Campaigns are more than a game

Former speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich was no doubt smarting after what appeared to be a sure win in Iowa a month ago morphed into a distant fourth-place finish when the caucus votes were counted, but he did hit the nail squarely on the head with a comment he made Wednesday.

Be responsible with trash

The Christmas season is over, but you might have noticed that local motorists still are "decorating" our roads with holiday litter.

It's a wasteland only if we let it be one

Sometimes I hear television described as the "great wasteland." I have even alluded to such myself. But I want to be fair on the subject. I think television can provoke thought which in turn stimulates the brain which can be a good thing.

Get healthy one month at a time

This time last year, Josh and I started making some changes to our lifestyle to become healthier people. Little did we know that I'd become pregnant just weeks later and soon would discover that hot dogs and biscuits and gravy were the only things my new pregnant body would let me keep down - not the most healthful meal choices.

Midway budget raises questions

Riceboro has a nice brick city hall. Flemington has turned an old house into a quaint city hall. Ludowici has a city hall, and Hinesville has a brand-new three-story city hall. Even Mayor Pike in Mayberry R.F.D. had an office upstairs in the brick courthouse. Where is the Midway city hall? In - of all places - a shopping mall.

Hinesight: Tim Tebow dissected

Necessity of deployments eases pain

Fort Stewart officially confirmed recently that two battalions will deploy to Afghanistan this year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The orders will affect approximately 1,500 troops and their families from the Marne Division.

Senators broke oath scrambing home

Editor, The following is an open letter to Sens. Chambliss and Isakson:

Budget, education will top 2012 session

It's a new year and with it comes the beginning of the 2012 legislative session. As many of us reflect back on the previous year and begin to think about our resolutions for the 2012, the Georgia General Assembly must focus its attention on the priorities for the coming session.

Ludowici residents should get involved

Editor, If the citizens of Ludowici want to sit around and not attend the meetings to find out what kind of city officials we have running our city government and what kind of tactics are being used and where the city money is going, then they deserve what they've got.

Shame on ag leader for picking on Parkers'

First my disclaimer: I am not and have never been connected with Parker gas station/convenience stores. I don't even know anyone who works in one of those stores.

Why criticize the government

Some readers think that I take delight in criticizing President Barack Obama. I don't. I would prefer to see a strong president leading our country, a president who understands how our country has succeeded for the past 200-plus years, a president who wants our country to advance economically, a president who does not apologize to the world for what America has accomplished, a president who understands the importance of a tough defensive position to protect our citizens, a president who understands the words, "We the People."

Plum Nelly Pitts to prognosticate

It is with a great deal of pleasure that I announce the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located over a pool hall in Greater Garfield, has signed an exclusive contract with one of the nation's premier prognosticators, Plum Nelly Pitts, of Varnell, Ga.

Thumbs up / thumbs down

Here's what we thought worked this week and what didn't:

The world may change but fundamentals stay the same

Dear Cameron,

Washington's Russian fixation

HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?

PSC commission, Georgia Power reward failure

The executives of Southern Company, the utility holding company headquartered in Atlanta, have been involved in two of the biggest boondoggles in U.S. industrial ...

Common sense in Cosby trial?

HOLLYWOOD-God bless America, and how's everybody?

So many of you angels among us

Over the past 20 years I've come across hundreds of people in my work. I've met governors, actors, presidential press secretaries, congressmen, generals ...

Climate fears unhealthy

On June 1 came the encouraging news that President Trump has decided the United States will exit the U.N. Paris climate agreement. The agreement ...

Give our climate a higher priority

Claims being made about the need to protect U.S. jobs and prosperity by rejecting the climate-change issue are completely unfounded. In fact, there are ...

‘Act green’ over summer to keep Liberty beautiful

Summer is here and kids are out of school, so let the travel and outdoor activities begin!

God bless America, and how is everybody?

HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?

World’s greatest preacher retiring

In my book, the word "unique" is an absolute. There is no "kind of" unique or "somewhat" unique. Unique is unique. Unmatched. Nonpareil. One of ...