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Georgia bill would designate collard greens as state’s official greens, ‘potlikka’ as official dipping sauce for official bread

February 4, 2025 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Georgia collard greens are a tradition and a hardy, nutritious vegetable that grows easily in our climate and are also known as “True Southern.”

We have a crisis of leadership at far too many levels

February 4, 2025 Todd DeFeo

In the wake of a tragedy, how leaders respond is telling to their ability to lead — or, more precisely, their inability.

Following a tragedy, it’s natural to speculate, but we should seek the truth

February 2, 2025 Todd DeFeo

As always, bad news is good for business. Hence, cable news.

The Cowsert Column: Week Two Under the Gold Dome

January 29, 2025 Bill Cowsert

The second week of the legislative session is commonly referred to as “Budget Week” at the State Capitol. The budget process begins with Gov. Brian Kemp presenting a proposed budget for consideration by the General Assembly.

Robb Pitts: Reflections on the origin of the Carter Center

January 24, 2025 Robb Pitts

It has been nearly a month since former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. With days of heartfelt local, national and global tributes now behind us, I find myself reflecting on his legacy – and my small part in shaping it.

Trump gets an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money conviction − a constitutional law expert explains what that means

January 10, 2025 The Conversation

But, of course, this is not your ordinary criminal case.

It’s time the Georgia Composite Medical Board lived up to its promise

December 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Anyone who thinks the Georgia Composite Medical Board isn’t broken should look at how they investigate claims.

Smyrna rebranding illustrates downside of not communicating

December 10, 2024 Todd DeFeo

That someone was critical of a government action is hardly a surprise. That somebody posted anonymously to Reddit is even less of a surprise.

Notre Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

December 4, 2024 The Conversation

Parisians navigating the narrow streets of the 4th arrondissement in recent days may have heard a familiar, yet nearly forgotten, sound. The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral have been ringing again after nearly five years, in preparation for the famed building’s long-awaited reopening.

What the Notre Dame restoration says about France’s past – and its future

December 3, 2024 The Conversation

Visitors rediscovering Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens this weekend will be stepping into a highly charged conversation about France’s past and its future. Both sacred and secular, the cathedral tellingly illustrates the conflict between tradition and reform in France, as a historically Catholic and imperial power tries to adapt to its multicultural and postcolonial present.