Posts by Steve Burch
Editorial-Opinion November 2017
There is no better month in the calendar than November for me. It is fitting that Thanksgiving is held in November. I love it. I particularly love it this year because I think a remarkable change is coming. It is not yet here, but like the cracking of a turkey egg, and the peeping and…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion October 2017
This has been a humbling and gratifying month for me personally. I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of concern expressed by so many of you for me. I want to thank you all. And I want to let you all know that things are remarkably good. The trigger was Hurricane Irma. Some of you…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion March 2017
Happy birthday to GON. Before I get into what I want to say this month, I wanted to let you know that with this issue, GON turns 30 years old. The first issue we ever published was in the middle of March, 1987. The cover story was about a large crappie tournament that was held…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion February 2017
I know you don’t remember what I wrote a month ago, but I must say… WOW! Last month, noting the rocket ride up the stock market was on, I said the surge was based on anticipation of changes that the new President would make, and its positive impact on the national economy. The promise of…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion January 2017
The eruption in the stock market since the election of Donald Trump has been nothing short of stunning. In no small part, this financial enthusiasm stands on the belief that business will advance; doubling the current growth rate of 2 percent. A 4 percent growth rate would do wonderful things for all. Vital to this…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion December 2016
I am old enough to recall the assassination of John Kennedy. I know exactly where I was when I heard the news. I was in a classroom in North Cobb High School. Officials at the school chose to withhold the news until just at the end of the day, when they made the announcement to…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion November 2016
The news is devastating, threatening and shocking, yet completely predictable. New World screwworm has appeared in the endangered Key deer population on Big Pine Key in Florida. Screwworm has already killed 5 to 10 percent of the estimated 1,000 Key deer, and endangered subspecies of white-tailed deer. But screwworms present equal-opportunity threats to all deer…
Read MoreDarden Dove Shoot Boasts High Dove Numbers, Thanks To The Work Of Many
Each opening day of dove season for the past decade, Claibourne Darden and his wife Anita, have opened their Taliaferro County farm to the GON family for an opening day shoot, with proceeds going to the work done by our non-profit, GONetwork and its SEEDS program for kids. This year’s Darden Dove Shoot may have…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion October 2016
Read Ecclesiastes 11, and you will find an important verse: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” Now imagine what this has to do with the best dove shoot I have been to in a decade. My point here is that my experience is not noteworthy; rather, it…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion September 2016
Is now a time to buy guns and ammo? I think it is. It’s also time to vote. Here is what one very knowledgeable person said last month. James Debney, CEO of Smith & Wesson, said, “We are honored to support this effort on behalf of our employees and especially the law-abiding firearm owners of…
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