Opinion
Sunshine, camellias are nature’s wonders
Leila Case As I write, it is pouring rain but thankfully it has stopped and the sun is shining at least for a few days. ... Read more
5 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Your package has been delivered!
I am going through a fun season. I get up early in the morning, sit on my red sofa and go shopping. The things I ... Read more
5 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
The truth about the monsters under your bed
My bed sits high off the floor. In fact, I have a little bitty staircase helping me get into it. Isn’t that ridiculous? But I ... Read more
5 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Camellias, crystal, Walmart receipts and tiny surprises of goodness
One of my camellia bushes is busting out all over in glory. When I say she is busting out, she is going full throttle and ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Loran Smith’s Weekly Feature Column: Cotton Today
There was a time when only the months of November, December and January had no connection with the growing of cotton, the South’s most notorious ... Read more
6 months ago by Ken Gustafson.
You’re my favorite!
My parents once sent Valentine’s flowers to my office in Macon. Delighted, I opened the card to read: “Happy Valentine’s Day, don’t tell Seth, but ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Historic Rylander Theatre is ‘Celebrating a Century’; Trust passes the gavel
By Leila Case There’s a lot to celebrate, however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions we can’t have an up close and personal celebration. ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Before the Barista: The Layers of 134 W. Lamar Street
Evan A. Kutzler In A Sand County Almanac (1948), a classic on environmental conservation, Aldo Leopold eulogized a lighting-struck tree. “It shows 80 growth rings,” ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
She has character! And worm holes!
Transition. I did not know what to call it, and I am not entirely sure “transition” is the right word, but for my purposes it ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Clawfoot has a story to tell
I have not had a bath in over six years. To be clear, I have showered, just not soaked in a real tub. I love ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Fightn’ the Vid
By: Stick Miller Boyce “Stick” Miller lives in Americus. Contact him at stickmiller @gmail.com While Inauguration Day has been at the forefront of the news lately, ... Read more
6 months ago by admin.
Truth: There is no kitten stuck up the tree
About 10 years ago, I and my two cats moved from Atlanta to Americus and promptly set up house with my parents. I had a ... Read more
6 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
When your black-eyed peas come with time travel
There is a mandate this time of year. It requires lingering in our past while also tiptoeing into the future. I tell people I gave ... Read more
7 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip, Hip, Hooray! Huzzah!
By: Leila Case A Colonial era toast that is as appropriate today as it was then to turn the calendar to the new year of ... Read more
7 months ago by admin.
Columns and foundations
The first sign was the buckling. The second sign was the heel of my stiletto busting through. My porch is rotting. It deserves to, it ... Read more
7 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
How to beautifully handle what irritates you
“Tracy, what do you want for—” “Pearls!” The question very rarely must be completely asked. The answer is always the same. Pearls. I want pearls. ... Read more
7 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Good Company’s Coming!
Mama started me on a silver pattern in my young days. She knew waiting to accrue silver through a wedding register was going the way ... Read more
7 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
The night superheroes cried
It is a side to the story I have always treasured. It was one of those experiences that doesn’t translate well into words. It is ... Read more
8 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
A Bird’s Eye View: Dec 2020
By: Phil Hardy Inquiries have been pouring in and all are asking the same question: What’s happened to my birds and where are they? ... Read more
8 months ago by admin.
“Dear Santa” in a year of war and pestilence
Evan A. Kutzler November 28, 2020 evan.kutzler@gsw.edu On December 6, 1918, the Americus Times-Recorder printed a letter to Santa Claus written by six-year-old Charles Walker. ... Read more
8 months ago by admin.
It’s beginning to look like Christmas at our house
By: Leila Case A sign in front of a shop I visited last week announced, “Four Saturdays until Christmas!” In other words you better shake ... Read more
8 months ago by admin.
Worn Wisdom and Mercer Sweatshirts
If the house were on fire, I would grab it first. Forget the jewels, forget my grandparents’ marriage certificate, forget the Hall family photos, and ... Read more
8 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Waiting in Gratitude
I’ve never seen it in person, but I can imagine it. On November 1 at midnight a phenomenon happens in our world. In my mind ... Read more
8 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Lessons from frogs and Freds
A lifetime ago I found myself as a young therapist going to work in an office on the outskirts of Macon. Our office was housed ... Read more
8 months ago by TRACY K. HALL.
Wreaths Across America reminds us to remember loved ones
By: Leila Case Andersonville National Historic Cemetery in Andersonville is among the military cemeteries across the nation that participate in the annual Wreaths Across America ... Read more
8 months ago by admin.
Is Providence Canyon anything but a good example of bad behavior?
Part 2: It is what it is, but how did it get that way? By: Burt Carter Long enough ago that the statute of limitations ... Read more
8 months ago by admin.
Georgia Runoffs, a brief history
By: Evan A. Kutzler evan.kutzler@gsw.edu November 9, 2020 On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Georgians cast what many voters thought would be their last ballot of ... Read more
9 months ago by admin.
Tight race in October 1980 as Carter and Reagan debate
By: Jason Berggren Note: D. Jason Berggren is an associate professor of political science at Georgia Southwestern State University. This is the tenth article in ... Read more