Cordele Dispatch, Cordele, GA

Opinion

Opinion
  • Seizure of AP records insult to independent press

    Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.

    May 18, 2013

  • Eyewitness gives account of Boston Marathon bombings

    BOSTON, MA — Rushing to the streets to help runners, my eyes stared vacantly in disbelief. Is this actually happening today at The Boston Marathon?

    April 27, 2013

  • Letter to the editor:

    Dear Editor
    I recently learned that an employee working for the Dooly County School System was discharged from the military because of a “personality disorder.”

    April 22, 2013

  • Life, liberty, and…..abuse?

    April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, which is a heavy burden to put on April, which is already working to promote awareness for cancer, severe weather, autism, parkinson’s disease, sexual assault, stress, sexually transmitted diseases, alcohol, and includes a ‘special’ week for volunteers.

    April 18, 2013

  • What should have happened in the legislature during 2013

    (Editor’s Note: David Pennington’s synopsis of the recent legislative session appeared in the Thursday, April 11 Cordele Dispatch. What follows is his opinion about what should have happened while the Georgia representatives and senators were in Atlanta).

    April 13, 2013

  • The view from inside the schools

    (Editor’s note: In light of recent events and accusations surrounding Wilcox County and segregated proms here is an excerpt from a posting on the home page for Wilcox County Schools).

    April 8, 2013

  • Life, liberty, and…..the west coast?

    Thankfully, just when most humor writers are looking around for material, somebody on the west coast does something stupid for us.  How patriotic!

    April 4, 2013

  • Death not a 'dead end' Death not a 'dead end'

    This past week, a former local minister pointed out the irony of this road sign at the intersection of 8th Ave. and 1st St. in Cordele.

    March 30, 2013 1 Photo

  • Life, liberty, and…..nudity?

    A couple of weeks ago, just before the two week series of “Dancing with the Post Office Stars,” a man approached me in the bank parking lot and offered a suggestion for a column.

    March 27, 2013

  • Life, liberty and correspondence

    A couple of letters to the editor in the Cordele Dispatch caught my attention lately.

    March 21, 2013

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