Letter to the Editor: Live like Aiden

Dear Editor,On Thursday morning, August 22, 2023, in Springfield, Ohio, a minivan driven by a 35-year-old Haitian national collided with a school bus, which then veered off the roadway and flipped onto its side.

Yarbrough: Happy to be living in such a happy state of mind

Are you happy? If so, I am so glad.

Letter to the Editor: Vote for women’s rights in November

Dear Editor,This is an open letter to any woman (or man) who still cannot decide who to vote for in this November’s presidential election.The topic? Upholding a woman’s right to determine her own destiny.Women got the right to vote in 1920. They could finally obtain birth control in 1960.

Letter to the Editor: Opposed to Putnam County SPLOST 10

Dear Editor,With SPLOST No. 10 on the November ballot, people want to understand SPLOST as it applies to our county.SPLOST stands for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The “optional” part means it must be put on the ballot for voters to decide.

Rich: The art of cursive

It happens frequently. A young person will ask me to sign a book I’ve written and then look at it in awe for a few seconds before saying, “Wow. You know calligraphy!”No.

Letter to the Editor: ‘Suckers’ and ‘losers’

Dear Editor,Marine Four-Star General John Kelly served as President Trump’s Chief of Staff for 17 months. This was one of the most important positions in the U.S. government.At that time, he got to know Donald Trump personally.

Letter to the Editor: The economic consequences of Donald Trump

Dear Editor,The coming election offers voters a stark choice on economic policy. This week, in a speech to the Economic Club of New York, we learned more about what Donald Trump would do in his second term.

Letter to the Editor: Judge Trump on ‘content of his character’

Dear Editor,The American Black community controls the destiny of Georgia … and possibly our country. Take heed, my friends.

Letter to the Editor: Why don’t Georgia legislators want to protect our kids?

Dear Editor, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance says gunning down children with AK-style weapons is “just a fact of life.” Governor Kemp says, “Today is not the day for politics and policy.”

Yarbrough: Okefenokee drag-mining controversy continues

Since we last discussed efforts to drill in our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for titanium dioxide so that mankind will never experience life without toothpaste whitener, nothing has changed – except a lot.What hasn’t changed?Gov. Brian Kemp; state Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch...