The first opinion column, published under this scribbler's name, ran in a Georgia paper about 35 years back. It was a commentary countering a continually popular, liberal-belief that large segments of the population need government financial assistance to merely exist. ...more

March 21, 2009

Before you head out to buy the latest looks, take a peek inside your closet. ...more

March 19, 2009

More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than any year in the nation's history, topping the peak during the baby boom 50 years earlier, federal researchers reported Wednesday. ...more

March 18, 2009

On their way to the Union train station to welcome home his mother and dad, 9-year-old Sam Gibbons and his aunt came upon a frenzied crowd outside Citizens Bank & Trust. ...more

March 15, 2009

In his March 13 letter, Peter Stathis accuses me of saying deficit spending is bad when Republicans do it, but OK when President Barack Obama does it. Not true. ...more

March 15, 2009

Residents who remember the Great Depression offer their advice. ...more

March 13, 2009

Talk about dejÀ vu. Last year, county commissioners invited noted economist Hank Fishkind to a meeting to find out how dire the local economy was and whether it would be prudent to reduce impact fees. ...more

March 12, 2009

Here is something that should be of great interest for you to pass around. I didn't know of this until it was pointed out to me. ...more

March 12, 2009

No quick recovery expected. ...more

March 11, 2009

The notice that golf cart inspection and registration is on the docket for March 23-25 brought me into the garage to kick the tires on my 1986 Club Car. I've had new canvas put on, a new motor installed and two sets of new batteries in the seven years I've lived here. ...more

March 11, 2009