Opinion

CARLTON FLETCHER: After tragedy, restaurateur’s future centers on her staff, customers

Restaurateur B.J. Fletcher ponders her future after a fire at her popular restaurant.

Latest in Opinion
CARLTON FLETCHER: Imagine swatting a fly with a rolled-up TV

The love for newspapers stretches out over the decades.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Looking for truthful answers to some hard questions

And we wonder how so many people in Germany could devote themselves to an evil despot like Adolf Hitler.

CARLTON FLETCHER: The highs and lows of an unexceptional life

I admitted to myself not long after I graduated high school that I wasn’t going to play professional baseball.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Leadership vacuum persists … from Washington to Atlanta to Albany and beyond

When we elect individuals based solely on party affiliation, church membership, skin color, empty campaign promises that are impossible to keep, or because some other highly placed politician told us to, we’re bringing the decline of government at all levels on ourselves.

CARLTON FLETCHER: The frustration of rooting for the Jekyll-Hyde Atlanta Braves

The Braves have, of late, held onto first place by the skin of their teeth despite losing series to good teams (the Brewers), mediocre teams (the Twins and Diamondbacks) and really bad teams (the Mets).

CARLTON FLETCHER: Dismissal of Dublin School Board should ring local warning bells

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp suspended all seven members of the Dublin School Board Monday over claims of financial mismanagement.

CARLTON FLETCHER: For some Lee County ‘leaders,’ ego trumps success

Watch a little deeper than the surface the actions of certain individuals in Lee County, and you’ll have no problem figuring why the once-thriving county to the north of Albany is one of the few Republican enclaves in the region.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Sometimes ‘progress’ is dubious at best

While, yes, we do live in the most enlightened time in the history of the world, there are some things about the good old days I really miss.

ROGER-CLAUDE LIWANGA: Is ‘dialogue-within-a-dialogue’ dynamic delaying Trump-brokered peace in Eastern Congo?

In June 2025, President Trump played a central role in facilitating the Washington Peace Accords between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.

Attention home delivery customers:
Starting March 4, your paper will be delivered by the post office.

We appreciate your patience.
Questions? Call 229-888-9300.

Sovrn Pixel