Letters to the Editor

Dear readers,This week, the Georgia General Assembly was not in formal session.However, important work continued as the House Appropriations Committee met to begin its review of the Governor’s proposed state budget.While there were no floor votes, this stage of the process is critical.

Griffin responds to State of the State address

State Representative Floyd Griffin issued the following statement in response to Governor Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address: Results, not rhetoric, must guide the work of the General Assembly.

The dinner table

It’s just a memory now.And, perhaps I won’t recall it precisely because of the decades that have passed but I will tell it as best I can.I was what people used to call a “late in life child” so my siblings were much older.

Leadership is about doing the work

As Georgia enters the 2026 legislative session, the most important question before lawmakers is not about politics or personalities.

The family we became — part 2

When Gunnar Nelson opened the door of his beautiful home, even before I had reached the top step of the porch, and greeted me cheerfully with a big hug, I felt I was being embraced by family. I was there to interview Gunnar and his twin, Matthew, about them and their famous family.

Hate speech and threats are a threat to public safety, take action

To the Editor:I am deeply disturbed and outraged by a recent Facebook post stating that the Mayor of Milledgeville “deserves to be swinging from a tree.” That language is not political criticism. It is violent, racially charged, and historically terroristic.

Why Georgia must revisit the Promise Scholarship Act

In 2024, the Georgia House passed the Promise Scholarship Act by one vote.One vote is not a mandate. It is a warning.

The family we became – part one

During the years of our lives, we will know extraordinary days sprinkled with laughter; ordinary days touched by a blessing or two and, less happily, days that are filled with tribulation or just plain annoyance.But, the magical days?

Where 39,000 words went this year

As we end one year to begin a new one, it means it’s time for the annual report required of all card-carrying members of the National Association of Modest-Yet-Much-Beloved Columnists. Our motto?Sometimes in error, never in doubt.

What a year

A new year has begun and this makes me very happy. Good riddance to 2025.The Good Book instructs, “pride goeth before destruction.” My pride almost killed me this year.All my life, I have enjoyed good health. Yet, I never appreciated it like it is meant to be appreciated.