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Influenza in Americus
Part 1: The Force of a Train By: Evan Kutzler John Bradshaw knew the dangers of being a…
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Americus History Trails
By: Evan A. Kutzler On Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., the Sumter Historic Trust will unveil…
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Spring break adventures in New York and Spain
Submitted by Leila Case “It’s Easter time and time for eggs and time for eggs is Easter time.”…
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Russians share their thoughts on Ukraine invasion
Dick Yarbrough Linden Longino is a retired Atlanta banker who should have Nobel Peace Prize recipient next to…
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A poetry reading and Irish eyes are smiling
Leila Case It was a treat to see and talk to Gabriel Stauf of St. Petersburg, Florida, a…
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First Lady’s leave their mark in history
By Leila Case Emily Woodyard of Macon presented an interesting talk on “Lesser Known First Lady’s” to members…
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The day Ignite College and Career Academy put the skids on a family business
I have been Paul V. Hall’s daughter for 50 years. Most of the days making up those 50…
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Leila Case: My babysitting perils
By: Leila Case When I heard the price of babysitting had soared to as high as $23 an…
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Dick Yarbrough: State of this column can’t be overstated
Written by Dick Yarbrough My fellow Georgians: (Yea! Clap! Clap! Clap!) I come before you today to submit to you…
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Saving Places, Telling Stories
By: Evan Kutzler Hancock Drive in Americus has a medley of historic homes. A walk along this street…
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Civil Rights and a Lived Theology in a Southern Town
January 13, 2022 Evan Kutzler Note: A version of this review was published on H-Net in April…
Sports
Loren Smith’s Commentary: “One More Time”
We begin with sterling appreciation for Georgia’s coaching clinic disposal of the current Big Ten champions on New…
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Fairgrounds and College: The Local Lester Maddox
By: Evan Kutzler The first time Amanda and I visited the shops in Plains was the same day…
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The Artist and the Doughboy
By: Evan Kutzler A century ago, on November 11, 1921, President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of…
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He’s No Hobby Horse, He’s a Working ‘Cane!
By Michaela Reed, GSW senior English major AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern has welcomed eager and hardworking Hurricanes…
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History, hauntings, and ghosts at the Windsor Hotel
By: Evan A. Kutzler I drove into Americus on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, for a job interview at…
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Leila Case: Memories of 9/11 linger twenty years later
Memories of 9/11 are still fresh twenty years later. At the time I was in direct marketing at…
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Professional Baseball in Americus
By: Evan A. Kutzler The year 1906 brought two institutions to Americus. The state legislature established the Third…
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Alf Hudson, Perry Grove, and the Middle Passage
BY: Evan A. Kutzler On July 11, 1920, Lucius Hudson laid Alf Hudson to rest at the Old…
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Vernon Jones talks about running for governor
Strong opinions begat strong reactions. I recently begatted a strong opinion about Republican gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones and…
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How does our garden grow?
Like sunflowers that turn their blowsy blooms from east to west following the sun so do the weeds…
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Why did the Callaway House cross the street?
BY: Evan Kutzler Most Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) meetings in Americus are noncontroversial. A homeowner wants a porch…
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Billy Proctor’s Appeal
By: Evan Kutzler Evan.Kutzler@gsw.edu On December 1, 1854, Billy Proctor asked a powerful enslaver to purchase him. “Sir,”…
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Dad is ‘King of the Hill’ Sunday
Leila Case My father Gustave Beauregard Sisson of Atlanta was the kindest, most courteous, generous and handsome man…
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When the best you can hope for is an umbrella
My process in writing these weekly editorials is a rather simple one. It starts with asking a few…
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One man’s trash is another’s treasure
By: Leila Case One man’s trash is another’s treasure. And that’s exactly what you’ll find at the Junior…
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Is Providence Canyon anything but a good example of bad behavior? Part 10 Running the Film Backwards
By: Burt Carter The view from the top Now that you know what James Hutton inferred from his…
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What Makes a Place Historic?
Evan A. Kutzler evan.kutzler@gsw.edu The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is one…
