VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Vietnam: Round 2
[caption id="attachment_15047" align="alignleft" width="300"] A U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed Huey), similar to those used during the Vietnam War, outside Mosul, 2008. Source: Defense Industry Daily.[/caption] EDITORIAL - By February 1971, ARVN (acronym for…
The End of the Era of Reagan
[caption id="attachment_14855" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fortieth President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, in an undated photo. Source: Capitol Hill Blue.[/caption] EDITORIAL—The New Deal coalition is often noted by observers as the overbearing electoral voting bloc…
The People of the Book – and Incessant…
[caption id="attachment_14685" align="alignleft" width="300"] A radar-guided interceptor missile is launched from a U.S.-funded Israeli battery, part of the Iron Dome defense program. Source: Business Week.[/caption] EDITORIAL—In Islam, the “People of the Book” is a term…
Friends and Neighbors: Ellis Black and the Politics…
Note: This week’s editorial focuses on the Republican nominee, State Rep. Ellis Black (R-Valdosta), in the race for the 8th District State Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tim Golden (R-Valdosta). The Democratic nominee was…
Colleges as Our Courts: The Precarious New Normal…
[caption id="attachment_14180" align="alignleft" width="300"] Colleges need not serve to adjudicate vicious felonies—leave it to our courts of law.[/caption] EDITORIAL - Conservative op-ed columnist George Will found himself embattled in a firestorm of controversy due to…
The Era of the Unfettered Surveillance State
[caption id="attachment_14026" align="alignleft" width="300"] Source: Aerial view of the headquarters of the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, approximately 20 miles southwest of Baltimore, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Source: The Atlantic.[/caption] EDITORIAL - On…
What’s the Matter With…Mississippi?
[caption id="attachment_13849" align="alignleft" width="300"] Supporters celebrate incumbent Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran’s narrow primary run-off victory over his Tea Party opponent, Chris McDaniel, Tuesday, June 24 in Jackson. Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[/caption] EDITORIAL—In his 2004 seminal tome…
Are We Our Brother’s Keeper?
[caption id="attachment_13629" align="alignleft" width="300"] The death penalty in America—both an anachronism and turbulent symbol of our culture.[/caption] EDITORIAL—Violence has been inherent to man since the dawn of time; since Cain slew his brother, Abel. When…