1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (241+ words) Adam Smith, an 18th century Scottish economist and philosopher, theorized that human self-interest motivates all individual economic endeavors, and that competition keeps the individual businessperson from taking advantage of customers. The two forces are kept in check as if by an…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (700+ words) As a TV news anchor, I try to avoid cliches, because they turn up on the news (local and national) a lot. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard, "The investigation is continuing," I'd have some serious…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1002+ words) There is a quiet struggle happening in the hearts of many believers " one that rarely gets talked about openly, but is deeply felt. It's the feeling of being close to God, yet not fully at home with Him. Saved, but…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (11+ words) The Rome News-Tribune...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (628+ words) Wars rage across the world, but our most important battle may be right here at home, not on foreign soil " but within our own hearts, our institutions and our communities. Are we at war with ourselves? Has the pursuit of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1045+ words) Talking Rock Nature Park near the Pickens-Gilmer county line features 12. 5 miles of mixed-use trails for hikers and mountain bikers. Northwest Georgia could play a bigger role in land conservation if a regional nonprofit has its way. That was the message…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (914+ words) Some days pass like any other. Others mark you forever. The day I discovered beloved identity was one of those days " a moment that didn't just change my thinking, but redefined my relationship with God, with myself, and with the…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (298+ words) The very spirit of a community is its people. You have to admire the spirit of a community like ours. A proud people, fiercely loyal to our friends and family, our homes and community, we are resilient. We survive. We…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (584+ words) War is a great engine of change, sweeping aside assumptions, toppling established power relationships, driving new forces into play, rearranging long-held theories and challenging orthodoxies. That happened in six years of fighting in World War II, in the seven days…...

6+ day, 8+ min ago  (738+ words) Fifty years is a long time for any community effort to endure. For an organization focused on something as everyday as litter prevention and environmental stewardship, reaching that milestone says something important about both the mission and the people behind…...