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This week, I am going to forego any discussion of politics and share a personal experience with you. It involves art, Ray Charles, the Righteous Brothers, a refrigerator magnet and me. I have just finished a portrait of my beloved wife, Jane, who passed away in December. It will hang in her heaven on earth at St. Simons, known to family and friends as Grandma’s Beach … [Read more...] about November 7, 2021: God’s Involvement in Wife’s Portrait No Coincidence

I get some interesting mail. And I am not just talking about the reaction to my recent opinion of Donald Trump’s opinion of the late Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell. Not surprisingly, the response has been heavy. Surprisingly, it has been strongly supportive and even more surprising, a preponderance of readers calling themselves … [Read more...] about October 31, 2021: No Question State Quiz Can Sharpen Our Pandemic Brains

Classless. That is the only term I can use in a family newspaper to describe Donald Trump’s comments about the passing of Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who died from Covid-19 complications on Oct. 18. Said Trump, “Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass … [Read more...] about October 24, 2021: Offering an Opinion on Donald Trump’s Opinion of Colin Powell

It is said that no good deed goes unpunished. If you don’t believe that, ask Mark Butler, commissioner of the beleaguered Georgia Department of Labor. These have not been easy times for Georgia DOL. Like most everything and everybody these days, the department has been hammered by the pandemic, as have those it is pledged to serve. In the days before COVID-19, the Georgia … [Read more...] about October 17, 2021: Labor Commissioner’s Good Deed Hard to Swallow

You are going to find this hard to believe but everybody doesn’t love me like you do. I seem to have managed to rile a few folks recently. Could it be something I said? I decided to talk to my colleague Junior E. Lee about the problem and see what thoughts or suggestions he might have to help me get out of my editorial time-out chair. As you know, Junior is general manager of … [Read more...] about October 10, 2021: Junior E. Lee Helps Put Reader Responses In Perspective