While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best in a lot of people — from our brave frontline heroes working to save as many lives as possible to those doing what they can to support them — the side effects of the pandemic have also exacerbated some of the worst elements of our society.

This community can move mountains when it bands together and puts its collective mind to the task at hand. We know. It has done so in the past. The News has witnessed it.

Stop us if you have heard this one before. A project is approved by a governmental body at what seems to be a reasonable price. After a few years, the price balloons past the money that was saved for the project, leaving officials with a hard choice — pay more money to finish the project or …

“Teacher, teacher, Johnny’s looking at me!” “Teacher, teacher, Susie stuck her tongue out at me!”

If the federal government intends to put the same kind of fight up against acts of terrorism or potential acts of terrorism that it has on illegal drug dealing in the states, then watch out. Expect more violence.

The men in charge of Glynn County government will take a look at suggestions recommended by a citizens review committee when the two sit down at 2 p.m. today for a virtual meeting. Expected among the ideas to be presented by the appointed committee are proposals for increasing fees for use o…

When we welcome animals into our home, they become part of our family and deserve to be treated as such. That’s what makes the situation surrounding a dog that was recently discovered abandoned in a port-a-potty such a disturbing act.

For all that is good and holy, why is there a sudden upsurge in deadly or potentially deadly violence against young children in this state? Just recently, a 12-year-old was shot to death in Northeast Georgia, a 9-year-old was stabbed to death in Tifton and two 12-year-olds were shot in broad…

In the midst of a global pandemic, other medical issues may not be on the forefront of our minds. That doesn’t mean the other problems just vanish.

It’s hard to understand what Public Service Commission candidate Daniel Blackman meant by his remarks during a recent PSC candidate forum sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club. Blackman, the Democrat facing Republican incumbent PSC member Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, said this: “Let’s be honest: W…

Democrats and Republicans need to come up with a new name for confirmation hearings on nominated Supreme Court justices. They’re anything but confirmation hearings.”Disconfirmation hearings” is more like it.

Patience seems to be an afterthought in a world that moves as fast as ours does. When you have as much available at the drop of the hat as we do now — whether it is goods, services, communication — anything that requires more time is seen as an unacceptable inconvenience.

For nearly two decades, the SPLOST project to build a conference center in downtown Brunswick at the site of the former Oglethorpe Hotel has gone through different machinations. Support for the project has diminished greatly as it has become clear that the project will cost way more than the…

Come on, people, stop stealing political signs. It’s repugnant and it’s childish, but first and foremost, it’s against the law.

Best advice for people planning to take up residence in a foreign country is to learn the language native to their newly adopted nation. Otherwise, expect to run into obstacles.

When it comes to attracting jobs, the Golden Isles is open for business. That was the message Golden Isles Development Authority president and CEO Ryan Moore delivered Tuesday as he discussed the authority’s efforts to bring new businesses to the area.

The Confederate monument in Hanover Square near downtown Brunswick — oh, what to do, what to do. That is the question Mayor Cornell Harvey and the city commission have been asking the community and themselves since the 1902 monument resurfaced as an issue earlier this year.

COVID-19 continues to haunt the world, this nation and this state. Just last week, the prolific virus even caught the president and first lady. Godspeed on their recovery.

In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality, and the rapidly approaching presidential election, America needs journalists to bring them critical reporting. The events of this year have Americans looking to local journalists to inform them about the news and…

State School Superintendent Richard Woods is right. Standardized tests should have negligible bearing on whether students in Georgia’s public school systems pass or fail a grade. Blame it on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal and state grants for establishing a mass public transit system, particularly in small communities like Brunswick, ought to include a warning label. If they did, it might read something like this: Warning, accepting a grant to launch a bus transportation service could be hazardous to …

If there is anything newspapers know about, it is the importance of deadlines. That’s why we hope all Americans know how important Tuesday is. Oct. 5 is not only the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming general election, but it is also the deadline for completing your census forms.

Does the community really want to tell thousands of college students eager to celebrate a great football tradition that their patronage is no longer welcome in the Golden Isles?

Several incidents in other states and one of the latest political fights to elevate in volume in Washington reinforce what many in the nation already believe to be true: America’s leadership at all levels of government is devoid of common sense.

Brunswick and Glynn County police, as well as the Georgia State Patrol, may want to consider beefing up their presence on the community’s busiest highways. Two deaths within just two months on the F.J. Torras Causeway alone is alarming enough and a call for action.

Georgians may soon be asking themselves who they trust more to improve public safety in this state: politicians or the very people responsible for protecting them.

When you break down the things that make us afraid or anxious, the root cause of a lot of our anxieties comes down to a fear of the unknown.

Question the community’s elected officials about crime on our streets and neighborhoods, and usually the first words out of their mouths is about funding and a pressing need for more of it. Perfectly understandable. Effective law enforcement is well-funded enforcement.

The global pandemic has put a lot of stress on people for a lot of reasons. Among the biggest stressors for parents, their children and school staff is how to handle the relatively new world of virtual learning.