Rich: Looking back at Christmases past

When I was a child and even through my teenage years, Christmas night and the following day were the saddest time of the year. The anticipation of presents, church pageants, and holiday cheer was swooped away in such a short time.

Smith: Homer Harding

It has been several seasons since I have pheasant hunting in South Dakota, but I fully expect to return to the “Mount Rushmore State.” I have my calendar marked for next fall.

Yarbrough: A sense of closure over long lost fraternity brother

The mystery is solved. I now know what happened to my fraternity brother, Maj. Paschal Boggs, USMC, was declared Missing in Action in 1967. Finally, there is a sense of closure. Pat Boggs and I were from the same town, East Point, and we were both undergrads at the University of Georgia.

Adair: ‘Froggy’ memories of Christmas past

One set of my Christmas memories comes from the early-to-mid 1950s – ancient history to most folks but very real to me. I would have been seven, eight, or nine years old, somewhere in there. Christmas night was when a passel of Mama’s kinfolks descended on our house.

Letter to the Editor: Humane Society of Morgan County December Update

Dear Editor, The Humane Society of Morgan County staff, volunteers, and board members are greatly appreciative of all of the support we have received throughout November and beyond!

Rich: Rodney the storyteller

Rodney, my brother-in-law, is one of the South’s best storytellers. He doesn’t tell stories in the typical Southern manner of embellishment, lyrical phrasing, or extreme expression. He tells them in such a casual way that the story becomes the king. Not the storyteller.

Letter to the Editor: Reconsider Cigna to access St. Mary’s

Dear Editor, As a physician leader at St. Mary’s Health Care System, I am proud of the high-quality care we provide to patients and honored to serve our communities. Throughout the years, my colleagues and I have worked to ensure the well-being of our community.

Letter to the Editor: Garden Club to repair Blue Star marker

Dear Editor, This is in response to Linda Strickland Bone’s remarks (Nov. 17, Lake Oconee News) about the damaged Blue Star Memorial Marker that was located in the Veterans Memorial Garden (VMG) in Greensboro and not being “repositioned” in time for Veterans Day.

Letter to the Editor: Can we talk about suicide?

Dear Editor, Published in 1942, Albert Camus’ essay The Myth of Sisyphus begins with the statement, “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.” Today, more Americans die from suicide than ever before.

Yarbrough: Awakening on sleep deprivation

You never know what you are going to discover in the process of churning out columns.