Opinion

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.

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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.

CARLTON FLETCHER: Mike Collins’ neo-Nazi ties just the latest low surrounding his campaign

There are people who will now vote for Collins because of his ties to new-Nazis.

WILL THAULT: Can Ranch dressing cool our differences?

A German tourist driving through Georgia marveled at our landscape, discovering Waffle House and Buc-ee’s for the first time

CARLTON FLETCHER: Looking for a modern-day Rosa Parks

The year was 1955, and while the civil rights movement was slowly building momentum in the United States, laws such as the one enacted in Montgomery were common.

Squawkbox – July 4, 2026

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