Editorial

It is interesting to write an article without knowing an election outcome. Who won and who lost is yet unknown to the writer. Even as this Wednesday issue appears on the stands, we may be heading for a runoff in the Georgia U.S. Senate race. While we live in a world of uncertainty, there are things about which we remain […]

In my hometown, our old, red brick library was imploded a couple of years ago and a glistening, modern marvel of gray block and glass was raised. Architecturally, I am not attracted by the cover of the book but it is not the brick and mortar to which I owe allegiance. It’s the institution and what it meant to the […]

“Are you on Facebook?” Be honest. How many times in recent memory have you asked that question, or how often has that question been asked of you? Reportedly, close to seven out of ten Americans have Facebook accounts and admit to using the social media giant at least once a week. Once a week? I know folks who check their […]

Some races are short – others are long. A race run at full speed over a short distance is called a sprint. In athletics and track and field, sprints (or dashes) are among the oldest running competitions, being recorded at the ancient Olympic Games. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Persians relied on messengers whose occupation was to run long distances. […]

Nowhere are the common threads that make up America’s fabric showcased more than in the courthouse in the midst of a vast jury pool. There, the tire store owner sits shoulder-to-shoulder with the high school teacher who is seated next to a grocery store baker who speaks to her neighbor, the farmer. They lay aside their work and struggles to […]