by Jason Swindle | Dec 2, 2019 | Articles
Slavery in the United States did not end with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It still exists. Today, we call it human trafficking. Human trafficking is modern day slavery that touches every corner of the...
by Jason Swindle | Nov 26, 2019 | Articles
2nd ANNUAL SNOW BALL If there is a more generous, solution based, thriving, and supportive community other than west Georgia, I do not know where it is. West Georgia is the home of top tier medical facilities, industry, financial institutions, small and large...
by Jason Swindle | Nov 18, 2019 | Articles
“Juvenile crime is not naturally born in the boy. It is due either to the spirit of the wild that is in him, his own stupidity, his lack of discipline, lack of love, or the fear he cannot control.” Author Unknown Summer 1987 – West...
by Jason Swindle | Nov 13, 2019 | Articles
GRATITUDE OF FATHERHOOD “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” James Baldwin Thanksgiving is approaching. It is a time to...
by Jason Swindle | Oct 28, 2019 | Articles
The Peach State has been controlled by Republicans since Sonny Perdue was elected governor in 2004. I was proud that Republicans had finally won the battle that began during Reconstruction. However, I am concerned as I look toward 2020 and beyond. According to 11...
by Jason Swindle | Oct 15, 2019 | Articles
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 1 Thessalonians 5:15When challenged or confronted, who is the person you think of who just seems to possess grace and dignity and whose actions...
by Jason Swindle | Oct 8, 2019 | Articles
Last Thursday, I picked up Wayne Garner for the one hour ride to West Point Lake. We were going to an event for our state representative, Randy Nix. As you can imagine, there was no shortage of conversation and stories on the way down and back. We had a great and...
by Jason Swindle | Oct 1, 2019 | Articles
April 16th 1917 – A train pulls into the rail station in St. Petersburg, Russia. One of its passengers finally returns home after 17 years of exile in Switzerland. The man climbs atop the train car to address the thousands of his followers who had gathered. Vladimir...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 24, 2019 | Articles
When I first started using Facebook years ago, I would post comments on a variety of topics. Sometimes, I would post and engage in controversial discussions.That changed about two years ago when I posted something admirable that our president said. I thought that the...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 16, 2019 | Articles
As I finish this column, I am sitting high in a white oak tree on the border of Alabama and Georgia overlooking a fallow field surrounded by a forest. I am bow hunting. I am also experiencing the peace that comes from being in God’s natural creation. This weekend, I...