From the Publisher: Just One Wish
Around this time I’m often writing a bit of a wish list – for Christmas, for 2021, or what have you. When I was younger this list could be several pages long. This year I have just one wish for…
Opinions
Business Casual: A Time to Heal
With the long, arduous election season mostly behind us – we Georgians still have two important U.S. Senate runoffs coming up in January – it’s time to look ahead. Our new leaders have set a hopeful, positive tone. I hope…
At Issue: Healthcare Band-aids
In 2021 one of the biggest issues Georgia faces will be access to healthcare and insurance coverage. Much of the back and forth over healthcare has revolved around hot political arguments over Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act. This year, the…
From the Publisher: Healthcare Dilemma
Georgia ranks near the bottom in the country in affordable quality healthcare. The number of uninsured residents here is at 23%, according to the American Journal of Managed Care. This month’s election could decide the path forward for what is…
Business Casual: What if?
Suppose, when the dust settles and all the votes are counted, we wake up one nice, cool early-November morning to find that the contentious election season of 2020 is finally behind us, and we have a result that makes us…
Economy: Three-phase National Recovery
The pandemic that brought about an economic recession may still be with us, but absent another lockdown of the population and shutdown of businesses, the 2020 COVID-19 recession is over. It lasted three months – March through May – making…
At Issue: Election 2020
This is the year that keeps on giving. We’ve had so many surprises and historic firsts this year, almost all unpleasant, that we are by now used to doing things as we’ve never done them before. Great example: Election Day…
From the Publisher: Protect the Post
The post office is an American institution that deserves defending. These last six months, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has endured reckless reforms that have crippled its ability to process mail and packages – including “last-mile” package delivery that private…
Business Casual: The Waiting Game
Even the most optimistic among us have conceded that things are looking different than we had expected or hoped now that fall is finally here. Sure, the weather is cooler, the days are shorter and sweaters are out of their plastic…
At Issue: Assisting Dreamers
Most reasonable people agree the fastest way to improve society and support economic progress is an educated workforce. This is not to say that every single person must go to college, but if we don’t enable as many as possible…
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