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Trust, hope part of BRIGHT experience
Last week, I began to explain my acronym, "BRIGHT," with regard to what one should look for in choosing a senior residence. Is the community letting their light shine "bright" like a diamond for others to see?
It's tough to balance family and work
As a working mom, I've come to the conclusion that it's nearly impossible to strike a perfect balance between career and family. Don't get me wrong - I knew it would be tough. I just figured that I'd get the routine down to a science after a few months. I was wrong.
Lawmakers getting message on lobbying
Don't look now, but I think you are beginning to have some impact on the issue of unlimited lobbying expenditures in the Legislature.
Legislators crammed a lot into first week
• Day 1 - Monday, Jan. 14: Although we have been out of session since March 29 of last year, it seems that I spent more time in Atlanta than at home during the interim. There only have been two two-week periods when I didn't have to come to the Capitol at least once during the week.
What fiscal-cliff deal tells about Congress
Ordinarily, the start of a new Congress is a time for optimism. Fresh faces and a purposeful spirit combine to get Congress off to a hope-filled start.
Give back on National Day of Service
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and for years the day that honors the Civil Rights leader has also been known as a 'day of service' - a day for people across the country to get out in communities and give back, much in the way King did.
Budget, school safety, guns on legislative agenda
We began the 2013 legislative session under the Gold Dome in the Georgia General Assembly on Monday. My focus is on our district. Many different items and topics are on the agenda - a balanced budget for Georgia, school safety, gun-related proposals and ethics reform.
Newspapers' reporting empowers us
I had the privilege of being with a group of newspaper publishers at the Georgia Press Association's winter gathering in Atlanta this week. It was one of those times I wish my mama and daddy still were around to see the crowd their little boy is hanging out with these days. Mama would be pleased. Daddy would be surprised.
What the cliff deal says about Congress
Ordinarily, the start of a new Congress is a time for optimism. Fresh faces and a purposeful spirit combine to get Congress off to a hope-filled start.
Teach personal responsibility early on
Twice in recent weeks, I've exited the interstate on my daily commute and noticed - in two different places - bags of scattered fast-food rubbish lying in the grass by the side of the road.
Is nature trying to tell us something? Are we listening?
Two unrelated items popped up on the laptop screen recently. No, that's wrong. They're not unrelated at all.
To Cameron: Thanks for the reminder
Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Over the years, it has been a tradition at the first of the year to impart some words of wisdom in this space to your father, uncle and cousins, who double as my grandsons. Perhaps some of my observations were useful to them. Maybe some fell on deaf ears. I have never asked. Anyway, they are adults now, old enough and wise enough (I hope) to figure things out for themselves. So now it's just you and me, kid.
Fiscal cliff 'fix' misses the mark
When negotiations began over averting the fiscal cliff, the ultimate goal was supposed to be two-part: addressing tax increases and reducing the deficit.
Historical Society hitting the ground running in coming year
As hard as it is to believe 2013 has arrived and the new year is already shaping up to be one of change, restoration, rehabilitation and continued education.
Here's to preparing, resolving to 'SOAR' in the year ahead
Now that 2012 has come to a close and we are in a new year, there is a sense of starting over and getting that chance to do things right in the coming year. So many of us do want to find ways to better our lives for ourselves and for our families. The start of a new year gives us the opportunity to reset our goals in many facets of our lives, giving us hope for a better future.
Articles by Section - Opinion
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Student triumphs despite adversity
This is the story of courage. This is a story of tenacity. This is the story of Hill Daniel.
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