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T. Michael Stone/Staff

T. Michael Stone/Staff

Stone: ‘What you gonna do in those shoes?’

I don’t know how I do it, but I’ve written about everything. I’ve written about my shoes.We’re all about shoes this week, so let’s just do it. You’ve heard about that old woman who lived in a shoe with so many young’uns; what could she do?
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

Rich: Too funny to be true

This story sounds too remarkable to be true. You may doubt its veracity.But trust me: the truth it is.It began decades ago. Some stories happen quickly, but the most remarkable ones unfold over the years.This is one of those stories.
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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Letter to the Editor: Hope will prevail

“Habemus Papum.” “We have a Pope.”That announcement, made on May 8 to the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, preceded the appearance of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who, as the new Holy Father, had taken the name Leo XIV.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Survey says high marks for Georgia cities

I get a lot of mail. Some of it is my fault. Strong opinions begat strong reactions. Humor-impaired wingnuts on both ends of the political spectrum are convinced I am on the end opposite their ideological purity. To them, I am either a “DemoRat” or a “RITNO” (Republican in Trump’s Name Only).
T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Stone: People will come, Ray

You can observe a lot by just watching.Yogi BerraI had reached the 681-word mark at 3 p.m. when I was struck by full-blown panic.This column is complete trash, I realized. No one wants to read about any of it.But I didn’t have time to do much about it. I was already too deep into the column.
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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Letter to the Editor: Memorial Day

Dear editor, With Memorial Day right around the corner on Monday, May 26th, as we honor and mourn military personnel who gave their lives serving this great country and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, I researched flag etiquette for the somber occasion to ensure my home shows the...
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Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Letter to the Editor: Transform awareness into action

Dear editor, Did you know there’s a strong genetic connection between breast cancer and ovarian cancer? A condition called Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome (HBOC), caused by mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, significantly increases the risk of developing both cancers.
T. Michael Stone/Staff

T. Michael Stone/Staff

Stone: Are you romantic about baseball?

And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the Earth.”Genesis 1:14-15Say, preacher!