Rich: When a landmark died

Perhaps, it is the older we get, the more it hurts.Or perhaps it is the more sentimental we get, the more it hurts.Growing up, we rarely ate out. We were rural country people, so my parents counted pennies to have enough for taxes, electricity, and the few groceries we bought.

Letter to the Editor: Not happy with Lake Oconee Estates’ legal action

Dear editor,When I saw the developer’s complaint against Greene County — filed after our commissioners denied Phase 2 of Lake Oconee Estates & Beach Club — I felt a mixture of disappointment and resolve.

Yarbrough: Taking another look at Sonny Perdue

 In this job, you need a strong digestive system. Chances are that somewhere along the line, you might be eating a little crow for past opinions. Not that it has kept him awake at night, but I haven’t been particularly kind to George Ervin Perdue, aka, Sonny, in the past.

Stone: At last, someone to eat cheese with

You’re the cream cheese to my bagel.Some schlubI don’t fool with social media all that much. Too hostile. Especially Twitter/X.Based on the deterioration of my general sense of well-being, I believe social media hostility is seeping into everyday life.

Rich: The frying pan

When brides stopped registering for china and crystal, making it less fun to shop for wedding gifts as well as much harder, I just started looking around my kitchen at what items I use the most.

Mining proponents still try to sell bad idea

One of my favorite quotes comes from the late Milwaukee Braves slugger Joe Adcock, who observed of his teammate Henry Aaron: “Trying to sneak a fastball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise by a rooster.

Stone: The last question

John Henry told his captain “A man ain’t nothing but a man But before I let your steam drill beat me down I’d die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord I’d die with a hammer in my hand” ... But John Henry made 15 feet The steam drill only made nine, Lord, Lord The steam drill only made nine ...

Rich: The mother who was but wasn’t

She loved me so much.Often, she’d tell stories of my childhood and always begin with, “You were the cutest little thing I've ever seen.”Her favorite story to tell happened when I was three. “Your Mama always dressed you like a little doll. I ain’t never saw nothin’ like it.

Letter to the Editor: Fun at Songwriter’s Night

Dear editor,My husband and I purchased tickets to attend Briarpatch Farm’s Songwriter’s Night on Saturday. It was an unforgettable evening that benefited Atlas Ministries.

Letter to the Editor: Not happy with Collins

Dear editor,I am writing because we share a representative, Mike Collins (collins.house.gov/), and I don’t think that we are getting good representation. We want good-sense government.Lately, we have not been getting that.