Opinion
RICHARDSON: Trio of success out of the same pod
What does Jasmine Hill, a rising senior at the University of Georgia majoring in accounting, have in common with her two brothers, Brandon, a rising junior at Morehouse majoring in political science, and Marcus, who will enter his freshman year at UGA studying computer science in the fall?
Opinion
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BILL CUMMINGS
Dr. CUMMINGS: Be a leader
Middle Georgians: do you know what we need the most? Leaders. Middle Georgia is full of followers -- hundreds and thousands of them -- but where have all the Leaders gone?
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DAVE OEDEL
OEDEL: Our public trough
The so-called “farm bill” is moving higher on the congressional agenda -- after having been kicked down the road in 2012 and then extended in 2013 along the lines of the 2008 farm bill as part of “fiscal cliff” avoidance. The farm bill will soon occupy the legislative front burner...
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EDITORIALS
Take some time to offer our gratitude for their sacrifice
What do you do when there is nothing else you can do? Monday is the day we set aside as a nation to remember the lost souls who have defended our country. While the Iraq and Afghanistan wars occupy our short-term memory, Memorial Day is for all of our fallen warriors. It began as Decoration Day in...
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OPINION
BUTTERWORTH: Some gave all that they had to give
In America we believe life is precious. With God’s grace life may last up to 100 years or more. Through the course of our nation’s history, however, it has been necessary for American fighting men and women to lay down their lives in order for the rest of us to continue to live in freedom...
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OPINION
SMITH:Breaking chiropractic barriers at RAFB
The struggle of Jackie Robinson, the great Brooklyn Dodger who broke the “color barrier” in Major League Baseball in 1947 and became the subject of a recent movie, “42”, reminds me of the struggle facing chiropractors today at Robins Air Force Base and local hospitals. Indeed, ...
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OPINION
Poole: Arlington National Cemetery: Where war comes home
McLEAN, Va. -- Even as America’s longest war grinds down, reminders of the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan haunt Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, where the crack of rifle salutes, the rattle of caissons and the sounding of taps still echo among thousands of orderly white tombstones...
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EDITORIALS
Craters in the tax code puts more of the tax burden on individuals
During the last presidential election, President Obama used an effective class warfare strategy to portray his opponent, Mitt Romney, as an out-of-touch rich guy who enjoyed special privileges. Now one of the most beloved tech companies in the world, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple, is...
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ERICK ERICKSON
ERICKSON: Next time, fly Macon
My schedule worked out for me to be able to do it. I now have to wonder why the rest of you are not doing it. I flew to Washington, D.C., from Macon.
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