Stone: The beat goes on

When I was a young man beginning my journey into manhood, I was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Base near Chicago, Illinois.Iranian sailors trained with us there.

Yarbrough: More random thoughts on random subjects

A reader in Calhoun sent my recent column on the Monks Walk for Peace to a Facebook page devoted to that extraordinary event. As of last week, it had received over 3,000 likes, more than 200 comments, and 20 Facebook users had posted it to their own page.

Letter to the Editor: Some food for thought

Dear Editor,Found on page 39 of the January 26 issue of Time Magazine is an article titled “Ending the Era of Megafires.”To quote directly: “Homes and businesses are destroyed. Air and water are contaminated.

Letter to the Editor: Tax cuts not necessarily beneficial

Dear Editor,As Georgia’s legislature considers House Bill 1116, the “Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026,” it’s vital that everyday Georgians understand what this bill really proposes and how it could affect our communities.At first glance, HB 1116 sounds appealing because...

Letter to the Editor: Silence not necessarily golden

Dear Editor,For much of Donald Trump’s presidency, I remained silent. Not out of fear of reprisal, but out of a misplaced faith that restraint, patience, and social harmony might still matter more than speaking plainly.

Yarbrough: Immovable object vs. irresistible force

Let us revisit the matter of drilling for titanium dioxide in our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge so that the world as we know it never runs out of toothpaste whitener.Although you have strongly expressed your concerns to our intrepid public servants under the Gold Dome, and I have commented on...

Rich: The South’s ways – Charlotte radio show

Excitedly, many years ago, I was a young girl who was a novice author, publishing with Penguin-Putnam, one of the world’s largest publishers.After a four-day auction, the book’s illustrations about the grace and hospitality of the South sold, and I was stupidly stunned to find myself on shows like...

Yarbrough: Monks’ walk for peace brings out the best in us

I’m trying to figure out why all the talk is about Making America Great Again? America has been great since I’ve been here, and I suspect it will be great when I’m gone.That is because it is made up of good people who do good things.No one comes close to Americans in charitable giving.

Stone: From Mr. President to Cheeto Satan

The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles.

Rich: Flowers on the wall

Several years ago, Tink was writing a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. These are their most prestigious movies.