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Memorial Day’s approach renews focus on Georgia WWII unit Mighty Eighth by   U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Corps District pose for a group photo next to the "City of Savannah" Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress on display at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia on June 5, 2020. (Jack Rigsby/U.S. Marine Corps) (Tribune News Service) — My grandfather never liked to talk about his World War II military service. Others in the family knew the basic details. He was an enlisted man in the U.S. Navy. He served on a Pacific fleet battleship. His station was in the engine room. H...

Virtual school is the pits, in this parent’s perspective. Yet one dad’s mantrap can be another’s paradise. Local school officials better take heed. Districts are announcing plans for next school year, and the tone is unmistakable: Leaders are as eager to abandon online learning as high school seniors are to turn the tassels on their graduation caps. Effingham County Schools Superintendent Yancy Ford said this week, “We do not plan to have a virtual option.” Never mind that 1,305 students — 10% of the population — are learning from home over an internet connection this year. Sav...

This year, the Georgia legislature will tackle one of the most pivotal facets of the political process: redistricting.  Redistricting is the process by which Georgia’s voting districts are created, and it touches nearly every part of the political system: congressional seats, as well as state house and senate districts. The whole pie is on the table.  It’s inherently political, and the stakes are high, and the party currently occupying a majority of the seats in the state legislature — Republicans — will get the final say on the matter. The process only happens once every 10 years, ...

Georgia House District 165 needs a champion heading into redistricting, 2022 session

The Ohio State University may be able to trademark "THE" after all.  Ohio State said Friday it has struck an agreement with fashion designer Marc Jacobs that would allow both to use the trademark should it be approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office turned down Ohio State's request to trademark the word in conjunction with the university’s name on items marketed for sale such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats. Ohio State's application for the trademark came after Jacobs sought to do the same. But now, both groups say there would be n...