Collins

Meet the patriots who have stepped forward to represent you as commissioner on “The Hayden Collin Radio Program”.  This week, patriot Mike Abernathy will introduce himself on the airwaves, and talk about the issues with Hayden Collins on Cartersville’s…

Looking ahead and moving forward

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions.  I have goals that go as far as my lifetime goes, and I don’t need to reset them every year.  Or every two months.

Recently our federal government took two months to pass tax cut legislation for 60 days, and called the result a tax break.  The money – from our taxes – that they wasted coming to that conclusion will never be recovered, and it was an exercise in futility.  The American public…

A strong commitment can endure changes in circumstances and hold firm when the going gets tough.  This is especially true for the families of National Guard members – who carry on their daily lives among us not knowing when their service member will be deployed, where or for how long – yet who are always ready when called.  For these citizen soldiers, having the support of their employers strengthens not only their service to our country, but also enables them to provide for their…

The “Super Committee” failed and Black Friday succeeded.  Business is making it happen where government has failed.  But how did this happen – is this the 1% coming to the rescue?  It’s a Wonderful Life.  Let’s see who gets their wings this Saturday at noon, “The Hayden Collins Radio Program” on WYXC Newstalk 1270

We’ve been hearing lately about a need for both cuts and savings to help us stay within our budget – let’s look at how that applies to our energy needs.  October is Energy Awareness Month and I challenge you to try something new.  

We all know energy is the resource that we can save by personal habits like turning off lights that are not in use.  This simple task saves energy, increases the life of the light and cuts down on maintenance – we have all chuckled at the…

• Super Committee deadline’s a month away, jobs bill died in the Senate, and while the president’s trick tour is going door to door–swiping treats for the White House’s Halloween–someone swiped his teleprompter. Another carve-out for the 2012 budget? We’ve got our own carving to do–bring your political pumpkin and let’s talk about it, Sat noon, “The Hayden Collins Radio Program” WYXC Newstalk 1270

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Hidden giants

In August the Bartow Chamber of Commerce hosted a Patriot Award presentation to Wayne Leathers of IBM, a resident of the Bartow County area who works at IBM’s office in Washington D.C.  It was a very unusual presentation.

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recognizes businesses for their commitment to National Guard and Reserve personnel through the Patriot Award.  Most of my previous award presentations have been to local…

Remember the kid who lost at a game & would whine "it's not FAIR!" instead of seeing they need to work harder next time? A bunch of those kids are in NY right now, and in Congress too, running the clock down on the debt-reduction deadline whining about the tax code instead of making cuts. Is that fair to citizens who elected them? "The Hayden Collins Radio Program" Sat noon, WYXC Newstalk 1270

Few national issues are “clear” these days, but most people will agree that the economy is not doing well.  And for most Americans, this is a concern.  As individuals and families, as communities, and as a country, we are oriented toward working for a better future.

In our lifetimes, the proliferation of government programs, particularly social programs, is not new, but the implications of their cost – our national debt – now has a deadline: within two months, we…

A few weeks ago, Senator Barry Loudermilk and I had the honor of making a presentation on behalf of the family support group for the citizen soldiers of the National Guard’s 108th Squadron.  Georgia’s National Guard is in every county of the state, and this particular family support group is spread out over 18 counties.  These awards recognize individuals in the…

In the recent political brinksmanship about how to manage an unprecedented national debt, in the potshots being fired as diversionary tactics, and the business community’s lack of confidence showing in the extreme volatility of the stock market, we can see the results of current government policies – not only in the U.S. but in Europe as well.  Wherever you turn, you arrive in debt.

It’s obvious that what happens in the U.S. reflects what’s going on around the world,…

Earn this

Children learn what they live.  Our parents and grandparents have told us how it was for them, growing up faced with difficult issues during the Great Depression and World War II, and how their generation often rose to the occasion – and this ethic, this expectation gave them strength as individuals and cohesiveness as a community.   On the other hand, generations that have grown up with conditions of excessive government spending on social programs developed…

On the road with Hayden again, soon to be part of a new state of Northern California? Visiting research centers at Stanford University, looking at economics, and furthering education. Meanwhile, can we believe the reports from the front in D.C.? We recognize the roles that generations need to be stepping up to? Tune in Saturday at noon for “The Hayden Collins Radio Program” on WYXC, Newstalk 1270

This week’s federal budget talks in D.C. are chasing answers to the wrong questions. As individuals, we know you can’t spend your way out of debt.  It is not a workable solution for our government either, nor is the assumption we can tax our way out of debt.  Such approaches do not change spending habits, which are the root of the problem.  The questions they need to be addressing in D.C. are how to cut government, cut taxes and cut spending.

Finding the right questions is also…

Knowing I can depend on my neighbors is so basic to our relationship that most of the time it goes unseen, but is never unappreciated.  While I’m out of town on business, I know my neighbors will keep an eye on my house and should something go wrong, I know that before I even hear about it, one of my neighbors will be there to help my wife Sandra address the situation. Not long ago, our entire neighborhood was awakened to a lightning strike that burned up one of the houses, and they all…