Education makes difference in life
Editorial
This weekend and next are life changing for a number of Southwest Georgians.
DCSS showing signs of progress
Editorial
A rare show of unison on a delicate subject — the assignments of top administrators to Dougherty County School System schools for the coming school year — could be a sign that the School Board has turned the corner, moving in a direction in which the students are the first consideration. We sincerely hope that is the case.
IRS profiled Tea Party, conservatives
Editorial
Sometimes people who are dismissed as being paranoid have good reason to be paranoid.
The numbers are in for America’s moms
Editorial
Today is the nation’s 99th observance of Mother’s Day, the second Sunday of May that is set aside to honor the moms of America for all that they have done, and the sacrifices they have made.
Hot cars are no place for children
Editorial
As the weather gets hotter, so do concerns about unintended illnesses and deaths that can come from being careless with autos.
Paula Deen museum cooks up exciting possibilities
Editorial
It’s hard to come up with a bigger name that has come out of Albany than the Southern belle of Food Network, Paula Deen.
Health reform may be unhealthy for politicians
Editorial
The Affordable Care Act is getting closer to implementation, less than half a year. But there are a great many questions still lingering and no clear road map from the Obama administration as the clock ticks.
Home sales show positive trend
Editorial
Few things are better barometers of our area’s economy than home sales.
For graduates, now the hard work begins
Editorial
More than 600 local college students at Albany State University and Darton State College reached a magical milestone in their lives this weekend when they strode to a podium — strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” playing in the background — and received diplomas that bestowed on them a new title: college graduate.
Obama’s comments confuse Syria stance
A new poll conducted by Reuters/Ipros shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans do not want to see this country’s military involved in the Syrian civil war that has raged since 2011.
City manager could benefit Leesburg
Editorial
The Leesburg City Council is considering hiring a full-time city manager to handle the day-to-day operations of the city government.
School system cracking down on policies
Editorial
One thing that Dougherty County School System Interim Superintendent Butch Mosely is doing is he is sending a message to system administrators and employees: Policies are in place for a reason, and they should be followed.
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Letters to the Editor
- Writer offers history of slave trading 1 comment
- American children are too pampered
- Christianity no threat to the U.S. military 3 comments
- No free rides for cosmetologists
- Education coverage needs balance 1 comment
- Frantz family offers thanks
- Volunteers impact the community
- Who supported the Boston bombers? 1 comment
- Gun bill defeat a win for big business 24 comments
- Failed gun law would have been ineffective 1 comment
Columnists
- Washington circus steals the spotlight
- Looking Back 19 May 2013
- Praying women attacked ay Western Wall
- Both parties agree the Obama administration went too far
- Remember the movie ‘A Time to Kill’?
- Be careful what you ingest in mind, body
- Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? 1 comment
- False god of ‘narrative’ brings lots of trouble 2 comments
- Senate skips details in rush to pass immigration bill
- Encounter helps erase years of bigotry 12 comments
