Stone: I ain’t missing you at all

Nothing makes a room feel emptier than wanting someone in it.— Calla QuinnDid you miss me the last couple of weeks?Were you concerned? Did you post about me on Nextdoor?Something like: “Does anyone know why T. Michael Stone didn’t write a column the past two weeks?

Rich: Spring cometh forth

Spring has arrived, and it is a beautiful sight indeed.It has been several years since we’ve truly had a spring.Too often, cold winters have given way abruptly to hot, humid days.

Smith: Facts about cotton

Having grown up on a farm where our principal cash crop was cotton, I am always interested in what is going on in our state regarding the agriculture sector.Agriculture is still Georgia’s leading industry, but there are always challenges in crop production — most often brought about by the...

In appreciation of an onion

]As you read these words, Vidalia onions are being shipped across the nation, from sea to shining sea. If you aren’t from around these parts, let me tell you what we natives already know.There is nothing like a Vidalia onion.

Good time, great cause

Hopefully, most of you reading this had a blessed or restful Good Friday and Easter celebration, a traditional Seder Supper as part of a weeklong Passover commemoration, or even a recent Eid al-Fitr feast marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.Unfortunately, however, in the homes of...

Tocher: The contrasts are unavoidable

I keep thinking about how far away they are.Literally as I write this, four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission will travel farther from Earth than any human beings have ever been before, peaking at 252,756 miles away as the crow flies.

Yarbrough: Proposal may be cheap but not commitment

The American novelist Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “You can’t Go Home Again.” He was right. You can’t.I tried with my friend, Philip.A near-fatal bout of sepsis has made driving a challenge for me and a firm no-no, according to my kids.

Rich: Pictures on the wall

Coffee cup in hand, I stopped at the window and took in the beauty of a Tennessee early morning.It was all so pretty and soothing, with a perfectly manicured yard, large trees, a blackboard fence, and horses grazing.I thanked the good Lord for the opportunity to see such a pretty sight.Turning to...

Letter to the Editor: Why ‘No Kings’ still matters

In recent months, many Americans across the country have taken part in what are being called “No Kings” protests. To some, these demonstrations may seem dramatic or unnecessary.

Letter to the Editor: President needs our support

I am gratified that someone reads the Letters to the Editor besides me. And that Ace Jones and I can agree that “our country can be destroyed.” That is progress.