Letter to Editor: I sincerely hope the reason Michael Windom wants to reconsider his choice for Dougherty County schools superintendent is not because he is scared. Scared of what, you ask? Now, let’s see. The vote fell between racial lines, so that it is questionable. Maybe he is scared of being voted out of office, which [...]

Letter to the Editor “Can you hear me now?” All politicians had best pay close attention. In 2006 and 2008, the American people reminded the Republican Party that it had strayed from the values that brought the GOP into power in the first place. Democrats seemed to take the 2008 elections as some kind of mandate for [...]

Christopher Pike was sworn in this past week and has an opportunity to set the Albany City Commission on fire with his youth, intelligence and enthusiasm. I met Pike several years ago at Thronateeska and was impressed with his drive and youthfulness. Pike and I discovered we are both Albany State University alumni, and even though [...]

Baconton Mayor Charles Johnson resigned this week out of frustration, saying that he was being strong-armed by City Council members who regularly usurped his authority as the city’s chief executive officer. Johnson also says that his colleagues secretly conspired to fire City Clerk Charlene Porcha in August and in doing so may have violated the state’s [...]

Last week, Karen Handel attempted to jump ship from the Georgia GOP’s ethical Titantic. Handel said it was time for a “radical change” at the Gold Dome. I couldn’t agree with her more. Unfortunately for Handel, she’s a big part of the problem. Questionable contributions and gifts, received as [...]