Letter to the Editor: Former Madison Main Street director shares reasons for leaving

The City of Madison's mayor and council held a public hearing on the FY27 proposed budget on June 8.

Will you leave this a better world?

Have you ever thought about your legacy?Legacy being defined as “the lasting impact one leaves on the world, both the tangible assets they pass down and the intangible influence they have on others.”For some reason, I have been pondering this lately.

Crane: Bush League, a different kind of GOP

“I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make it on my own kind of thing,” George H. W. Bush (1924-2018), the 41st president of the United States, once told his biographer.Perhaps not our most articulate president, but among the most genuine of the modern era.

Rich: No father on Father’s Day

There is a little boy, age 11, who will no doubt fall fitfully asleep on the eve of Father’s Day.Then, perhaps, he will awaken to a pillow wet with sadness. Many people will try valiantly to cheer him up.

Letter to the Editor: What money can’t buy

Dear Editor,FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), football’s global governing body with 211 national member associations, has promoted this summer’s World Cup as the greatest and most inclusive tournament ever. This year’s event features a record 48 nations.

Letter to the Editor: Rocks should roll in Putnam County

Dear Editor,It’s clear to me that the minority of people who are opposed to the Putnam County Stone quarry don’t understand how quarries really work. But as a local truck driver who hauls stone and gravel from quarries across Georgia, I do.Concerns about truck traffic at all hours are just wrong.

Yarbrough: Trying to deal with Artie Fishel Intelligence

RING! RING! RING!“Hello. Dick Yarbrough speaking. How may I direct your call?”“Dick, it’s me. Artie.”“I’m sorry. Artie who?”“Artie Fishel, you harebrained humanoid. Of Artie Fishel's Intelligence. You surely remember me.

Stone: It’s Tuesday and Wimpy owes Popeye money

“They call it Stormy Monday, but Tuesday’s just as bad. Lord, and Wednesday’s worse, and Thursday’s all so sad. The eagle flies on Friday and Saturday, and I go out to play. Sunday I go to church, gonna kneel me down and pray.

Rich: Aunt Fairy

Every time we sing “Precious Memories” at church or at a funeral, I think of my daddy’s Aunt Fairy, who raised him.His daddy beat him. His mama left him. So without hesitation, Aunt Fairy and Uncle Oscar took him in and raised him on their farm in the shadows of the Appalachian Trail.

Letter to the Editor: How much is enough for city savings?

Dear Editor,Many cities ask: how much in savings is needed to cover risks and obligations in a community?