Editorial: Kept in the fold   11/20/2008
Barack Obama perhaps didn't directly intervene to save Joe Lieberman's chairmanship but it certainly didn't hurt when the President-elect said he would be "happy" to have the Connecticut senator and party apostate continue to caucus with the Democrats.

Donald Conkey: The U.S. Senate runoff election: What's at stake   11/20/2008
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, at about 8:30 p.m. the political eyes of America will be focused on Georgia.

George Will: Bankruptcy   11/20/2008
"Nothing," said a General Motors spokesman last week, "has changed relative to the GM board's support for the GM management team during this historically difficult economic period for the U.S. auto industry." Nothing? Not even the evaporation of almost all shareholder value?

Calvin Hill/Letter to the Editor: Milledgeville closure will not put veterans out on street   11/19/2008
Please allow me to update Mr. Henderson, and others, about the "closing of the Veteran's assisted living facility" in Milledgeville. There appears to be a lot of speculation and rumor about this, and I would like to set the facts straight.

Tom Maloy/Letter to the Editor: Obama not changing, so why should we?   11/19/2008
We have all heard John McCain, George Bush and all the pundits tell us that because Obama has been duly elected our next president, we should put aside our differences and support him in these perilous times. For lack of a more appropriate word, nonsense.

Bill Shipp: Race Trumps Everything   11/19/2008
For Republicans seeking a silver lining from the last election, try this one: The GOP held the Old South. After 40 years, the Republicans' Southern Strategy still works. Race beats all.

Juanita Hughes: Trip to Nashville filled with wondrous sights   11/19/2008
Even while trees and shrubs in Woodstock turned our town into an autumn wonderland, we began making plans to visit Nashville and see for ourselves all those two million Christmas lights we've heard so much about.

Bob DelGiudice/Letter to the Editor: Bush deserves credit for much of his work as president   11/16/2008
McCain lost the election because Obama tied him to Bush's economic and foreign policies.

Zachary W. Henderson/Letter to the Editor: Planned closing of Georgia veterans' home a disgrace   11/16/2008
Sadly on the evening news on Veterans Day, we learned the state is closing a state veterans' home in Milledgeville.

Bill Shipp: A Change in Culture?   11/16/2008
The past week has seen new revelations in the ongoing saga of Gena Evans, nee Abraham, the woman whom Gov. Sonny Perdue put in charge of the state Department of Transportation.