Opinions

GOP leader’s defense of Maxwell is shameful

Tuesday, October 10. 2017
Another sad chapter of public corruption came to a close two weeks ago when former Nicholson Mayor Ronnie Maxwell was sentenced on theft charges.
The pugnacious former mayor will serve 90 days in jail, followed by 9-months under house arrest with an ankle monitor and will be under 5-years of probation. Maxwell is also supposed to put in 500 hours of community service, pay a $1,000 fine and pay $6,145 in restitution to the city. [Full Story »] 

Will Amazon become state’s welfare king?

Tuesday, October 3. 2017
I finally found my way last week to see a game at the new Braves stadium in Cobb County.
The team stinks, but the stadium is first-class. The seats were comfortable, the lighting wasn’t harsh and food was good.
And yet, sitting there I had a difficult time getting beyond this thought: “The poor taxpayers of Cobb County got screwed!” [Full Story »] 

Collins may face a tough choice on Trumpism vs. Conservatism

Sunday, September 24. 2017
There are at least two different ways to look at Rep. Doug Collins’ recent vote against funding hurricane relief and raising the debt ceiling: Collins was either voting on conservative principal, or he got lost in the ideological woods and misread the mood of the moment. [Full Story »] 

Jefferson candidates need quizzing

Monday, September 18. 2017
There are two contested seats coming up for a vote in November on the Jefferson City Council. Incumbent Mayor Roy Plott is being challenged by former councilman Steve Quinn while incumbent councilman Mark Mobley will face challenger David Wortham.
But what, if anything, are the issues in these two city contests? [Full Story »] 

Keep monuments, but understand their history

Wednesday, September 13. 2017
I’m not in favor of destroying monuments.
Having walked among old ruins in Italy, Israel, Egypt, and other ancient places, I’ve see a lot of old statues and monuments. Records indicate that thousands of other historic monuments were destroyed over the centuries: Conquering armies often dismantled their foe’s monuments; early Christians destroyed what they considered to be pagan statues; and new rulers often smashed any vestige of their predecessors. [Full Story »] 

Floyd Hoard’s spirit lives on

Wednesday, September 6. 2017
Over the last five weeks, this newspaper has published a series of articles recalling the terrible events 50 years ago surrounding the assassination of solicitor general Floyd “Fuzzy” Hoard.
In researching these articles, one of the most difficult problems was trying to understand and write about who Hoard really was. What was his personality like? What made him laugh? What made him angry? [Full Story »] 

Migration changing the nation

Monday, July 31. 2017
It’s difficult to believe when you look around booming Northeast Georgia, but not everywhere in the county is growing.
A large swath of the American Midwest, from northern Texas up into the Dakotas, is seeing depopulation as young people leave rural communities and move into urban areas where there are more job opportunities. Farm consolidations and the mechanization of agricultural production has taken a toll on rural Midwestern counties. [Full Story »] 

Big change in Jefferson school growth

Monday, July 24. 2017
Remarkable.
That about the only word that fits the change in outlook of the Jefferson City School System over the last 30 years.
Last week, the school system sent a strongly-worded letter to the city council opposing any more annexations of subdivisions into the city. [Full Story »] 

Trump’s stirring defense of the West

Monday, July 17. 2017
President Trump’s defense of Western Civilization in Poland last week was one of his better moments in office.
In using Poland’s struggle against the Nazis during World War II and Soviet dictatorship as a backdrop, Trump issued a call for the West to stand against those forces that wish to undermine both Western values and Western political alliances. [Full Story »] 

Who are you?

Wednesday, July 12. 2017
Do you know who you are?
Not just your name — that’s artificial and superficial. [Full Story »] 
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