Opinion

Paula East deserved better

Executive Editor Joshua Wilson opines that a 95-year-old Maconite did everything right — and her government still failed her.

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Lights, camera, bad deal: Georgia’s film subsidies never paid off

Hailed the Hollywood of the South, Georgia’s once-soaring film industry is crashing down to Earth.

From Jim Crow to Callais, the voting fight goes on

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais gutted the Voting Rights Act and has given a green light for politicians in Georgia and across the South to redraw maps that silence Black and brown voters before a single vote is cast.

Justice, 27 years late, for replaced windows

The Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, threatened to jail a 95-year-old over the windows she had replaced over 20 years ago.

Letter to the Editor: Macon leaders should focus on housing supply, not distractions

Macon has time to act before housing affordability becomes a full-blown crisis.

Phoebe Bridgers made a surprise stop in Macon — and it meant something

Even though the concert was shrouded in secrecy, a fan in attendance reflected on the meaning of the performance.

A witness to change

Samuel Hart, Sr. learned a long time ago that stability could be built through perseverance and responsibility, but that it was your responsibility to build it.  Over the course of his lifetime, he has watched that sense of stability tested more than once.

What happens when Americans learn how indebted they are?

For all the bluster about the U.S. far exceeding Europe economically, debt as a percent of GDP tells another story.

On May 14, your business can be a lifeline

From large corporations to small (family-owned) businesses, providing quality healthcare at a reasonable price has become increasingly difficult. Premiums keep rising, while the quality of plans continues to decline at a pace that simply isn’t sustainable.

The Lord doth provide

In his book “The Sure Cure for Worry,” Kent Crockett wrote about Max Wilkins, who serves as a vision catalyst for church multiplication with the Global Methodist Church.

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