Letter to the Editor: Harris is wrong for America

Dear Editor, In their letter to the editor in last week’s Lake Oconee News, Johnson, Koppelman, et al claim “Harris has the right stuff.” For what, I ask, indeed not for the President of the United States.

Letter to the Editor: Classified docs case shows security threat

Dear EditorTo the horror of many of us, Florida Judge Canon has blocked avenues to bring the documents case against Donald Trump to a timely conclusion. As Trump left office, he stole boxes of files marked CLASSIFIED.

Yarbrough: Nothing artificial about Southern intelligence

Ring! Ring! Ring!“Hello. This is Dick Yarbrough, your modest and much-beloved columnist speaking. How may I help you?“Dickie, it’s your old pal, Artie!”“Artie? Artie who?” “Artie Fishel, of Artie Fishel Intelligence. Surely, you remember me.”“Ah, yes.

Crane: Coming to terms with term limits

Among the highest prizes in presidential electoral politics is having your term or terms of office coincide with the opportunity to make U.S. Supreme Court Justice appointments.As our U.S.

Rich: With their shoes on

Make no doubt about it: I was raised in a household of two of the most righteous people who ever lived.Both were mountain people who never gave a moment’s thought to looking back at the mountain poverty they had escaped. Both came down, out of the hills, and built a better life for themselves.

Letter to the Editor: When push comes to shove

On Wednesday, July 24, after weeks of resisting the notion of dropping out of the presidential race, Joe Biden told the nation in a televised primetime speech from the Oval Office that he was not seeking reelection.

Letter to the Editor: Harris has the right stuff

Dear Editor,\To many out there who are concerned about the activities and experience of Kamala Harris over the past four years, fear not. Vice presidents are clearly “backstage” and out of the limelight, but ours has been working hard.

Yarbrough: When being a UGA grad is a beautiful thing

Now, I’m going to blush. Not only am I smarter than smart, but I am also a chick magnet. My cup runneth over. With what little modesty I can muster, I must admit I didn’t set out to be this wonderful. I just picked the right university to attend.A firm called DatingAdvice.

Crane: The Not-So-Secret Service

On the night of his visit to the Ford Theatre to see a play that would not finish, second-term President Abraham Lincoln was working on a plan to establish a Secret Service, not for executive protection but to protect and ensure against the circulation of fraudulent currency.

Rich: With their shoes on

It was the summer of my 12th year of life. I remember that clearly because I was in that awkward stage of having too many freckles, too many pounds, and long, wavy hair.All my life, I had heard talk of the first mountain church that had called Daddy as their Pastor: Mill Creek Baptist.