Opinions & Viewpoints

Dear Editor, This is Matthew from Dogwood Alliance. I’m reaching out to invite you or someone from your team to the fourth annual Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference 2025, which is happening on June 12th and June 13th in Valdosta. Both days are also accessible via Zoom. This event brings together frontline communities, public…

Dear Editor, As I watched my youngest son walk across the stage at his high school graduation this past weekend, I reflected on my own memories of the challenges of high school and the ups and downs of the teen years. I witnessed my children navigate these fraught waters of their formative years and recognize the…

May 07, 2025                                 From the Southwest Ledger As we have seen over the past few months, there has been a lot of debate as to who is eligible to vote and where the power belongs. However, in federal elections, it is up to the states to make these rules. While most people are…

So,what is the point? That is the ultimate question, right? The ultimate worldview question: what is the point? Ultimately, there must be a point to it all rather than not. We humans possess the attributes that we do for some reason. Consider the human qualities that have nothing to do with “survival of the fittest,”…

Dear Lanier County News, As a parent deeply affected by Georgia’s current parole practices, I must raise a voice against the lack of transparent parole criteria and its devastating impact on families, community safety, and the state’s economy. The situation regarding my son, a first-time offender who has engaged positively with the correction system, exemplifies…

April 30, 2025                                 From the Southwest Ledger   By James Finck, Ph. D.   There is a popular meme going around the internet. The caption to the picture reads, “We’ve done this mass tariff thing 3 times in American history. 1828, 1930, 2025. All spaced about a 100 years apart because everyone who…

April 16, 2025                                 From the Southwest Ledger There are many like me who may be a bit confused about tariffs.   In theory, tariffs, taxes on imported goods, seem like something I would support. After all, if nothing else, I am pro-America. And anything that gives Americans a leg up, I support. Now,…

And God Said, “Let us make Man in our image.”  It should be assumed that God, The Creator, was talking to Jesus, The Word of God, and to God’s Holy Ghost. And together, they formed Adam, the first Human, from the dust, or dirt, of the Earth.  They then turn their work into flesh and…

April 9, 2025                                   From the Southwest Ledger By James Finck, Ph. D. So far in President Trump’s short second term his greatest adversary has been the judicial branch. Some of his programs have been blocked by federal judges while others already have been overturned.   This is nothing new. No matter which party…

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