Opinion

By Walter Geiger

I’ve heard a lot of motivational speeches in my life. Quite frankly, most have been snoozers with an occasional treat thrown in. Last week, however, I was spellbound as Jackie Harmon spoke at an academic achievement banquet.

Harmon, then 15, moved to Griffin with her mother and a man her mother had taken up with.

Turns out the man was an abusive drunk who beat Jackie’s mom and once split open her skull.

When he was through kicking them around, the man kicked Jackie and her mom out of the house [Full Story »] 

It is rare, but occasionally, reporters become part of the story or stories they are covering.

The first example that springs to mind is that of Woodward and Bernstein and the Watergate scandal. They basically created ‘investigative reporting’ as they dug into the Watergate burglary and the scandalous coverup that followed it. They and their sources became part of the story and some actually were subpoenaed to give testimony that ultimately forced President Richard Nixon out of the White House. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

As I sipped coffee and slowly brought my brain to life on the second morning of the Daylight Saving Time period, I began pondering the whole notion of messing with our clocks - both inner and outer. Maybe I am just older and grumpier but I hate the time change. [Full Story »] 

Saturday was not a great day for soccer along the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Duluth.

It was freezing. A biting wind was blowing in off the river and the occasional snow flake or frozen rain drop hit the bill of my cap. [Full Story »]