CRANE: Miles of smiles and miracles

My firstborn child was plagued, starting at an early age, by severe cluster headaches, which were often preceded by dark circles underneath her eyes. The pain was debilitating and as a young child, frequently resulted in her curled up in a fetal position and weeping.

YARBROUGH: An open letter to Georgia’s public school teachers

Dear Teachers: Let me begin my annual message to you as I am going to end it. Thank you. Thank you for your willingness to go back into the classroom once again this year in spite of every roadblock imaginable.

Letter to the Editor: Why the Greene County Board of Education Is “upbeat”

Dear Editor: In last week’s LON, Mark Engel reported on the Greene County Board of Education (BOE) meeting last week that released the schools’ Georgia Milestone test results.

Letter to the Editor: It’s about time

Dear editor: Nearly 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” Following are three examples of the application of justice as a means of healing.

RICH: Escaping the chaos

The clatter. The racket. The noise. The excitement. The angst. The constant beeping of text messages. The consistent ringing of the landline. It was all too much. Chaos blanketed our normally tranquil home.

CRANE: Why we need the filibuster

The framers intended for our U.S. Constitution to be the upper chamber and more deliberative body. Until the 17th amendment was ratified in 1913, the two senators from each state were appointed, either by their legislature or governor and not popularly elected.

YARBROUGH: Sharing some Olympic-sized memories of Centennial Games

It is hard to believe it has been 26 years this week since the Centennial Olympic Games were in Atlanta. They began on July 19, 1996, and wound up on Aug. 4. To refer to them as Atlanta’s Games is not entirely accurate.

Letter to the Editor: LOA has lost sight of the focus

Dear Editor: As you know we have been totally involved in the LOA and BOE lawsuit and feud here in Greene County.

CRANE: Guns and hoses

With our most recent Fourth of July celebration marred by another tragic mass shooting in the suburbs of Chicago, it seems that these assaults on our psyche and our communities are becoming an almost weekly occurrence in America.

YARBROUGH: Junior E. Lee talks politics and cow ticks

Well, this is interesting. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have something in common besides being a couple of old white guys.