Among the many lessons I learned from my maternal grandmother, Mary L. Crane, was that it can be tough to hate up close.

Though a long way from the Dust Bowl Droughts of 1924-1927, and again from 1930-1935, which contributed to national food scarcity and further complicated the Great Depression, Georgia is in a state of continuing drought, which looks increasingly like the drought of 2007.

The new U.S. House Speaker, Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana, is about to experience the first major test of his mettle and abilities.

My paternal great-grandfather, Charles C. Crane, nearly lost his life during World War I. I can still recall as a child him telling me his haunting stories of war.

As if Georgia and the American South need MORE HELP in shaking loose the shackles and shadows of the American Civil War, Georgia State Senator Colton Moore (R-District 53) is suggesting that any actual trial or felony convictions for former President Donald J. Trump might likely to incite a new 'Civil War.'

In 1972, the then United States Olympic Committee (USOC), relocated its headquarters from New York City to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

I first had the pleasure of meeting U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in Scottsdale, Arizona, roughly six months into his first term.

​It was the best of times...it was the worst of times. Thursday evening, August 24th, in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.