In The Covington News

From April 2012 through July 2013, Maurice was a paid weekly columnist for The Covington News, a local newspaper in Covington, Georgia.  His work covered a range of global, national, regional, and local issues mixed with reflections on life in general.

Access to the newspaper's archives requires a subscription, but the links below provide original text for each published article.  All rights are are reserved; no works are to be republished without expressed written consent from the author.

2012:

April 15 -- Changing the Blame Game
April 22 -- Doing Your Due Diligence
April 29 -- Newton:  A Tale of Two Counties
May 6 -- Community Bike Ride
May 13 -- Finding Solutions to the Obesity Problem
May 20 -- Making a Difference with Washington Street
May 27 -- The Beauty of Our Square
June 3 -- So, You Think You Can Lead
June 10 -- Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
June 17 -- A Wonderful World Endures
June 24 -- For Those Who Care
July 1 -- Think You Had a Bad Day?
July 8 -- Temporary Pain, Eternal Gain
July 15 -- Creating Precious, Enduring Memories
July 22 -- Yes, We Can...  Yes, We Must
July 29 -- Where Do We Draw the Line
August 5 -- Stuck in Beeping Reverse
August 12 -- Not Talking with My Mouth Full
August 19 -- A New Battle Line is Drawn
August 26 -- Better Than a Thousand Hollow Words
September 2 -- Taking Exception to Exceptionalism
September 9 -- Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
September 16 -- Don't Be Afraid of Reality
September 23 -- Why Not Here?
September 30 -- Life, Death, and Other Such Matters
October 7 -- Love and Charity
October 14 -- Fish Tales for the Middle East
October 21 -- Just Say No to Truthiness
October 28 -- Confronting the Epidemic We Don't See
November 4 -- Keeping It Real in New Jersey
November 11 -- Cline:  A Difference Maker
November 18 -- Thankful for the Season of My Life
November 25 -- Blessings Aren't for Counting
December 2 -- Riding the Can Do Express
December 9 -- Christmas on the Back Roads of My Mind
December 16 -- Sing a Song of Hope
December 23 -- Making Sense of the Senseless
December 30 -- How to Secede Without Even Trying

2013:

January 6 --  Rethinking Those New Year's Resolutions
January 13 -- No Time to Fool Around
January 20 -- Remembering MLK Then and Now
January 27 -- The Truth About Freedom
February 3 -- Let Us Put Away Childish Things
February 10 -- Keeping Donkeys Off the Edge
February 17 -- Win, Lose, or Draw Another Conclusion
February 24 -- Avoiding Mandates Is a Bad Gamble
March 3 -- You Built It, They Came
March 10 -- Vote YES for E-SPLOST
March 17 -- A Little Sugar in My Tea, Please
March 24 -- Sighs Matter
March 31 -- Golden Moments in Unlikely Places
April 7 -- Get Smiles with Your Miles
April 14 -- For All Who Persevere
April 21 -- I'm Singing in the Rain
April 28 -- Butterflies Are Freeing
May 5 -- It's Not Nice to Forget Mother Nature
May 12 -- The True Pillars of Society
May 19 -- Sometimes, Perspective Changes Everything
May 26 -- Let's Go Dancing in the Streets
June 2 -- Getting Down to the Heart of the Matter
June 9 -- Like Big Fish in a Small Pond
June 16 -- My Favorite Memory of My Father
June 23 -- All We Take for Granted
June 30 -- Do the Math, Tipping Point Is Here
July 7 -- Of, By, and For the People
July 14 -- It's Your Turn Now