April 28, 2010 RSS feed / Opinion

How did Jefferson know?

"It has been said the greatest volume of sheer brainpower in one place occurred when Jefferson dined alone..." John Kennedy These were a few quotes by Thomas Jefferson: •When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we s More...

A cowboy goes to heaven

A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. “Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asked. More...

Ebony Dots & Dashes

The Lord called one of my neighbors home this past week. Mrs. Clara Toliver went to be with the Lord April 21. The funeral for her was held Monday, April 26, at New Salem F.W.B. Church. Rev. Jordan Arline III pastor officiated. More...

At the Army National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA

I am lying on my cot in the female sleeping quarters at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Denver, 15 miles from Death Valley. I was invited to Ft. Irwin, home of the Army’s National Training Center, to observe the 4th Brigade Combat Team from Ft. More...

As You See It

I know we can get rid of Clyde and Barbie in July, how long before we can put Bo, Frankie and Wallace out. Hey county spenders if you have $125 thousand to throw away why did you not spend it on our youth. More...

'I'm 63, and I'm Tired'

I'm 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a sixmonth period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. More...

Tea Party coming to Colquitt

You are invited to a Tea Party. Join some of the citizens of this area at Moby Dick at Colquitt’s 2nd Tea Party, Friday, April 30, at 6:00 p.m. to make plans for the future of our nation, our state and our local governments. More...

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Mistaken identity

It's been over 2,000 years since Jesus was born. Since then, His life and death have changed the world in ways no one could have predicted. More...

The cost of a miracle

A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. More...

The clock of life

The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still. More...

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Under the Gold Dome

I have made the trip to Atlanta every Sunday after church since the convening of the Legislature in January, and More...

Obama for sainthood

Neighborhood restaurant incident... This morning I was seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the successful passing of the recent health care bill. could not finish my breakfast. This is what ensued: More...

What a mess. It can change.

You can be a plaintiff in a lawsuit against Obamacare. In voting to enact the Obamacare bill, the President and Congress disregarded the will of a majority of American voters. More...