RICH: A Gothic Christmas tale

At the turn of the 20th century, and on into the mid-1950s, life in the Appalachians was a tale of black-and-white gothic existence.

Letter to the Editor: Addressing compounding Loss

Dear Editor, Polls conducted immediately following the abrupt US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, completed on August 30, 2021, suggest Americans believed that the pullout was the right choice but also agreed that it was not handled well.

Letter to the Editor: Good music knows no age

Dear Editor, Connecting the Community through the Arts was most artfully done at the Plaza Arts Center last weekend. For a Bing Crosby tribute concert, I expected the audience to be totally “mature adults” like myself, old enough to actually remember the classic crooner.

YARBROUGH: Walker and advisors fumbled campaign

One of the givens in occupying this space weekly is that when I talk about politics, which I do on occasion, anything I opine will be construed negatively by one side or the other. It is difficult for some to comprehend that I might be in the middle of the political road, unlike many (most?

CRANE: A monumental milestone

Nearly 90 years after General James Edward Oglethorpe founded Savannah and established Georgia as the last of the 13 original colonies, the Georgia General Assembly would act on December 9, 1822, to create and charter the county of DeKalb, out of parts of Fayette, Gwinnett, and Henry Counties.

RICH: A profound decision (or so I think)

Perhaps you’ll want to sit down for this. It might even be advisable to grab a cool, wet washrag for your forehead in case you feel swimmy-headed over this news. I’m going to start minding my own business.

Letter to the Editor: Digital treason

Dear Editor: Much has been said and written about the integrity of our elections. The discussion has centered on issues like voting machines, absentee ballots, delays in counting votes, etc.

Letter to the Editor: Too much attention on noisemaker

Dear Editor: It’s been disheartening to see the Lake Oconee News give so much coverage in recent weeks to the opinions of a single noisemaking resident of Greensboro without doing its due diligence on fact-checking and following up.

Letter to the Editor: Legacy of our community

Dear Editor: Neighbors, what legacy do you want for our community? Often we read articles and social media posts talking about our warm, friendly sense of community but then our actions go in a different direction.

Letter to the Editor: USPS is failing us in Greene County

Dear Editor: A Priority Mail package was recklessly left on top of our mailbox instead of inside the box or at our front door. Our neighbor rescued it and kept it for us until we could retrieve it. That was on November 18 or 19. We were gone for the weekend. We received mail on Saturday, Nov.