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Writing a newspaper column is easy. Just open a vein and bleed. The origin of that description varies. Famed sports columnist Red Smith is most often credited with the characterization of repeatedly ...

The newspapers in the school library hung from wooden newspaper sticks, slatted oak holders that kept the pages stiff and communal. Because of the vagaries of the mail, it was probably weeks after the ...

Last year was remarkable in many ways. Looking back, it feels as if it both flew by and dragged on mercilessly — a sensation amplified by the relentless 24-hour news cycle. As information moves faster ...

Georgia already requires voter ID and accepts any government issued ID card including a free one from a county voter registration office. Also acceptable are driver’s licenses, college or university ...

My editor sometimes teases me, saying that I love an anniversary because it gives me a convenient hook for a column. Guilty. It is a bit of a gimmick. But I think with that gimmick, with the passing ...