What is the Neo-Redemption Era? It’s a term coined by the writer. We are in it, the new Redemption Era. Following the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era the South entered a period dubbed the Redemption Era. Federal troops had left the South as a result of the 1877 Compromise Act. Whites began taking back what the [...]

Big ups and kudos in the customer service department for waitress Morgan at the Stonecrest Olive Garden and evening manager Samantha. What could have been a horrible dining experience turned into a very pleasant demonstration of excellent customer service I feel compelled to share. It is the antithesis of what one usually encounters— excuses and [...]

The 2011 state law that allows the governor to remove “non-functioning” boards is flawed, unconstitutional and sets a dangerous precedent when it comes to the sanctity of individual voting rights. The people elected the DeKalb school board. People should un-elect them. The law should be repealed or at the very least—as Gov. Nathan Deal himself [...]

One of the basic tenets of the Tea Party movement is a strict adherence to the constitution. Research also indicates they believe in less government intrusion and spending. That being the case, DeKalb County could use their help. By the time you read this, a Fulton Superior Court judge will have held a hearing on [...]

The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., was a painful wakeup call on the gun violence that occurs daily in this country. A crazed gunman mowed down 20 young children and six women in that lethal rampage. New legislation is urgently needed to stem this horrific, bloody tide. President Obama has launched [...]

  A penny saved: Transportation tax fails DeKalb residents and others in the metro Atlanta area voted to save their pennies instead of paying a one-cent sales tax for transportation. At stake in the vote were $6.14 billion of regional transportation projects selected by the Atlanta Regional Roundtable that represented Clayton, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, [...]

“Into the world of fears and hatreds we need to pour a double portion of the spirit of confidence in the power of love. Not peace at any price, but love at all cost. All our problems today resolve themselves into the problem of learning to live together.”— Canon Peter Green   In a few [...]