Opinion Column: Okefenokee tug-o-war is long way from over

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“The majority of the 684-square-mile swamp is in Georgia. And polls have shown that nearly 70% of Georgians don’t want the Okefenokee endangered in any way. I am with the majority.”

The opposing sides are not barefoot on Jekyll Island’s beach, but there’s a definite line drawn in the sand. Feet are dug in and muscles are straining. 

 

On one side is an Alabama mining comp…