Rich: A childhood without books

Please forgive me if you’ve heard this story on the page or in person. I tend to tell it two or three times a year.Because I cannot get my head around such nonsense.People often approach me, wanting to write a book. Only twice in 20 years has anyone ever inquired about writing a newspaper column.

Letter to the Editor: Kemp unfairly attacked by Trump

Dear Editor,This is an open letter to Governor Brian Kemp following former President Trump’s August 3rd rally in Atlanta.Governor Kemp, You’ve been a good governor of Georgia.

Letter to the Editor: Support for existing courthouse

Dear Editor, I have no idea what the BOC was thinking when they wasted $1.1 million on plans to build a horse barn judicial system 1.7 miles away. Away from the heartbeat of Greensboro, where you want people to come and have fun spending money in the county. The decision should have been easy.1.

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.”

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. Constitution added to the independence of the judiciary from a sometimes-fickle electorate, with lifetime...

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.