CRANE: What matters most in close contests

Two years ago this fall, the challenger candidate, Reverend Raphael Warnock, mopped the debate room floor with his opponent, junior incumbent U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler. Hers was a wooden and flat performance, appearing to recite lines from a script not connecting with any audience.

DICK YARBROUGH: Remembering a group of heroes in Iraq

It seems like a lifetime ago and in some ways it was. It has been 17 years this week since I was in Iraq with the men and women of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team. Even today, it is an experience seared in my brain. How I ended up there was due to my friend, Bill Stewart, of Brunswick.

Letter to the Editor: Grease the wheel, Joe

Last June, this newspaper published a column of similar title as overview of the current administration’s policy of investment in new green technologies by which America sacrifices all dependence on fossil fuels to meet, by 2050, the net-zero carbon emissions target set in the Paris Agreement.

Letter to the Editor: Democracy demands attention

At the end of last month, the House voted on the Presidential Election Reform Act (HR 8873). This bill would protect American elections from the types of maneuverings that threatened our electoral process two years ago.

Letter to the Editor: Let’s take our country back

I have been motivated to write this letter most recently having been introduced to the Alan Jackson song, “The Older I Get.” Listen to it and you will understand some of my motivation.

CRANE: Your vote is secure. Your vote will count.

Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 17. Absentee ballot applications are being accepted and those ballots are already being cast. You will need to submit your Voter I.D., electronically or through the mail, along with your absentee ballot.

YARBROUGH: No Nobel Prize for Literature again this year a bummer

I just learned that I have been passed over for the Nobel Prize for Literature once again. Bummer. And that crowd over in Stockholm didn’t even have the courtesy to pick up the phone and call me with the bad news. I had to read about it in the paper.

Letter to the Editor: BOE supports LOA students

This past week, there has been a renewed public debate going on about issues between LOA and Greene County School System leadership. We would like to make it clear that the Greene County Board of Education supports the LOA students, parents, and staff.

Letter to the Editor: Worst possible outcome in November

last week, Hamilton, Gilkison, et al suggest we “Stay the Course” with the Biden Administration in general and re-elect Warnock in particular. This would be the worst possible outcome in November.

Letter to the Editor: Time for respectful selection

This is an election year unlike any we’ve experienced in recent decades.