Opinion

By Dr. Benny Tate

I truly believe the hand of God has blessed the nation of America like no other nation. Within the first 200 years of our nation’s founding, men walked on the moon, created an educational system that was the envy of the world and established Capitalism where opportunity exists for everyone. The reason is simple – God’s hand has been on this great nation since its inception. [Full Story »] 

By Allan Imes

Editor’s note: Allan Imes was supposed to speak at Merritt Taylor’s funeral but was suffering from kidney stones on the day of the services. This is what he planned to say.

I still remember the first time I saw Merritt Taylor. It was August 1954 and I was reporting for a two week football camp coach Otis Weaver had started. Gordon had dropped college level football. Col. C.T.B. “Bud” Harris was hired as president of Gordon Military College and he wanted a football team. Weaver was hired as head coach. Coach Weaver went on a recruiting rampage that drew boys from all over the South to Barnesville. [Full Story »] 

By Robert Heiney

It’s fun to watch the blustering, posturing and outright lying when a big news story exposing some government malfeasance shows up on prime time. Amidst the recent revelations that the National Security Agency has been spying on millions of terrorists, oops, I mean American citizens, we find the usual federal government thugs. [Full Story »]