Back Talk

I have come to the conclusion that if you want to live on St. Simons Island you need to learn to live with the traffic. If you are going to complain, please, please, please do not move here. Do your due diligence first. You do have options besides your car. You can bike. You can…

Mental Health in Georgia By Pamela Permar-Shierling I have been hearing for years that mental health treatment in Georgia is deplorable. For the past several years or so I have experienced Georgia’s mental health situation up close and it’s not pretty. I have a friend who is the guardian for her schizophrenic nephew. He did…

Elise Permar’s Back Talk from The Islander’s Sept. 17, 2001 edition which was the first edition after Sept. 11, 2001 America is Praying The prayer with which I start my mornings is a simple one, from the Book of Common Prayer. I’ve shared it with you before. “This is another day, O Lord, I know…