Smith: New life for hometown newspapers

Lately, I’ve been hanging out with a few newspaper publishers who remain convinced print journalism is not dead. They are not doomsayers. They are intrepid entrepreneurs.

Smith: Remembering Missouri summers

Owing to a golf friendship, there was an annual trip to Kansas City in June for several years, which allowed me the opportunity to explore the Show Me State, which reminded me so much of our own Peach State. Missouri and Georgia feature almost identical geography.

Smith: Remembering D-Day

The anniversary of the first week of the D-Day invasion recently passed.

Smith: An Ode to Athens

There are many cases where generation after generation follow in the footsteps of their forebears, living in the same neighborhood and engaging in the same occupation – great-grandfather to grandfather to father to son.

Smith: Georgia businessman embodies hard work and friendship

Seeing someone flourish in business usually reflects they are truly happy in their occupation and makes you realize the ultimate fulfillment beyond family compatibility is to passionately enjoy what you do for gainful employment.

Smith: Warm and unforgettable friendship

For an extended period before COVID, annual trips to the British Open were excursions that “made” my summers. Spending a fortnight in the United Kingdom after a side trip on the continent brought about stimulating affiliations and exposures. Warm friendships ensued.

Smith: Remembering when cotton was king

In the last fortnight, I rode by a farm in South Georgia where cotton was making its way toward harvest.

Smith: Remembering John Underwood, a friend and great author on sports figures

John Underwood, a classic, keenly creative, and extraordinary writer, has entered the afterlife, but he leaves behind an enviable legacy – especially his resonating voice accompanied by canny insight and discerning reason.

Smith: Wesley Walls

CHARLOTTE – With a population of 874,579 as proclaimed by the last census, the Queen City of Charlotte is the 16th most populous city in the U. S. but maintains a small-town feel. Like Atlanta in the ’60s. There is traffic, but it is not debilitating.

Smith: Three generations

TEMPE, Ariz. – Last weekend here in the Valley of the Sun, there was a gathering of three generations—grandfather, father, and son.