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    Opinions Rory Ryan 31 December 2025

    The death of print?: Georgia's largest newspaper signals a warning

    For the record, I have been in printing and publishing for 46 consecutive years; and in each and every one of those years, at least someone has said to me, "Print is dead." Somehow, I've made it for almost five decades. But today, in 2026, I almost – almost – believe print really is dead. OK. Close the casket, already. Let's make it a happy wake. Otherwise, prove me wrong.
  • Opinions 30 December 2025
    High electricity prices are a choice blue states make every day
    Electricity affordability is shaped primarily by state policy choices, and states choosing the most expensive path are overwhelmingly blue. So, blue-state residents are experiencing the pain much more than those in red states.
  • Opinions Jim Thompson 30 December 2025
    On the Moraine, Part XLIV
    Today, it would take a year’s worth of counseling to go through what we did that week. We just tried to take it in stride in those days.
  • Opinions Fr. Mike Paraniuk 29 December 2025
    'Last Stand at Saber River'
    Refuse to hold on to your grudge. Stop nursing that bad memory over and over again, which has fattened itself to the point of nearly consuming your world.
  • Opinions 29 December 2025
    Over easy
    So, my thought is this. Easy is a wonderfully a simple word. It has a peaceful calmness about it. All I need to do, no matter how time is passing, is remind myself to take it easy.
  • Opinions 28 December 2025
    Rebuilding our military and defending the homeland
    Our service members and their families sacrifice a tremendous amount for our safety, they should be supported accordingly. We will also continue to set recruiting and retention records with strong investments in the next generation of warriors.
  • Opinions 28 December 2025
    Hey, Senate GOP, let’s get moving before it’s too late
    Most of my Democratic colleagues would rather bathe with their toasters than support any part of President Donald Trump’s agenda. If Trump endorsed breathing to live, they’d hold their breath. They can’t stand the president, and that’s their right — but this hyper-partisanship makes it nearly impossible to gather the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass most legislation.
  • Opinions 27 December 2025
    How illegal immigration and government failure fuel identity theft
    A RealClearInvestigations analysis has found that the federal and state governments bear some responsibility for this harm to American citizens because of their failure to address long-acknowledged weaknesses in the primary tool used to limit this identity theft – E-Verify.
  • Opinions Jim Thompson 26 December 2025
    A visit to the Moon Dollar Café
    It has been several years since I reported about the Moon Dollar Café. I am pleased to report they have improved their service. On Christmas morning, at about 10 a.m., Laura asked me if I wanted to go to the Moon Dollar for a special hot chocolate.  
  • Opinions 26 December 2025
    Let Americans choose their cars – not the government
    EV sales in the U.S. are languishing for many reasons, including a lack of charging stations, but the biggest problem is cost.
  • Opinions 26 December 2025
    The Good Book is great
    Finishing the Bible, I have never felt so connected to, or been filled with such love for, humanity. That our long-dead ancestors created and bequeathed to us this vision of the better angels of our nature seemed an act of radical generosity.
  • Opinions 25 December 2025
    The best Christmas gifts reveal the giver
    The gift revealing the giver is certainly the revelation that applies to the greatest, the truly first, Christmas gift. God revealed himself through Jesus. 
  • Opinions 25 December 2025
    A Christmas message
    Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations we forget that the true meaning of Christmas was given to us by the angelic host that holy night long ago. 
  • Opinions 25 December 2025
    Christmas old and new
    For us, Christmas Eve is still the main event, with the Christmas Eve service and gathering with family. We read the Christmas story to the kids, and we gather around the tree for presents.
  • Opinions Fr. Mike Paraniuk 24 December 2025
    A Christmas Sermon
    It was 1969, and our soldiers were fighting in Vietnam. A high-priority message was received by one of our ham operators to be delivered to a family living in Herman, Pennsylvania. That was the exact place where I lived at St. Fidelis. With pen and paper in hand, I told the operator to send it.
  • Opinions 24 December 2025
    Christmas in The Good Life
    Christmas is nearly upon us, but in The Good Life, the spirit of the season lasts all month long.
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