Editorials and Opinions Note: The institutional editorials, labeled "Our opinion," are considered the opinion of the management and publisher of The Columbia County News-Times. Columns are the opinions of the individual writer whose name appears as author. The opinions voiced in columns do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Columbia County News-Times, its management or its publisher. Now, protect McCleod from Miley's staff To call the outcome of Mark McCleod's criminal prosecution in Savannah a surprise is like calling King Kong a big monkey. All attention is on intentions Within minutes of my Sunday column hitting the printing press on Friday, Ron Cross announced that he was going to announce his re-election. Editorial cartoon Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, November 4, 2009.