Some random thoughts on some random subjects

If you had the opportunity to speak with a typical Russian family about how the current war with Ukraine has impacted their lives, what would you want to ask them? I may very well have that opportunity in the near future with a family that lives near the Ukrainian border.

What matters most in close contests

Two years ago this fall, the challenger candidate, Reverend Raphael Warnock, mopped the debate room floor with his opponent, junior incumbent U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler. Hers was a wooden and flat performance, appearing to recite lines from a script not connecting with any audience.

Remembering a group of heroes in Iraq

It seems like a lifetime ago and in some ways it was. It has been 17 years this week since I was in Iraq with the men and women of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team. Even today, it is an experience seared in my brain. How I ended up there was due to my friend, Bill Stewart, of Brunswick.

Letters to the Editor

I have great respect for Floyd Griffin. He has faithfully served our country, our state and our local community as mayor of Milledgeville. Few have served our community more.

Italian-Inspired Dishes

I taly is one of the world’s great food nations, and many dishes have Italian roots.

Your vote is secure. Your vote will count.

Early voting for the November 8th general election begins October 17th.Absentee ballot applications are being accepted and those ballots are already being cast.You will need to submit your Voter I.D., electronically or through the mail, along with your absentee ballot.Your ballots are secret, safe,...

No Nobel Prize for Literature again this year a bummer

I just learned that I have been passed over for the Nobel Prize for Literature once again. Bummer. And that crowd over in Stockholm didn’t even have the courtesy to pick up the phone and call me with the bad news. I had to read about it in the paper. A person of my literary stature deserves better.

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: I come from a long line of men who served, and I was proud to serve myself —business owners and community leaders, like my late father, Deacon Floyd L. Griffin Sr. and grandfather, Reverend Willis Griffin.

Fixin’ to try and explain Southern talk, y’all

I have met a number of folks recently who migrated from across the Mason-You-Know-What-Line and have settled in the Great State of Georgia. We enjoy each other’s company but there is a bit of a language barrier. We all speak the same one— English—but we speak it differently.

Water, water ... everywhere

Two of the strongest determinants of whether you are standing in a First World or Third World nation are whether you have ready and easy access to potable water, and whether the nation has some type of sewage removal and possibly treatment system in place.