Yarbrough: Presidential thoughts from the coffee club

September is a time of reflection for me. Most of the year is behind me with just a few months left to go. What have I accomplished thus far this year, and what do I have left to do?Same with life. I am past the September of my years, with no idea how much time there is ahead.

Stone: Oceans part when I walk through

Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble When you’re perfect in every way I can’t wait to look in the mirror 'Cause I get better lookin’ each day Mac DavisStaff writers at the Lake Oconee News are asked to list the stories they plan to write on what we call a “story list” each week. Aren’t we creative?

Letter to the Editor: Residents have right to be frustrated

Dear Editor,The Greene County Planning and Zoning Board recently voted to recommend approval of the Richland Crossing development, a project that would add 1,400 residential units and more than 774,000 square feet of commercial space to our community.

Letter to the Editor: The day the guns disappeared

Dear Editor,Like so many, I mourn the tragic loss of life in Minneapolis last week. As we enter yet another period of outrage, thoughts, and prayers, I want to offer a fictional (or fantastic) account of The Day the Guns Disappeared: It happened in an instant.

Yarbrough: Presidential thoughts from the coffee club

When I saw the phone jump off the cradle, I knew immediately who it was. Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia. Skeeter has that effect on people — and on telephones.

Stone: The simple bare necessities of life

At bottom, every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.

Letter to the Editor: More than Ukraine territory at risk

Dear Editor, On Aug. 18, President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and seven European leaders at the White House in a step toward resolving the war in Ukraine.

Letter to the Editor: Too much to take?

Dear Editor,Without much fanfare so far this year, on Friday, August 29, the Putnam County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to approve the county’s 2026 General Fund budget.

Letter to the Editor: Doesn’t like teacher unions

Dear Editor,The stories about the 600 CDC employees who were fired and the $50 million the two top teacher unions gave to the left-wing programs need to be examined to see if the BOE needs to take action.

Yarbrough: Thoughts on heading off to college

I remember it as if it were yesterday. In fact, it has been a lot of yesterdays — and I mean a lot — since I first walked on the campus of the University of Georgia. My parents dropped me off at my dorm, then headed back to East Point, some 70 miles away.