Opinions

From the time we are born until we die, we have to deal with rules. First our parents provide the rules. Don’t chew with your mouth open. Keep your elbows off the table. Wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident. Clean up after yourself. [Full Story »] 

What is it with some of these commercials these days? Take the Cialis commercial. [Full Story »] 

The town of Folkston, Georgia was officially incorporated on April 3, 1895 as a circle one mile in diameter with the depot of the S.F.& W. Railroad as center. In 1901, the Charlton County seat was moved to Folkston from Traders Hill on the St. Mary’s River. Folkston soon became the commercial center of the county, growing from a population of 167 in 1900 to 355 in 1910. In 1911, the city of Folkston was chartered and according to McQueen and Mizell’s History of the Okefenokee Swamp, by the mid-1920s boasted an “artesian water system and electric lights, two miles of graded streets and cement sidewalks, 14 stores, bank, newspaper, two hotels, two barber shops, three garages, two restaurants, two drug stores, bottling works, ginnery, grist mill, turpentine works, and an all-night telegraph office. Today Folkston has 2500 residents. In addition, Folkston borders on the largest freshwater swamp in North America, the Okefenokee. [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor and Citizens of Appling County,

The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 is to improve student achievement across the nation with particular focus on the achievement of low-performing students from low-income families. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is one of the cornerstones of ESEA. It is a measure of the year-to-year student achievement on statewide assessments. [Full Story »] 

(Editor’s note: The following is a note on behalf of the late Rhonda Sue Coleman submitted by her parents.)

To the Killer of Rhonda Sue Coleman, [Full Story »] 

You may find it strange that I would dedicate this space this week to a guy I never met. However, I feel as if I knew him the majority of my life.

Jobs, who passed away last week, was an American computer entrepreneur and innovator. He was a co-founder of Apple Computer. Many of the products that we use in everyday life can be contributed to his ingenuity. Have you jogged while listening to your iPod? Or do you have an iPad or iPhone? Thank Jobs. [Full Story »] 

I am really bad at finding my way from one place to another. I know not to travel without a map. I can follow a map if necessary, but Map Quest was designed for people like me. It serves me well most of the time.
Go 1 ? miles to Georgia Highway 341. Turn right. Travel 7.4 miles to traffic light. [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor and to the people of Appling County,

I am not running for any city or county office…but believe me…I’ve got something to say to you about the things you better start ‘standing for’ and believing in…God and Justice!

I had no idea what God was going to require me to do when I came down here to simply have an ‘Estate Sale’ and for those who don’t know you don’t have to die to have an estate sale. You are simply selling items you wouldn’t have in a yard sale, more valuable items. [Full Story »] 

(Editor’s note: The following editorial was published in The Brunswick News on September 26.)

Georgia Senate Pro Tempore Tommie Williams, R-Lyons, is refusing to say much about why he and other members of the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs paid $80,500.00 in public funds - tax dollars - to settle a racial bias lawsuit against one of their colleagues in the Legislature. [Full Story »] 

For some weeks now the signs have been there. As my huge sycamore tree drops its brown leaves, the winds strew them over the whole yard. When I turn the car into the driveway, the sight of autumn in my yard hits me in the face, but so does the heat when I open the car door. Since mid July, I’ve been hungry for cooler, brisker air. It’s the eternal cycle, rejuvenation of mankind—womankind, too, I might add. Please, Lord, just a few degrees cooler. I beg of you. [Full Story »] 

We have had a terrible drought but I hear it is even worse in Texas. I always heard my wife, a Texan, say everything is bigger in Texas. I guess this even applies to drought. I told my brother, Marq, that I was going to have our Preacher include a prayer for rain at our church and he said, “Please do.” [Full Story »]