by Matt Towery | Jul 10, 2015 | The Forum
It’s been in vogue in past weeks, in the aftermath of the tragedy in South Carolina, to attack the Southern states and its citizens. An article in Politico by a contributing editor goes beyond the pale. It skewers the region, proclaiming that America would be...
by Matt Towery | Jul 3, 2015 | The Forum
We have a royal class in America. They are those who trot around as if they were billionaires, with security, administrative staffs, special meals, wonderful trips — and unspoken disdain for the rest of us. They are the growing number of elected officials,...
by Matt Towery | Jul 1, 2015 | News, News 2
We all knew that Greece would default on its debt and leave a mess for the EU. And predictably, the Wall Street “bubble” traders reacted by dumping the good, the bad, and the ugly in Monday’s trading. And the continued head-scratching as to how a nation of...
by Matt Towery | Jun 26, 2015 | The Forum
This is not the first time I’ve opined on the Confederate flag issue. But hopefully it is the last. As a southerner whose roots in Georgia run way before the Civil War on both my mother’s and father’s side, I’m pretty sure I would qualify for...
by Matt Towery | Jun 15, 2015 | News, News 2
A scientific survey conducted June 11-14 of voters who said they were likely to vote in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2016 shows incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson already receiving 50 percent of the likely vote. The poll also indicates that...