Letter to the Editor: Change for the better

Dear Editor,This year, March 5 marked the beginning of the solemn Christian religious observance known as Lent. Lent is a period of reflection, penitence, and fasting to prepare one’s heart and mind for Easter.

Yarbrough: Legislators propose bills to address Okefenokee controversy

Don’t get your hopes up, but a couple of bills have surfaced in the Legislature addressing the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (insert oxymoron here), approving Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals to mine a 584-acre tract of Trail Ridge on the eastern flank of our Okefenokee National...

Stone: BOGO-free

Anyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in the supermarket when a cashier opens another check-out line. - Ann LandersThe rumors are not valid. I don’t work at Publix full-time; I only visit the Lake Oconee News office once a week to write a column.

Rich: When schools close

At an invitation-only reception before my speaking engagement, Tink and I were surrounded by lovely people who came one at a time for introductions and then to talk about our work, either individually or separately.

Smith: Coastal Georgia town of Darien

This charming coastal enclave is a banana split town. If that causes a mite of head scratching, just remember what was said about that tasty treat in years past — that one banana split was never enough.Likewise, one visit here is shortchanging oneself.

Letter to the Editor: Consider the consequences of downsizing the federal workforce

Dear Editor,Cutting government waste is a reasonable goal, and in principle, I support DOGE’s mission. However, its reckless, indiscriminate approach to downsizing the federal workforce raises serious concerns.

Letter to the Editor: Our congressman needs to step up and push back

Dear Editor, Trump and Elon Musk are planning to dismantle the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and strip transitioning military veterans and their families of the federal hiring incentives they rely on.

Letter to the Editor: At what cost?

Dear Editor, Although the Russian Ukrainian war started in 2014, Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion — the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II — has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties.

Yarbrough: Joining those saying goodbye to DEI

Uh oh, this column, as you read it, may never be the same again. I’m not talking about finally figuring out where commas go. That will never change. No, I am talking about my Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.I am afraid I am going to have to dismantle that sucker.

Stone: For the world we share, Frigidaire

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.Dalai LamaI heard a muffled but familiar voice apparently coming from inside my refrigerator.“ Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto,” the voice said. For a moment, I thought perhaps the Pope was trapped in there.