Letter to the Editor: Back to the future?

Dear Editor,As the second wife of the President of the United States, she too, had been previously married. With aspirations of seeking fulfillment beyond the defined activities of the First Lady, her role as wife merges with that of the president.

Letter to the Editor: Difficult to discern rights

Dear Editor,What truly is an individual right? Lately, Supreme Court decisions appear to be bent on preserving some individual rights at the expense of others and sometimes just taking away some individual rights altogether.

Letter to the Editor: Mixed messages around abortion laws

Dear Editor,Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many states have effectively banned abortions. Even where there are exceptions, the law is often so murky that physicians refuse to provide needed care for fear of being sent to prison.

Crane: Get schooled by a job

It did not feel like Christmas morning, or even a birthday, that late afternoon when I received my first job offer.It was 1974. I was 13, and before the end of the year, I was paying Social Security taxes.

Stone: Is this the end of Redbox?

Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man.General George S. PattonGreensboro’s Publix unceremoniously removed its Redbox kiosk months ago. Did you even notice? I asked some employees there about it but got few details.

Rich: Who are the good ole boys?

Someone – a non-Southerner – asked me the other day, “What is a good ole boy?”I’m happy to answer that question. Let me tell you about the South’s good ole boys: First of all, you will probably see him at every Friday night home football game.

Letter to the Editor: Keep government out of women’s bodies

Dear Editor,The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs decision two years ago has changed the landscape of healthcare for women of childbearing age.

Letter to the Editor: Putnam County practices far from perfect

Dear Editor,The Putnam County Jimmy Davis Park Advisory Committee held another meeting last Wednesday. The notice on Facebook was posted approximately 32 hours before the meeting.

Crane: Knowing when it’s time to go home

I first met U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in 1987, roughly six months into his first term, at Scottsdale, AZ.McConnell was energetic, vibrant, quick-witted, and very thoughtful in his public policy position statements.McConnell is retiring as U.S.

Stone: Signs of the times

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!