George S. Smith

For almost 60 years, George S. Smith worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer, investigative journalist, newspaper association executive, travel writer, higher education instructor, motivational speaker and community development consultant.

The world witnessed an historic event on May 30 as a former president was tried in a state courtroom on 34 felony counts and found guilty on every charge.

I have two distinct feelings following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant conditional or presumptive immunity to the U.S. president for “official acts.”

Project 2025: If you don’t know about it, it’s time to do some homework.

In the wild, some dominant males kill or eat the younger members of the group — gorillas, lions and polar bears come to mind.

We — us, them, they, ya'll — are living in a time of undemocratic ideas, rancorous clambering for the sake of unsocial discourse, and a time when one of the most important four-letter words in any language is missing: “Love.”

If you are a follower of the Gospel of Donald J. Trump, you don't have to read this opinion column, because nothing in it is going to change your mind.

Today, it's difficult to have a meaningful discussion with relatives, friends and neighbors.

“America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

Today, America is not good. It is not fine. It is ill. It has a fever that is raging through all demographic segments of the population.