The recent chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan had a sense of deja vu about it.
Moratoriums have become a popular government action.
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Local government leaders have been bombarded in recent months by an informal group of senior citizens who are calling for a break on their personal school property taxes.
Soon, I’ll be 16 years old. My mom and I hatched this genius plan to go to Disney this summer to celebrate. But there’s one problem: my dad.
I’ve covered a lot of meetings over the past 40+ years. Some have been a little rowdy, especially about controversial zoning issues. A few have been ugly, like the one a few years ago at the old Benton Elementary School when the public was upset at plans to consolidate the school into anothe…
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By David R. Altman
In looking through some old local newspapers last week, I tripped across a story that echoes today.
My whole life, I’ve watched my mother write. I watched her work in the office I intern at, cover scientific discoveries at my dream university, and now, I see her work for the company that keeps my lights on.
By David R. Altman
One of the pillars of modern American politics revolves around the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms.
Hobby Lobby is a successful business. Its stores are flush with craft and art supplies that cater to the enterprising scrapbooker, weaver, artist and home designer.
Print is dead. We've heard it too often.
By Bo Bowen
I'm not sure the area around Commerce, southern Banks County and western Madison County are really ready for the tidal wave of growth about to wash over it.
Georgia's new voting rules are international news.
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”—Ernest Hemingway
A lot of homeowners in Northeast Georgia felt their blood pressure go up this year when they got their updated property assessments.
If you think current zoning issues are controversial, just wait.
Vaccines for Covid have become the new whipping boy in American politics.
There's a small farm in Commerce near the Banks County line that is almost picture-perfect. The house is well-kept, mature foundation plants abound and all the barns and outbuildings are in great shape.
I've not written earlier about new congressman Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia's 9th Congressional District.
The trail was in a little rougher shape than we thought it would be.
Most of the growth in Jackson County in recent years has been on the west side of the county. You can see that in the county school system's student numbers which reflects massive growth to the west and stagnation to the east.
I was excited a month ago when I finally got my first Covid vaccine and even more relieved two weeks later when I got the second and final dose.
Are city and county planning commissions useful?
Henry Clay Johnson of Jefferson didn't like the military.
There's not too much that brings the nation's two political parties together these days. The nation is as polarized as it's ever been, at least since the Civil War.
I often catch flak from both the left and right.
Dear Editor: I am surprised at the acquiescence of Jefferson officials to the decision by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Georgia is increasingly becoming the nation’s political fault line and the results could be a disaster for the state.
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