SMITH: Georgia’s Charlie Condon a humble superstar
Athletically and personally, Georgia slugger Charlie Condon has a lot in common with many of sports' great phenoms of our time.
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Pieces of Our Past: Our men of D-Day
When Ed Hodges jumped into the cold waters of the English Channel, Lt. Kelso Horne was diving out of the dark, pre-dawn sky over St. Mere, Eglise in Normandy. Sgt. Bobbie Brown was preparing his platoon of the 1st Infantry Division to debark their landing craft on Omaha Beach while W.E. Carter, John Bogle, and their fellow engineers were making last-minute checks on their equipment.
Harper: Inflation matters, but only if it is understood
Despite progress over the last year, the United States economy continues to experience inflation above the Federal Reserve’s targeted rate of 2 percent. That’s a lede that’s guaranteed to bore many readers quickly, so let’s get right to why that’s important, and what needs to be understood about the current state of inflation as we begin the summer of a Presidential election year.
Did you Know … Was one of the Founding Fathers actually a British Spy?
This is a special week for me, and it augurs of an even more special week next year.
Yarbrough: An opinion on Carter’s no opinion regarding Okenfenokee
Dear Cong. Buddy Carter:
Your appearance a couple of weeks ago before the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries subcommittee in Washington of which you are not a member but were allowed to question a witness panel about our Okefenokee was — shall we say — a bit out of the ordinary.
Smith: The story of WWII vet Alan Kinder
There are so many all-American qualities about Alan Kinder, who grew up on the opposite side of the country, but can say “y’all” with the best of Hall County locals, many of whom would not know of Kinder’s patriotic past without disclosure from the media.
Who touched the thermostat? My dad-sense is tingling
In the long-running, ever-popular Spider-Man franchise, now a massive catalog of comics, cartoons and movies, the titular character has a unique ability. Yes Peter Parker, the mild-mannered teen turned superhero by the bite of a radioactive arachnid, has a lot of powers, but one stands out above the rest.
SLICES OF SPORTS: Braves’ bats need summer doldrums to run their course
Summer droughts in both local sports news, and offense for the Atlanta Braves, has fans ready to bid good riddance to a long month of May.
Did you know … how much screen time the Wicked Witch had in ‘The Wizard of Oz?’
Well, folks, summer is right around the corner! Just a few more weeks of spring, and blissful summertime will be upon us. So let’s go ahead and get to the trivia, shall we?
SMITH: More to life than football for Georgia’s Sedrick Van Pran
The thoughtful and compassionate side of former Georgia offensive lineman and recent Buffalo Bills draftee Sedrick Van Pran Granger.
Pieces of Our Past: Our men of D-Day
When Ed Hodges jumped into the cold waters of the English Channel, Lt. Kelso Horne was diving out of the dark, pre-dawn sky over St. Mere, Eglise in Normandy. Sgt. Bobbie Brown was preparing his platoon of the 1st Infantry Division to debark their landing craft on Omaha Beach while W.E. Carter, John Bogle, and their fellow engineers were making last-minute checks on their equipment.
Harper: Inflation matters, but only if it is understood
Despite progress over the last year, the United States economy continues to experience inflation above the Federal Reserve’s targeted rate of 2 percent. That’s a lede that’s guaranteed to bore many readers quickly, so let’s get right to why that’s important, and what needs to be understood about the current state of inflation as we begin the summer of a Presidential election year.
Did you Know … Was one of the Founding Fathers actually a British Spy?
This is a special week for me, and it augurs of an even more special week next year.
Yarbrough: An opinion on Carter’s no opinion regarding Okenfenokee
Dear Cong. Buddy Carter: Your appearance a couple of weeks ago before the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries subcommittee in Washington of which you are not a member but were allowed to question a witness panel about our Okefenokee was — shall we say — a bit out of the ordinary.
Smith: The story of WWII vet Alan Kinder
There are so many all-American qualities about Alan Kinder, who grew up on the opposite side of the country, but can say “y’all” with the best of Hall County locals, many of whom would not know of Kinder’s patriotic past without disclosure from the media.
Who touched the thermostat? My dad-sense is tingling
In the long-running, ever-popular Spider-Man franchise, now a massive catalog of comics, cartoons and movies, the titular character has a unique ability. Yes Peter Parker, the mild-mannered teen turned superhero by the bite of a radioactive arachnid, has a lot of powers, but one stands out above the rest.
SLICES OF SPORTS: Braves’ bats need summer doldrums to run their course
Summer droughts in both local sports news, and offense for the Atlanta Braves, has fans ready to bid good riddance to a long month of May.
Did you know … how much screen time the Wicked Witch had in ‘The Wizard of Oz?’
Well, folks, summer is right around the corner! Just a few more weeks of spring, and blissful summertime will be upon us. So let’s go ahead and get to the trivia, shall we?
SMITH: More to life than football for Georgia’s Sedrick Van Pran
The thoughtful and compassionate side of former Georgia offensive lineman and recent Buffalo Bills draftee Sedrick Van Pran Granger.