Dean Poling

VALDOSTA – Kassandra Faye Belson dreamed of a “White Christmas.” While the majority of Theatre Guild Valdosta members pushed to stage a live, local version of “Elf,” based on the Will Farrell Christmas movie, Belson advocated “White Christmas,” based on the Bing Crosby-Danny Kaye holiday movie, to the Downtown Valdosta stage. When the Guild learned “Elf” was unavailable, Belson made […]

Each Christmas season, Ebenezer Scrooge is again a bitter miser. Each year, he is redeemed and carries the spirit of Christmas with him in all seasons.

Squeeze Me: Carl Hiaasen I didn’t expect to find another recurring author after reading the two-dozen-plus Reacher novels by Lee Child. But like my decision to read the Reacher books – about one a month for the past two and a half years – after watching the “Reacher” TV series instead of solely following the advice of […]

By Dean Poling War: Bob Woodward The release of a Bob Woodward book is a big news event for political junkies. “War” is no different. Its release a couple of weeks ago was accompanied by plenty of news stories hyping various details from the book. One of the most discussed is then-President Donald Trump sending […]

Dressing up in costumes to attend the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra concert may be becoming a new tradition.

Razor Girl: Carl Hiaasen

VALDOSTA – The show must go on.

VALDOSTA – Dalton Bell has come full circle.

VALDOSTA – We each have a lot to unpack in our lives.

Confronting the Presidents: Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard