Thankful for these weekly conversations

What is Thanksgiving without a Thanksgiving column? For those of us tasked with offering our opinions on these pages, it is an obvious topic.

Putting presidential pressure on the PRESS Act

By now, President-elect Donald Trump’s cries of “fake news” have become far too commonplace in a nation that once prided itself as a bastion of free speech and transparency in government.

A Thanksgiving review

It was something someone said about all the Thanksgivings that her eyes have seen that made me start thinking about a couple of holidays.In the mountains, it was always the tradition to kill a fattened hog after the first hard freeze so people could store them in their smoke houses, keeping the...

Yarbrough: A reminder of remarkable accomplishment

My bucket list is not only complete but also runneth over. My portrait of the Beloved Woman Who Shared My Name now hangs in the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University, where she received her degree at 45. That’s correct.

Rich: The homemade dress

One of the privileges of our blessed life is the interesting people we meet, from carpenters to old-timey moonshiners to movie stars and country music legends.A beautiful woman who recently crossed our path is the daughter of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.

Yarbrough: Answer coming to Okefenokee controversy?

The election is over, and whether your side won or not, let’s all be grateful the nation is still standing and that all the political ads are gone – and hopefully, forgotten.Now, it is time to get back to the Okefenokee.Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals LLC is still pushing for approval from...

Crane: A vote for the Electoral College

Our founding fathers were not perfect, but the “American experiment” of a constitutional republic still looks pretty good.Like many foundations of our government, the Electoral College was a compromise after the framers of our Constitution debated for many months.

Rich: Taking chances and learning

Every family leaves a legacy of some worth that lasts three or four generations. Sometimes, one good man rises to see the need and wisely chooses his cases.

Letter to the Editor: Imagine

Dear Editor,United States politics functions within the framework of a constitutional federal republic. The president, Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved for the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.

Yarbrough: A candy bar incites an exciting initiative

Spoiler alert: No talk of politics this week.Instead, I will tell you about a remarkable woman doing a remarkable thing. Despite the partisan poison being spewed these days, this story reminds us we do have a better side.