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.

Rich: The worst date ever

Several years before I married a wonderful creature named John Tinker, I had the worst date of my life in Louisville, Kentucky.Ironically, a runner-up for that honor happened years earlier in Lexington, Kentucky, during the weekend of THE Derby.Kentucky is a favorite state of mine, so this is not a...

Letter to the Editor: On DEMO

Dear Editor,After reading last week’s “Diversity Means Equal Opportunity” (DMEO) Letter to the Editor, I had to go to Merriam-Webster to see what the author meant.M-W’s definitions: Diversity: “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements;” Means: “to have in the mind as a...

Letter to the Editor: Trump’s executive orders

Dear Editor,President Trump’s recent wave of executive orders has been framed as a win for the American worker, but a closer look reveals that the benefits largely favor corporations and special interests, while everyday families are left waiting for relief.Take energy policy.

Yarbrough: Georgia congressman’s name game a bit lame

Georgia’s 1st Dist. Rep. Buddy Carter is a pharmacist. I can’t be sure, but I’m guessing he may have had a sip or two of Robitussin AC while back home. Why else would he have introduced a bill last week in the U.S. House of Representatives to rename Greenland “Red, White, and Blueland?”

Stone: Plagued by the paprika presidency?

I was looking for a used lamp at the Goodwill on Lake Oconee Parkway when I overheard a man say he writes columns for a Greensboro newspaper.I’m assuming it’s that other paper.I hope he’s eating his vegetables because column writing is taxing.We publish three syndicated columnists and occasional...

Rich: The hands of hard work

Back when work was bone-deep hard, and money was so scarce that people often bartered for necessities, Mama recalled many stories of that time.

Letter to the Editor: Gov. Kemp proposes tort reform

Dear Editor,Georgia Governor Brian Kemp recently “unveiled [an] ... overhaul of the state legal system ... (to) rein in rising insurance rates” ... ( Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 3, 2025).