Opinion
Random thoughts…
There was a recent report on a political race and the results of each candidate’s fundraising for the past quarter, or reporting period, was divulged. One raised over a million, another raised several hundred thousand and then there were a few others that had raised less than $100,000.00. The report made tried to make everyone…
Read MoreSomething went wrong…
The narrative of the human condition begins with a declaration of absolute excellence. In the opening chapters of Genesis, the creative process is rhythmic and intentional, with each phase of light, land, and life punctuated by a divine assessment of “good.” However, when the focus shifts to the culmination of this work; the creation of…
Read MoreNewsworthy
What is newsworthy? When you watch the national news, they are always showing the negative aspects and gloom and doom. The news media outlets decide what we information we get and how it is presented with their political opinions showing. The news media loves to get public riled up about any and everything. On the…
Read MoreUnderstanding the dollar
An interesting conversation about the economy, value of the dollar, as well as housing prices happened recently when several questions left all parties involved somewhat perplexed. Trying to understand the nature of how everything comes together to structure our nation’s and the world’s economic landscape can be quite daunting if one has no understanding of…
Read MoreOut of this world
I love music. It has played a role in my life since day one. My father, Max, was a singer and instrumentalist. As long as I can remember, Dad played guitar, piano, and many other stringed instruments. He also performed with several Southern Gospel singing groups over the years. Some of the greatest memories of…
Read MoreSound the alarm!
Sound the alarm, sound the alarm! A potential storm is coming, and everybody must panic! More like sound the false alarm. That is the state of society these days. With the winter storm coming this week everybody is running around buying up all the toilet paper, bottled water, milk, bread, and other staples. I guess…
Read MoreThe paradox of growing old
There is a strange contradiction at the heart of the human experience. If you ask a room full of people whether they want to live to be one hundred years old, most will raise their hands. But to ask those same people if they are excited about getting old, the room usually goes silent. We…
Read MoreObedient slaves
When we think of slaves, we do not think of our modern-day society. When we think of slaves, we think of people who are in bondage to someone else. In reality, most of society is obedient slaves to the government in one way or another. We pay taxes on money we make, while paying taxes…
Read MoreTime is flying by
Is it me, or did 2025 just fly by? It seems like yesterday I was writing a New Year’s editorial for 2025. The older I get, the more often that seems to happen. This year has been a great year for us at The Baxley News-Banner. We love bringing the news to this community and…
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