Smith: The curse of cul-de-sacs

... next to last house on a dead-end street.Everything about it spelled death and defeat.Sometimes you call an ambulance, or maybe it’s worse.There’s the undertaker at the wheel of his hearse.

Rich: The church

Any church is just a building. It’s the people and, for me, the memories that make it special.I grew up in a tiny country church where each person knew each other and knew their kin.

Yarbrough: Some random thoughts on random subjects

Our intrepid public servants must think we are a bunch of imbeciles (and they may be right, since we’re the ones who elected them).But if the recent episode of senior U.S.

Stone: Bridge of sighs

Well if the Lord that made the moon and stars Would have meant for me and you to have cars, He’d have seen that we was all born With a parking space“Lord, Mr.

Rich: The Belgian lace

Merri Grace was one of my best college friends. Together, we went everywhere.She lived on campus, but I was too poor for such grandeur. I lived at home and drove to school. It was much like high school except we could skip class without our mothers being notified.Merri Grace was the boss.

Letter to the Editor: Open letter in opposition to House Bill 268

Dear editor,The following was submitted to Georgia legislators.

Letter to the Editor: Retraction request for false article

Dear Editor, I am writing to formally request the immediate retraction of the article published by your newspaper featuring Jodie Ussery’s false allegations against a member of my department.

Letter to the Editor: SPLOST 10 concerns, resurrected

Dear Editor, As reported in the Lake Oconee News last week, SPLOST No. 10 has been resurrected.A huge concern and one reason SPLOST failed at the ballot last time (besides being tied to a bond) was the lack of detailed estimates.

Letter to the Editor: Not older, just better

Dear Editor,At the age of 75, I find myself reflecting more on past life experiences and endeavors than I did when I was younger. In speaking with friends of a similar age, I’m aware that, more often than not, they don’t speak of retirement as having left a job and permanently ceasing to work.

Yarbrough: If we’re not happy, can we just annex Finland?

Perhaps you are not familiar with the World Happiness Report that ranks countries on how happy their citizens are?