Week One Under the Gold Dome

The first week of the 2025 Legislative Session has officially come to a close.

Fried baloney sandwiches

It happened in Kentucky a while back. Perhaps 13 years. The name of the small town in which we had stopped, escapes me completely, but that matters not to the story.I was on a three-day, three-town speaking tour with Kentucky’s first female governor, Martha Layne Collins.

Swapping one problem for another at Okefenokee?

While some things may change, others seem not to at all.

Letters to the Editor

Our community has the opportunity to learn from the terrible fire devastation in California. We are likely proud to be different from California, but the devastation fire creates is the same everywhere.

Tim Flock: one of a kind

It was such a sweet moment at the time and thrilling, too. Now, when I think about it, I’m sentimentally sad.I’ve seen Richard Petty a few times lately and I guess that’s what brought back the memory. Petty is one of the great storytellers.

The lasting legacies of James Earl Carter

Many believe the ultimate accomplishment for any American citizen is to be elected president of the United States.Though in our nearly 250-year history, only 46 have reached that lofty objective, I would submit that its 39th occupant left many more lasting legacies than most during his years before...

To the People of Georgia and the Nation

Dear Editor,It is with a heavy heart that I join my fellow Georgians and the global community in mourning the passing of President Jimmy Carter, a man whose profound legacy of service, humility, and unwavering dedication to humanity will inspire generations to come.President Carter embodied the...

Junior E. Lee on current events

You deserve the best and the best I can offer you today is Junior E.Lee. As longtime readers know, and those who are recent to this column will soon learn, Junior is one of a kind.

Sad happenings in a small town

Hemingway, South Carolina, is a tiny town of less than 500 people.There, one of my favorite people was born, calling Hemingway her hometown until college beckoned, followed by the state capitol and other glorious adventures.The joyous Mary Eaddy has the merriest of laughs.“Oh, honey,” she’ll...

Discussing Okefenokee drag-mining proposal

RAP! RAP! RAP!“This meeting of the Okefenokee Creatures Association will come to order. I am your chairperson, Pogo the Possum.Please stand, crawl, hop, or slither as you are able and recite the OCA pledge: ‘I pledge allegiance to the Okefenokee Swamp and the peat upon which it stands.