Three reasons to send your kids to summer camp

Each year summer rolls around and plans are made. Whether it’s a family vacation, trips to visit the grandparents or playing with friends at home — summer is all about letting loose and having a good time. And what better way to have a good time than to experience new things and meet new friends?

Rich: Newbury’s trilogy

Perhaps you remember a line from Waylon Jennings’ career-making hit, “Luckenbach, Texas”, that tips the cowboy hat to “Hank Williams pain songs and Newbury train songs.

Smith: Summer of 1962

Repairing to my basement office earlier this week to search for a document, I ran across a file labeled, “Coast Guard,” which brought pause to my objective.

Crane: D is the new F

Like most folks, even if I have to admit to more than a bit of nostalgia being in the mix, I still love my hometown and birthplace of DeKalb County, Georgia.

It’s time to grease the wheels, Joe

Dear editor: With mid-term elections some six months away, the consensus of opinion suggests the Democrats slender margins in the House and Senate are in jeopardy. President Biden’s low approval ratings are seen as a contributing factor.

Freedom is not free

Millions of Americans just spent a relaxing or enjoyable weekend, welcoming summer, wrapping up the school year and graduation ceremonies, and heading out on long weekend mini-trips and even stay-cations, firing up the barbecue, opening up the community pool...

Some thoughts on a day that will live in infamy

What a day it was. Tuesday, May 24. A day that will live in infamy.

Students should be put first

Dear editor: LOA lawsuit against BOELOA Board needs to put the children first! For the life of me I cannot understand why this is not settled once and for all.

It’s time to decentralize

Dear editor: It’s time to decentralize our federal government. It’s come to resemble the Hunger Game’s capital of Panem more than a city that represents U.S. citizens. It’s become more important to attend certain social functions in Washington than to attend to the people’s business.

Honoring a beloved wife and mother

It is the gift that will keep on giving. And it could not be more rewarding. This past month, my family and I established the Jane J. Yarbrough Endowed Nursing Scholarship in the WellStar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University.