Stone: Writerman, Writerman, does whatever a writer can

When there is no one else to turn to Call for Super Chicken!(puk, puk, puk, puk) Call for Super Chicken!(puk ack!)Super Chicken theme song, by Stan Worth and Sheldon AllmanI am not faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive.

Rich: Gavin

From the oven, I pulled a peach cobbler that bubbled and popped beautifully. Outside, spring had come calling to resurrect what winter had lulled to sleep.

Letter to the Editor: Quarry needed to provide jobs

Dear Editor,When the Horton Homes factory closed, and Georgia Power decommissioned Plant Branch, Putnam County lost hundreds of jobs. Since then, nothing has come along to replace them.

Letter to the Editor: Former Madison Main Street director shares reasons for leaving

The City of Madison's mayor and council held a public hearing on the FY27 proposed budget on June 8.

Will you leave this a better world?

Have you ever thought about your legacy?Legacy being defined as “the lasting impact one leaves on the world, both the tangible assets they pass down and the intangible influence they have on others.”For some reason, I have been pondering this lately.

Crane: Bush League, a different kind of GOP

“I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make it on my own kind of thing,” George H. W. Bush (1924-2018), the 41st president of the United States, once told his biographer.Perhaps not our most articulate president, but among the most genuine of the modern era.

Rich: No father on Father’s Day

There is a little boy, age 11, who will no doubt fall fitfully asleep on the eve of Father’s Day.Then, perhaps, he will awaken to a pillow wet with sadness. Many people will try valiantly to cheer him up.

Letter to the Editor: What money can’t buy

Dear Editor,FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), football’s global governing body with 211 national member associations, has promoted this summer’s World Cup as the greatest and most inclusive tournament ever. This year’s event features a record 48 nations.

Letter to the Editor: Rocks should roll in Putnam County

Dear Editor,It’s clear to me that the minority of people who are opposed to the Putnam County Stone quarry don’t understand how quarries really work. But as a local truck driver who hauls stone and gravel from quarries across Georgia, I do.Concerns about truck traffic at all hours are just wrong.

Yarbrough: Trying to deal with Artie Fishel Intelligence

RING! RING! RING!“Hello. Dick Yarbrough speaking. How may I direct your call?”“Dick, it’s me. Artie.”“I’m sorry. Artie who?”“Artie Fishel, you harebrained humanoid. Of Artie Fishel's Intelligence. You surely remember me.