Letter to the Editor: Civility counts at all levels

Dear Editor,On Monday, Sept. 29, nearly simultaneous media coverage of two separate events broadcast nationwide caught my attention.

Yarbrough: Survey confirms the great state of Georgia

It is my obligation as your modest yet much-beloved scribe to remind you of important stuff others tend to overlook. Only here will you read that broccoli can be detrimental to your well-being unless you consume large amounts of banana pudding as a cure.

Stone: C-Am-F-G in 4/4 time

Oh, where, oh, where can my baby be?The Lord took her away from me She’s gone to heaven, so I got to be good. So, I can see my baby when I leave this world. Last Kiss, Wayne CochranMarty McFly went back in time 30 years.

Rich: Gunsmoke

Tink and I were in Los Angeles on business.That’s the only reason we go. We had a few hours between meetings.He said, “I’d like to take you out to the Radford lot.”Radford is a studio a bit off the beaten path from other studios.

Letter to the Editor: Mentality of winners vs. losers

Dear Editor, Like many Georgians, I felt the sting of watching our Dawgs fall to Alabama.

Crane: Right to free speech almost absolute

I am not a lawyer, nor an expert in constitutional law, nor do I play one on TV; thankfully, our U.S. Constitution’s language regarding the First Amendment and our Bill of Rights is written in plain language.“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the...

Letter to the Editor: Typical response from the Left

Dear Editor,This is a two-part response to the letter from Ms. Alla Campbell published in last week’s Lake Oconee News.First, it is not possible for me to be positive in considering the behaviors of the Democratic Left.Their socialistic ideology is in a downward spiral to oblivion, as it has been...

Yarbrough: 2026 gubernatorial primaries a toss-up

Before I tell you what I am about to tell you, I need to tell you this: Back in 2001, as incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes was gearing up for a second term, a know-it-all columnist wrote, “I hear people say Roy Barnes will have a tough reelection. Forget it.

Stone: Rancor and redemption

We must picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives with the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment.C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters A blueberry bagel...

Rich: The light of wisdom

By the time I was 21, my good parents had taught me much of what they knew. And, that was a lot.