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Darrell Huckaby: Oklahoma tragedy will bring out the worst -- and the best -- in us
Words cannot express the horror that went through my mind as images of the deadly tornado that swept through Oklahoma began to be broadcast Monday afternoon.
Jeff Meadors: Performance flags give needed direction for educational improvement
Georgia's College & Career Ready Performance Index highlights performance flags.
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Cal Thomas: Taxing Internet sales
The debate over taxing Internet sales isn't about "fairness;" it is, or ought to be, about spending,
Darrell Huckaby: Even in heaven, Hazel Parish is the belle of the ball
If they had a yearbook for towns Hazel would have been best-dressed in Covington's for the past 88 years running.
Jeff Meadors: New accountability standards put burden on teachers
Accountability typically translates into more work for classroom teachers, so much so that many effective teachers now work in private, home-school and charter settings.
Letter: More rental units a bad deal for Conyers
For those who are our elected officials who never pay attention to the absolute consequences of building communities where the greater majority of residents are renters, here is a concrete rule of thumb: The more renters you draw to your town the more services they will demand and you must provide by law!
Darrell Huckaby: Saying goodbye to the cafeteria
The lunchroom was one of the best things about having the privilege of being educated in Porterdale.
Darrell Huckaby: Special Collections Library houses Georgia treasures
Last week I stumbled across a place I had never been -- and it is a place so filled with the types of treasures that are near and dear to my heart that I will have to keep going back.
Jack Simpson: 'Insourcing' a welcome trend
When I see a label on a product that reads "Made in the USA," I get a good feeling.
Jeff Meadors: STEM Institute matches student skills with workplace needs
Can public school leaders hatch innovations for students within minimum competency guidelines set by the state?
Darrell Huckaby: May 1 brings a Porterdale rite of spring
May 1 was a day we all looked forward to when I was a little linthead growing up in Porterdale.
Letter: Heartfelt thanks for prayers and support
Heartfelt thanks for prayers and support. The outpouring of love and support following the death of my wife, Barbara N. McCarthy, has been overwhelming.. We, to include her children and siblings, cannot adequately express our heartfelt gratitude for every person who has assisted and ministered to us. We have been
Darrell Huckaby: Watching reruns, eating TV dinners
Sometimes Southern sandwiches made frozen TV dinners look good.
Rob Jenkins: Hey, teacher, my HOA is bullying me again
The buzziest buzzword in education these days is "bullying."
Editorials
- OUR VIEW: Georgia needs more sunlight
- OUR VIEW: Blushing to help save lives
- OUR VIEW: Five years later, New Orleans still in danger
Letters to the Editor
- Letter: More rental units a bad deal for Conyers
- Letter: Heartfelt thanks for prayers and support
- Letter: Do your part for cleaner air
- Letter: Weigh interests of children in selecting superintendent 3 comments
- Letter: The problem with CRCTs
- Letter: Too many questions left about SPLOST 2 comments
- Letter: Prayers, support appreciated
- Letter: Emergency assistance greatly appreciated
- Letter: Thanks to two local heroes
- Letter: Aten's advertising misleading 10 comments
Columnists
- Jeff Meadors: Performance flags give needed direction for educational improvement
- Darrell Huckaby: Oklahoma tragedy will bring out the worst -- and the best -- in us
- Cal Thomas: Tyranny is no longer 'lurking'
- Mark Shields: Obama's second term pitfalls
- Rob Jenkins: Saying goodbye to another year of folding chairs and ballpark hotdogs
- Darrell Huckaby: Writing this column never grows old
- Jack Simpson: Bees in danger
- Darrell Huckaby: Choosing a line of work now that I'm retired
- Mark Shields: Advice on graduation day
- Cal Thomas: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate?
