Andre Jackson

On today’s page, we present a variety of opinion viewpoints on topics currently in the news.

Georgia now has a health insurance waiver law on the books. That’s a notable, positive accomplishment for a state that previously had forcefully said “No Thanks!” to Obamacare options – and federal money – that could have been used to reduce the number of uninsured people here.

The end result is nearly as unsettling as the horrific facts of the crime. That’s not an unreasonable light in which to review a key aspect of the murder trial of Tiffany Moss.

It’s impossible to overstate the power of the ballot in American representative democracy. Our vote is our voice that government must recognize.

When it comes to protecting public health, acting belatedly is better than not acting at all.

There has to be a better way. That should be the inescapable conclusion from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s investigation, “Juvenile Justice in Georgia.”

Where capitalism and care can clash. That could be the subtitle of the latest report in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s ongoing investigation “Unprotected: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry.”

A small piece of paper brought back a very bad memory for me this month.

The concept is familiar to any sports fan who’s made a friendly cash wager on a game or workplace sports betting pool.

Not again, I thought while reading the first AJC story about the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County.