Impressions by David Maxwell

As soon as this issue hits the newsstands, I am keeping a family tradition alive and heading to one of my favorite destinations on this planet – the historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel for the 2023 Georgia Press Association Convention. For so many reasons Jekyll is most assuredly my favorite special place. And it is…

I originally ran this column in June of 2016, and I run it annually each June to make the point that life isn’t perfect, but it is so well worth living. Enjoy. Life is like an unsharpened pencil. Without a point, its mark is less clear. – Eraica Chan We have all heard that life should be…

When I taught communications at Bainbridge College, my class rosters included students from all over southwest Georgia and north Florida. At the beginning of each semester, some of those students were well prepared and ready for a college-level education, while others were not.  I am proud to say that a large majority of the brightest…

It’s great to be a Seminole County Indian!  I may have graduated from the red and black worlds of Cairo High School and the University of Georgia, but now, after more than a decade of living in the land of the green, the blood flowing in my veins is that same color – the bright…

The title of Mother alone is synonymous with unconditional love. Sunday is the day to celebrate that love and to honor the mothers in our lives for all they selflessly give or have given to their families, their communities and society as a whole. Whether her children are small or all grown up, a mother’s…

Early this year two out-of-town visitors came to our town and they were looking for unique shops to browse and local places of interest to visit. Do you know what questions they were asking? Well, here they are: How far is it to the art gallery in Bainbridge? Do you have any literature on the…

“The real person you are is revealed in the moments when you’re certain no other person is watching. When no one is watching, you are driven by what you expect of yourself.” – Ralph S. Marston, Jr.   What do you expect of yourself? What do you believe about you? Do you believe in yourself? Do…

Learning to celebrate the meaning of Easter every single day for the rest of your life. Sunday, April 9th is Easter, and as we all prepare to look and act our best on that one day, here’s a thought. How about we spread it out and celebrate the reasons for Easter each and every day for the rest…

When I was a young boy roaming the countryside of Calvary, Georgia, I can remember two highly anticipated annual events that to this day, when I think about them, make me smile. One was the annual broadcast of the Wizard of Oz and the other one was the Easter arrival of the yellow marshmallow Peeps…

Dreams really do come true is more than just a line from a fairy tale. It’s a fact of life. Being a big dreamer doesn’t mean that you walk around with your head in the clouds. It means that you’re seeking a purpose for your life and it means that you’re becoming fulfilled in the…