Impressions by David Maxwell

When people truly believe in what they are doing and are totally committed to the reasons for their journey, their project or their purpose, then it is time for action. Whether from a community or individual point of view, once we set our goals, make our plans and believe in our reasons and efforts to…

One day I am going to write a book about life and its journeys, and based on the smiles and the tears personally beamed and shed regarding where I have been, where I am and where I have intentions of going, the title of my book will be Crying to Smile. The last word in…

Father’s Day is a time to show appreciation and honor to fathers and those special persons who have been fatherly figures. The first Father’s Day was officially observed on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington.  The special day was started by Sonora Dodd who was inspired to honor her own father, William Smart, a widower…

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 2022 Georgia Press Association Convention. For so many reasons Jekyll is most assuredly my favorite special place. And it is…

It’s graduation time, but graduates, I am sorry to tell you the tests don’t end, they just change. Sorry to tell you the grades don’t stop coming, they just come in a different way. Sorry to tell you the homework assignments don’t end, they just become projects for work or college. It might be a…

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…

This past week as we here at the Donalsonville News began putting together the paper’s annual Memorial Day tribute, scheduled  as a special edition in the May 26th edition, one question kept popping into my head. With each photograph of a veteran that has been submitted and with each face expressing a story of heroic,…

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…