Litter in ditches says something about people

   J.P. Morris was a thinker.    And when he spoke, he didn’t waste words.  I relished every visit with him.    When I was involved in the ownership of The Baxley News-Banner, I could expect calls from the Appling County land baron and entrepreneur.

For one day

   One day at camp, my dad called me to the office.    (He was a camp counselor over the summer, and, as a result, I got to spend my full summer at camp.

Submitting a Letter to the Editor

   Submitting a letter to the editor is a powerful way to engage in community dialogue and voice your opinion on issues that matter to you.

Funding may restrict scholarship

   New beginnings are exciting. They can also be tough, which is why new initiatives don’t need any extra obstacles placed in their path.    The pattern for new school choice programs around the country has been to ramp up slowly at first. Families may not know about them.

Did FDR and Eleanor buy pottery in North Georgia?

By Emory Jones      I was sitting on the porch last week, arguing history with my pet pig, Cunningham, when FDR’s name came up. It often does with Cunningham because he’s convinced Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to keep a pet pig in the White House.

Commission should choose capable leaders

   The Habersham County Board of Commissioners is now in the position where they need to find people to fill two vital roles — the county manager and the recreation director.

Writer riding high with Mr. Rogers movie

   Tom Junod is living proof of the old saw that “good things come to those who wait.”    He wrote a piece for Esquire magazine in 1998 and, 21 years later, that story became a movie.    He finally finished a book about his father. Took him nine years.    Are those two projects related?

Taking a break?

   My college was just an hour north from Daytona Beach, so spring break was pretty much every weekend for me when I was in college.    We did have a real spring break that was only a four-day weekend.

Trust in Collins to help our veterans

   There’s been a lot of talk about the changes being made in our federal government in the past few weeks.    Fortunately, there’s a trusted, familiar face leading one of the most important departments.

Highly delinquent

   Another troubled suburban shopping mall is in the news. Town Center at Cobb, which sits at the split of I-575 from I-75 near Kennesaw, failed to pay its 2024 property-tax bill of more than $1 million. This comes after the mall recently was shuttered due to “highly delinquent” power bills.