Letter to the Editor: Make America America again

Dear Editor,I read with interest the response to comments made about “No Kings” protests throughout the country and the world, stating that “....I do hope that the protestors can do a better job of articulating exactly what is being protested instead of vague references to authoritarian/ fascist...

Letter to the Editor: Climate change - A gloomy forecast by an aging atmospheric scientist

Dear Editor,There’s a lot to worry about in these trying times, so I can forgive you for not including climate change. Besides, political leaders and scientists will surely solve this inconvenient truth, right? Wrong.

Letter to the Editor: The meaning of “No Kings”

Dear Editor,Every year on July 4th, we celebrate America’s independence, not just from Great Britain, but from kings. “No Kings Day” isn’t a joke or an exaggeration; it’s a reminder of the principle this country was founded on: that no one is above the law.

Smith: Mountain living

Encores that bring about good times in good places make one appreciate life to the fullest and renew faith in mankind that we can find a way to coexist peacefully.When I am where nature and its splendorous attributes prevail, I am overcome with humility and thanksgiving. Glory, glory hallelujah!

Stone: Vampires, werewolves and zombies

No new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.-- H.P. LovecraftThe werewolves and the vampires were locked in a fight.Both wanted all the power to keep out all the light.Where werewolves found their pleasure, vampires found their pain; When one was bathed in sunshine,...

Yarbrough: The possibilities of becoming a duke

I am looking for a new job. No, I’m not planning on giving this one up. I’m having too much fun messing with the humor-impaired, but I feel like I am ready for a new challenge, like maybe becoming a duke.My sources tell me the position of Duke of York has recently opened up.

Letter to the Editor: Serving the public?

Dear Editor,At the time of this writing, the U.S. government shutdown, which began on October 1, is in its fourth week, with Republican and Democrat politicians no closer to an agreement that would resolve the ongoing budget dispute.

Crane: Why we still need newspapers

Growing up in a newspaper family and running a newspaper route with a neighborhood buddy for the AJC as one of my first jobs, I will admit I have a sentimental as well as logical attachment to the need for local newspapers and their importance in communities large and small.A longtime friend and...

Letter to the Editor: What’s next for golden wrecking ball?

Dear Editor,I find it astonishing that those who once fought passionately to preserve Confederate statues in the name of “history” now remain silent as an actual piece of our nation’s living history, the East Wing of the White House, is being demolished before our eyes.For more than a century, the...

Letter to the Editor: No Kings?

Dear Editor,In response to a published letter in the Friday, Oct. 24, issue, I would like to point out that the derisive opening comment about “MAGA Cult members ... feel it necessary to spread misinformation” is not likely going to make the point.Defining those who have an opposing political view...