The exchange of words over gambling in the state between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, and Stacey Abrams, the Democrat who is challenging his bid for a second and final four-year term of office in the November general election, is a tribute to free speech. It is a gift from the foun…

Consumers are slowly having their wallets pinched a little less by the rampant inflation that has consumed the country in the first part of this year. Slowly, prices are beginning to drop at the pump and at the store.

How much longer is the community going to put up with all this dangerous, life-threatening gunplay on the streets and in the residential neighborhoods in Brunswick and in the unincorporated areas of Glynn County? Are the two respective governments waiting for more innocent victims to fall pr…

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every part of our lives. Among the most impacted sectors of society is education.

If state legislators are serious about finding a productive approach to growing homelessness in Georgia, then they must seek and uncover facts. That excludes listening to pitches for programs that offer unstructured solutions to a problem that has become a national crisis.

Summer is almost at an end, at least for a significant portion of the population. While meteorological summer doesn’t end until Sept. 22 and Labor Day weekend marks the “unofficial” end in the minds of many, the start of the school year is the first domino to signal summer’s end.

Gov. Brian Kemp recently announced some state assistance for public school teachers in Georgia. Each teacher and instructor will receive $125 from the state to help take a bite off the cost of extra supplies they will buy out of their own pockets to aid in the learning process of their students.

At a meeting last week, Brunswick Urban Redevelopment Agency Chairman Michael Butcher said it is “a new day for the URA.” Given the organization’s failures in recent years, we certainly hope this version of the URA stays committed to change.

In the first quarter of the 21st century, people should not be dying in their homes from heat stroke. Not in this country anyway, not given all its technological advances, its social awareness and bushels of private and government social welfare agencies. There is plenty of help and funds ou…

Last month the world got its first look at the long awaited sequel to “Black Panther,” one of the most celebrated movies of the last few years. The teaser trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” dropped at San Diego Comic-Con, one of the biggest entertainment events in the world.

Hey, parents, want to ensure your child’s success in the classroom this year? Improve their chance of becoming successful in life?

No head coach in college football is riding as high as Georgia coach Kirby Smart right now. He snapped the Bulldogs’ national championship drought in January when Georgia beat Alabama — its most difficult antagonist the last few years — 33-18 in the College Football Playoff championship game.

While scientists and politicians argue whether the planet is heating up and, if so, how fast and by how much, the regular Jane and John Does of the world who work for a living are doing their best to survive yet another hot summer. With July inhaling its final breath Sunday, many are already…

When economic news is announced these days, it seems like it is always bad news — record inflation, high gas prices, significant drops in the stock market. Even good economic news like Georgia’s record unemployment comes with the caveat that there is still a critical need for workers in a lo…

The nation can only hope that U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff scrutinizes the effectiveness of the frequently criticized Department of Veterans Affairs with the same ardor as he is the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. In short, the Democrat from Georgia wants to know why inmates at federal prisons are acting badly.

In 2020, the tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor in Louisville and George Floyd in Minnesota at the hands of police brought calls for changes to how law enforcement operates. That scrutiny has led to much-needed discussions around the country between communities and police about policies and how…

In modern-day thinking, a problem is never an issue as long as it is haunting someone else. It is only an issue when it bears its teeth at home.

Glynn County Stadium has seen some of the county’s best sports moment take place between its bricks. Whether it is some of the classic rivalry showdowns between the Brunswick High and Glynn Academy football squads or nail-biting close soccer matches, the stadium is home to a wealth of memories.

Anyone who wants an up-close look at “user fees gone wild” might take a gander at the rising cost of flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is literally pricing people out of their homes or forcing them to take grave financial risks.

The state continues to get good news when it comes to the unemployment rate in Georgia. The state Department of Labor announced Thursday that the unemployment rate fell to 2.9% in June, according to Capitol Beat News Service.

What does a nation get when the people who write its laws openly break them and show gross disdain for those who determine their legitimacy and for those who enforce them? Chaos.

Responsibility is probably not the first word that pops into a person’s mind when they decide to get a pet. It’s more likely they are focused on adding a cute ball of fluff to their family. Ask any pet owner, though, and they will tell you there is a lot of responsibilities when it comes to …

During the early years of this century, concerned parents suggested allowing children who walked to school in Kodiak, Alaska, to carry loaded rifles. Fear of them becoming victims of what was a sudden rise in bear attacks on the island propelled what officials and the apparent majority rejec…

Many of us have likely used a pejorative or two to describe the COVID-19 pandemic. It has wrecked lives by taking loved ones away from family and friends. It put an intense strain on our economy.

What does it say about a prison that fails to protect society and its children from those behind its bars? It says repairs or rethinking are needed, as well as a change in attitude toward the men and women caged in its cells.

When State Rep. Don Hogan, R-St. Simons Island, pinch hit for former state Rep. Alex Atwood on Monday at the Golden Isles Republican Women’s Club meeting, the occasion offered a chance for the retiring legislator to discuss his tenure.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”

In a world where almost everything you could ever want or need is available with the push of a button, we don’t always think about where the stuff we buy comes from. We know logistically that farms of various types are responsible for many of the goods we consume — be it meats, fruits, veget…

Satanic? A fair warning to mankind? Suggestions for how to rebuild a society following a nuclear holocaust or other global disaster? Entertaining tourist draw?