I’ve lived in Woodbine for the past 40 years. My husband and I are retired business owners and community volunteers. We support Spaceport Camden.

I have read alot of this garbage spewing from the mouths of former FBI employees (James) Comey and (Andrew) McCabe, and I want to find my grandson’s pacifiers and send them each one. What a couple of whiners. They have forgotten in their positions as a political appointee (Comey) and a membe…

The mantra of preserving the character of the island appears to be in an uphill battle. The character of the island has been defined from time to time in fairly simple and honest terms: The beauty — the landscape including the tree canopy, the beaches , the ocean — the laid-back atmosphere, …

We live in an amazing county. It is absolutely amazing that someone was fired from the clerk’s office for misappropriation of funds and not prosecuted right then. It is amazing that there was no oversight for that office that would have found a problem during normal end-of-year accounting. I…

Having been in government service for a number of years, I came to resent a term used by many fellow public servants. It had many forms: “Regular citizen”, “Joe citizen”, “Taxpayer” or the worst “Just a citizen.” All of these references orbited around the idea that somehow the people, the in…

It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway — St. Simons Island, if left defenseless against developers, most whose sole tunnel vision goal consists of what they can build in the fastest time to extract the most money from as many people as possible, will soon be unrecognizable as the cro…

Environmental impact statements are required under federal law for major actions which significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The intent is to facilitate informed decision making by federal agencies and the citizens affected by these decisions. At recent Federal Aviation …

I attended the April 5 board of commissioner’s meeting at which the special use permit application for an event venue on the north end of St. Simons Island was heard.

In response to Mr. Kroop’s April 12 letter regarding coal ash legislation that I worked extremely hard to pass for the past two years, I fully agree that public notification of coal ash pond drainage after it has begun is far from ideal. I certainly welcome specific suggestions from Mr. Kroo…

I want to publicly thank Georgia U.S. Sen. David Perdue for voting against the recently passed omnibus $1.3 trillion budget-busting bill. Sen. Perdue continues to represent Georgia well with his consistent common sense conservative leadership. Unlike other politicians who campaign as conserv…

On Wednesday, the Brunswick City Commission will vote on the proposed Glynn Avenue Overlay plan. Because the city does not consider this to be a rezoning, no notifications have been sent to the owners of property who will be affected by the overlay. The area covered by the overlay district i…

Letters to the editor are opinions that sometimes cross over the line in reason and judgment. This includes mine as well. One such letter recently submitted by Monica Smith of St. Simons Island — who must be a U.S. constitutional authority with her certainty of its interpretation — reaches a…

I read the letter of Mr Steve Kroop criticizing Rep. Jeff Jones for trying to pass a bill on coal ash dewatering that did not meet Mr. Kroop’s requirements. I was present at the legislature while this matter was under consideration. Rep. Jones introduced a much stronger bill that Georgia Pow…

As a citizen volunteer, I served as chairman of the Brunswick Urban Redevelopment Agency for two years in 2014 and 2015. I have extensive experience in developing mixed-use commercial projects and have practiced real estate for over 30 years. I grew up locally, graduated from Glynn Academy, …

Judging from Greek city-states, the Roman Republic and the democratic governments of Europe established after the first and second World Wars in stunned aftermath of totalitarian rampage, it is apparent from history that democratic governments tend to tumble into Fascism.

A recent letter to the editor, entitled “Well Financed Deceptions”, alleges that so-called “Big Oil” is threatening America’s future. This is absurd. His opening statement is totally misleading. In the legal case he is referring to, a judge ruled that the lawsuit against oil companies by New…

They said it couldn’t be done:

I am a former Assistant County Administrator for Glynn County and a former county manager for Pierce County. In my public service life, I’ve come to understand economic development best practices. The tactic that most counties follow is to buy land, build a spec building and hope to attract …

Over the past few months I have learned a number of things about our county commissioners that I had hoped not to be true, and I am saddened by what I have learned. But there is hope with the coming elections.

A letter writer on Wednesday claimed that Spaceport Camden is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Coastal Georgians already had that once-in-a-generation opportunity, and we chose to protect Cumberland Island as a National Seashore. We can’t let a county commission influenced by their consul…

Our Constitution obligates agents of government to provide for the welfare of all persons within its jurisdiction. And, if our public servants are to fulfill that obligation, they need to know how many persons are to be served. To that end, new arrivals are registered and provided various ki…

So Mr. Jeff Jones, you want to notify the local communities when the coal ash ponds are dewatered by putting an ad in The Brunswick News. Thanks, Mr. Jones and Georgia Power — or should I say shame on you. House Bill 879 would have achieved an expanded public notice when coal ash ponds, like…

Although it shouldn’t have come as a surprise, my wife and I received in the mail the other day notices effecting a change in where we are to vote. Now we’ve been moved to Blythe Island Baptist Church as the location where we are to vote.

In June of 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm. In March of 2018, the Glynn County Superior Court ruled the county is not required to enforce its ordinances.

In regard to the roundup of undocumented immigrants, employers in Georgia must observe the Georgia e-Verify requirement and should not be surprised if a number of their employees are taken into custody by ICE if they do not comply with it.

This is a big week for Spaceport Camden. The FAA is in town to present its findings on the Spaceport Camden Draft Environmental Impact Statement. It is a lengthy document that took more than two years to produce and it found that Spaceport Camden is unlikely to have any adverse impacts on th…

It is time we remind ourselves and others that we have a noise ordinance. The document can be found on the Glynn County website. We know visitors and residents come to St. Simons Island for various reasons. However, I am pretty sure they don’t come here to be annoyed by excessive noise. Last…

I read with interest your informative editorial on the potential disastrous effects on the newspaper industry of the new tariff on Canadian newsprint. I share your fear that this little-noticed spike in the cost of a mundane product will have widespread ramifications. It’s odd that only one …

Really? I can’t tell you how disturbing the proposed method of increase outlined in The Brunswick News on April 12 is to me. I am a low-water user. I am a senior citizen who is single and on a fixed income. My monthly bill is $34.03. Only $1.54 of that is for water; $7.15 is for sewer. The r…