Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor “But whatever you do, please don't throw me into that terr'ble briar patch!" cried Brer Rabbit. You may recall Brer Rabbit’s attempt to get Brer Fox, in whose…

Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor In less than 90 days the country will observe a tradition brought over to these shores by German immigrants in the 1800s. February 2 is Groundhog Day, a…

Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor General George Patton described his battlefield success as “not paying for the same real estate twice.” He believed doing so was a waste of time, money and, most importantly,…

Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor “Most of the time, they just want money.” So, there it is: Donald Trump’s incisive analysis of the owner’s motive for fighting to keep their property when the eminent-domain-Kraken…

Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor October 1 marked the 107th anniversary of America’s marriage to the automobile, officiated by Henry Ford and his Model “T”. That day the world entered an era of…

Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor Forty three years after the world was outraged by the visual of a naked and terrified Kim Phúc fleeing her napalm-bombed Vietnamese village comes another conscience pricking picture:…

Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor It’s Jeopardy! and the category is “Geography”. The answer is 2.2 million. And the question: How are the populations of Houston and America’s state and federal prisons alike? You…

Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Editorial Contributor “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” President Andrew Jackson fumed at the Supreme Court’s 1832 decision recognizing the tribal sovereignty of the American…