Rockdale Citizen

Darrell Huckaby: Clothes make the man -- if you can find your size

As a retired Southern gentleman, who was educated a large university, I recently noted that my sartorial splendor has fallen short.

Jack Simpson: The violence problem in New Orleans

Crime, corruption, racism, violence and hurricane damage has given New Orleans the reputation as a dangerous tourist attraction.

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Darrell Huckaby: We've lost a lot of color from the words we use

Words. We all have the same ones at our disposal but many of us seem determined to use the same ones over and over.

Jack Simpson: Misplaced loyalty

Just when you think nothing else will confirm your belief that we live on a crazy planet, something new turns up.

Cal Thomas: Taxing Internet sales

The debate over taxing Internet sales isn't about "fairness;" it is, or ought to be, about spending,

Darrell Huckaby: Even in heaven, Hazel Parish is the belle of the ball

If they had a yearbook for towns Hazel would have been best-dressed in Covington's for the past 88 years running.

Jeff Meadors: New accountability standards put burden on teachers

Accountability typically translates into more work for classroom teachers, so much so that many effective teachers now work in private, home-school and charter settings.

Mark Shields: A story too good to check out

Some stories are just too good to check out.

Letter: More rental units a bad deal for Conyers

For those who are our elected officials who never pay attention to the absolute consequences of building communities where the greater majority of residents are renters, here is a concrete rule of thumb: The more renters you draw to your town the more services they will demand and you must provide by law!

Rob Jenkins: A family man's guide to gift-giving season

Gift-giving time is here again.

Darrell Huckaby: Saying goodbye to the cafeteria

The lunchroom was one of the best things about having the privilege of being educated in Porterdale.

Cal Thomas: Immigration deformed

I'm all for an immigration bill, just not this immigration bill.

Darrell Huckaby: Special Collections Library houses Georgia treasures

Last week I stumbled across a place I had never been -- and it is a place so filled with the types of treasures that are near and dear to my heart that I will have to keep going back.

Jack Simpson: 'Insourcing' a welcome trend

When I see a label on a product that reads "Made in the USA," I get a good feeling.

Jeff Meadors: STEM Institute matches student skills with workplace needs

Can public school leaders hatch innovations for students within minimum competency guidelines set by the state?

Darrell Huckaby: May 1 brings a Porterdale rite of spring

May 1 was a day we all looked forward to when I was a little linthead growing up in Porterdale.

Letter: Heartfelt thanks for prayers and support

Heartfelt thanks for prayers and support. The outpouring of love and support following the death of my wife, Barbara N. McCarthy, has been overwhelming.. We, to include her children and siblings, cannot adequately express our heartfelt gratitude for every person who has assisted and ministered to us. We have been