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Election shouldn’t be about gender

In the day and age where anything goes and everyone is supposed to be equal, are women really on the same playing field?

February 02, 2008 | Jessica Holthaus | Opinion


Roll up your sleeve and give

For some reason, blood donations tend to dwindle during the winter. That's the case again this year, as the American Red Cross announced earlier this week that it is facing a severe shortage of several blood types.

January 26, 2008 | | Opinion


Hillary has little hope in Bubba land

Hillary Clinton's glide to this year's Democratic presidential nomination has hit a serious snag. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, her toughest rival, has caught an early wave that is threatening to swamp the Clinton cruise to reassuming the White House.

January 23, 2008 | By Bill Shipp for the Bryan County News | Opinion


The St. Simonization of Jekyll

In 1983 Dave and Mindy Egan, a history teacher and a school psychologist, were on a golfing vacation, driving the east coast looking for places to play golf. In Georgia, they exited the highway, following a sign, to spend a day on Jekyll Island.

January 23, 2008 | | Opinion


Don't just register ... vote

Jan. 7 is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming presidential primary. We urge all who haven't already done so to sign up.

January 19, 2008 | | Opinion


Let Georgians have a say on Jekyll Island

As Senator for District 3, I have often taken inspiration from the exhibit at the Georgia State Museum, which compliments "our past and present governors and our Department of Natural Resources for the excellent job they have done in keeping our coastline free from pollution, commercial exploitation and destruction," and for providing "thousands, of yet unborn generations, the pleasure of exploring and enjoying Georgia's seashore."

January 19, 2008 | By Sen. Jeff Chapman for the Bryan County News | Opinion


A costly wake up call

When it comes to progressive climate change initiatives, Georgia's legislators distinguish themselves by leading the opposition. Our state's national reputation hit a new low last year on both environmental and economic development issues when Georgia legislators at the National Conference of State Legislatures refused to adopt or recommend federal measures to address climate change issues, including global warming. Such measures incorporate targets for reducing carbon emission, plus investing in renewable energy and ...

January 19, 2008 | By David Kyler for the Bryan County News | Opinion


Coming soon, Sonny and Romeo

I can feel it: 2008 is going to be a year of superlatives, not all of them good.

January 19, 2008 | By Bill Shipp for the Bryan County News | Opinion


Protecting their environment

Longtime Lowcountry residents have watched in discontentment as their once-pristine home has been eroded by the onslaught of new development and a lack of strength in anemic laws meant to protect the natural environment.

January 15, 2008 | | Opinion


There is nobody here but us mollusks

'We're not in this crisis because of growth," Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle told a north Georgia group last week, but because "we're in the worst drought in our state's history," and because the Corps of Engineers has been sending water downstream "for the purpose of feeding mussels."

January 15, 2008 | | Opinion


Holidays offer special time to remember

The holidays offer a special time to remember our many blessings as Americans - perhaps chief among them are the dedicated soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who protect our nation. Since assuming this post a year ago, I have been awed and humbled by our men and women in uniform who are carving for themselves a noble place in American history.

January 15, 2008 | by Robert Gates Guest Columnist | Opinion


Be a conservationist in 2008

In a lot of ways, 2007 should have been a wake up call for the Southeast, which may be experiencing the most rapid growth in the region's history. That goes double for Georgia, the fastest growing state in the South, because while state officials trumpet Georgia's economic successes – and they are worth trumpeting – something worrisome is happening

January 15, 2008 | | Opinion


GREAT evolving

In case you missed it during all the goings on at Christmas, it seems House Speaker Glenn Richardson's controversial GREAT plan to eliminate property taxes has evolved into something different.

January 12, 2008 | | Opinion


Why Santa doesn’t bring pets

Dear Editor: The image is strictly storybook. The kids scamper down the stairs on Christmas morning. There, under the tree, is the cutest little kitten wearing a jingle-bell collar. Or, a sweet little puppy with a big red bow around his neck. The image does not include the kitten trying to climb the tree or the "puddle" the puppy left under the tree. Adopting a pet at holiday time ...

January 05, 2008 | | Opinion


Santa letters remind of the innocence of childhood

If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that kids make Christmas seem more like, well Christmas.

January 05, 2008 | Jeff Whitten | Opinion


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It never pays to clean our your sock drawer

I learned a few years back that it doesn't pay to clean out your sock drawers.

May 14, 2013 | By Rich DeLong Columnist | Opinion


Thanks to great humanitarian

Editor, Saturday, May 11, was the birthday of well-known Hinesville entrepreneur and philanthropist Gary W. Dodd. I'd like to thank my dear friend and Kirk Healing Center for the Homeless co-founder for all he has done for Hinesville and, especially, for the homeless men and women we serve.

May 13, 2013 | | Opinion


Do something, big or small, for mom

Although you, my devoted readers and fans, likely are reading this on Mother's Day, it was written several days ahead of time, so I have no idea what kinds of surprises this special day will hold for me.

May 13, 2013 | By Hollie Moore Barnidge Columnist | Opinion


Fire service fight continues

Editor: I see that Liberty County is still trying to take away Midway's fire department by using fear tactics. If Liberty County wants full-time firefighters in Midway, all the county has to do is send some of Midway's property taxes back to the city so that the city can hire the full-time firefighters.

May 13, 2013 | | Opinion


Three years in, Obamacare has little to show

A little more than three years ago, the controversial health-care law known as Obamacare to some and the Affordable Care Act to others was signed into law.

May 09, 2013 | By U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston Special to the News | Opinion


Student triumphs despite adversity

This is the story of courage. This is a story of tenacity. This is the story of Hill Daniel.

May 08, 2013 | By Dick Yarbrough Columnist | Opinion


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