Letter to the Editor: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Dear Editor,I urge residents of Putnam County to pay close attention to the proposed agenda policy changes scheduled for discussion at the Board of Commissioners meeting this Friday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m.This policy, which details how commissioners may add items and severely limits public input,...

Rich: Dill and me

It was in the Springtime, some 20-odd years ago, that I was headed to the Georgia coast for a speaking engagement.My phone rang. This was in the glorious days before texting had rudely invaded our lives.The most beautiful, lilting voice replied to my “Hello?”

Smith: I’m Thankful

I’m constantly reminded at Thanksgiving that we should first be thankful for Thanksgiving itself, because it gets us in the mood for Christmas.I’m thankful for the days leading up to Thanksgiving, the harvest scenes, the autumn leaves, and the comforts of a sweater or a windbreaker as the...

Yarbrough: Let’s show our thanks first

I guess I need to check my calendar. I had assumed this was Thanksgiving Week, but according to the television ads, it’s Christmas already — or “the Holiday season,” for the politically correct.There is just one problem. I haven’t yet had the chance to express my gratitude or to tell you why.

Letter to the Editor: The color purple

Dear Editor,Advent is the liturgical season preceding Christmas, during which Christians around the world patiently and hopefully await the Nativity of the Lord. This year, Advent begins on Nov. 30 and lasts until Dec. 24.

Yarbrough: What’s in a word?

Simply put, there is nothing like a good whiff of petrichor to make a guy feel on top of the world. That depends, of course, on my computer’s teraflop since I’m WFH and not interested in ghost kitchens.

Stone: What are you doing to my game, Rob?

Time to download the ballgame, the latest version is out. Works on your PC and it works on Macs. Let’s just hope that the system ain’t hacked. So, it’s root, root, root kits and malware; viruses you can’t tame.

Rich: Small room, big dreams

(Sitting in for Ronda is her primetime Emmy award-winning husband, John Tinker.)Whenever I’m at Ronda’s Mama’s house, I spend a little time in Ronda’s childhood bedroom, where she lived until after attending college, as a day student, while earning tuition money by working varied jobs.

Crane: Just say no to ‘Arc de Trump’

Finalizing this column on Veterans Day, I want to be clear that our nation is forever indebted to the millions of men and women who have served in uniform.

Smith: Fall scenes

With a fortnight remaining in November and the thermometer readings in decline, a sense of appreciation is building as the transition to indoor living takes place, but only when daylight segues into darkness.November is a time to underscore rich traditions and the changing of the seasons, and...