Opinion, letters, editorials from Macon and Warner Robins, GA

Opinion

Editorial cartoons for Friday, May 24, 2013.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This is Viewpoints for Friday, May 24, 2013

‘The good old days’
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 ...
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.
OPINION

YOUNG: Honoring veterans by hiring them

This Memorial Day, Americans across the country will join together to honor those who have served and sacrificed for our nation and our freedoms. As a Navy combat (Desert Storm) veteran, I look forward to participating in these celebrations and to honoring those who served before and alongside me.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This is Viewpoints for Thursday, May 23

Shocked?
EDITORIAL CARTOONS

Editorial cartoons (05/23/13)

Editorial cartoons for Thursday, May 23, 2013.
OPINION

High turnout rates are cause to celebrate, not gut, the Voting Rights Act

Sometime before the end of June, the Supreme Court will decide Shelby County v. Holder, a constitutional challenge to the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act, one of the act’s most important guarantees against racial discrimination in voting.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This is Viewpoints for Wednesday, May 22

Victimhood
EDITORIAL CARTOONS

Editorial cartoons (05/22)

Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
CATHERINE MEEKS

MEEKS: Words can hurt

When you were a child did you ever say, “sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” I remember that we used to say that usually after someone had said something that had in fact hurt. Little did we know that words represent very powerful energy systems. They...