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Liberal arts still matter to students and are valuable for Georgia’s workforce picture

Liberal arts still matter to students and are valuable for Georgia’s workforce picture

Liberal arts still matter to students and are valuable for Georgia’s workforce picture

Cathycox
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox explores how the institution’s current period of record-breaking enrollment growth illustrates the enduring value of a highquality liberal arts education to current students and employers alike, in a guest essay originally published in the...
The unseen power

The unseen power

The unseen power

Rondarich
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Prayer works.Some will stop reading now.Some will realize they need to hear this. Some will know it works.A friend was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer about 18 months ago.“Six months maybe,” the doctor said. “But we can try aggressive treatment.
Who would want a peanut butter and jelly snodland

Who would want a peanut butter and jelly snodland

Who would want a peanut butter and jelly snodland

Dickyarbrough
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Our national debt currently stands at $40 trillion (that’s trillion with a “t”) and rising. We are at war with an intractable enemy that we were assured would last four to five weeks. It has been six months and the enemy is as intractable as ever. If it isn’t 95 degrees outside, it’s raining.
SUPERINTENDENT: Accountability requires the full picture

SUPERINTENDENT: Accountability requires the full picture

SUPERINTENDENT: Accountability requires the full picture

Kristina Brooks
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Editor’s Note: Kristina Brooks currently is in her second year as Baldwin County School District superintendent.Recent reporting on Baldwin County’s eighth-grade mathematics scores highlighted a difficult number: just 14.7 percent of our eighth graders reached full proficiency on the most recent...
A few thoughts on love – and loving well

A few thoughts on love – and loving well

A few thoughts on love – and loving well

Dickyarbrough
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A change of pace today. I am going to give politics and those who practice it the week off.They aren’t going anywhere and I am tired of them and their blather.Instead,let’s talk about love.
The news that really matters

The news that really matters

The news that really matters

Iantocher
Thursday, August 13, 2026
You are holding in your hands right now a very important, consequential, personal, and public documentation of the world you live in.For years, we have been told print is dying. The future, we have been assured, is digital, where news can move faster, reach farther, and cost less.
That cold, frosty morning

That cold, frosty morning

That cold, frosty morning

Rondarich
Thursday, August 13, 2026
The year or the month have now slipped through my memory. It wasn’t many years ago, that I do remember.It was the time of winter when dawn creeps in with dull, gray light. Having long been frugal, I keep the temperature moderate during day, adding extra layers of clothing.
The family’s farm

The family’s farm

The family’s farm

Rondarich
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Patti has been a loyal friend of mine for 30 years.I can always count on her and I hope she feels the same about me.We both grew up in farm families about four miles from each other.Patti has lived the American dream.She is a hero of mine although history will not record her life and no monuments...
On God and his tiny rock

On God and his tiny rock

On God and his tiny rock

Dickyarbrough
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Sometimes I start these conversations not knowing where they are going to end. This is one of those times. The subject today concerns current events, the universe and religion.
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