Opinion

In a recent column, I detailed having undertaken the task of setting up garden beds as well as planting fruit trees in the process of converting our back yard. To this point, I’ve assembled the remainder of five four by eight feet, two four by twelve feet, and one four by six feet boxes for…

The public sector is the part of the economy controlled and funded by local, state, and national governments. Its primary purpose is to serve the community and to provide essential public services such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and public safety rather than generate corporate profit. It is funded primarily through taxpayer money and government fees.…

What is entitlement? It is something we are seeing in our society that stretches across all socioeconomic classes. Entitlement is defined as a psychological state of belief that one inherently deserves special treatment, privileges, or recognition without having earned them. It will manifest as arrogance, lack or empathy, and anger when they do not get…

If the state of the world wasn’t so disheartening, it would be laughable how nearly every country asserts their independence. However, by divine design, all members of the world, like the human body, are necessary for it to properly function. Consider that all continents originated from one land mass and, over millions of years, are…

I was given an article from a friend at church yesterday from the Savannah Morning News dated Monday, May 14, 1979 and titled ‘Country on Road to Decay’. It was written by retired Army General William Westmoreland. He stated that the Roman empire lasted 300 years with its last century marked by declined and eventual…

It came a bit of a surprise when reviewing emails that had been received during the time I went away for the home-going service of my late godmother a couple weeks ago. With my discovery of a message outlining subject matter that had been the topic of discussion with an individual while in New York,…

Song of the South is the controversial 1946 Walt Disney film that blends live action and animation. It is based on Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus stories about a boy on a plantation who befriends the storyteller Uncle Remus. It ended up winning an Academy Award for the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah and an honorary Oscar for…

For some reason, this past week, I thought a lot about my grandmother, Minnie Lee Jones. I sure do miss her. Grandma’s laugh was infectious. It could brighten the darkest of rooms and put a smile on everyone’s face. My mother, Helen, worked various jobs before my parents bought several newspapers. As a child, I…

(Normally it would not be the case but this week’s column is in response to an email received from a concerned reader as I’ve chosen to not conceal the opinions of those who don’t necessarily agree with mine.) Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed and thoughtful letter. I’ve…