Opinion & Editorial

Taxes still need some trimming

Kyle Wingfield

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

As the 2022 legislative session nears the finish line, one of the biggest unresolved issues is tax reform. The state House passed a bill that would replace Georgia’s six tax brackets with a single rate of 5.25 percent, down from the current top rate of 5.

I am with you to the end

Matthew Osborne

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

I love March Madness, but this year was the first time I have actually felt something during these three magical weeks in a while. I grew up a Duke fan – OK, get it all out of you. No, I don’t root for the Cowboys, Yankees and Lakers, too.

Our opinion

Seeking new leaders

News Staff

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

It is getting tougher and tougher to find folks who want to serve on governmental boards. No one even filed to run against three Board of Education members and District 2 County Commissioner Dustin Mealor, which on the one hand might indicate that residents think they are doing a good job as it is.

How’s the battle?

Mike Franklin

Friday, March 25, 2022

Often, through careful observation, things can be discerned regarding the condition of people’s hearts. If you look around, people are walking with their shoulders drooping a bit due to anxiety, despair, and sadness. As of this morning, 3.5 million refugees have fled from Ukraine.

Letters to the Editor

Biden doing a poor job

News Staff

Friday, March 25, 2022

I want to respond to a person who has lived here upon retirement for six years. He is complaining about grocery prices. It is the first time that he has lived in a town with only one grocery store. He refers to an empty store a few blocks away that has been empty the whole time he has been here.

Letters to the Editor

Thoughts on clean electricity

News Staff

Friday, March 25, 2022

To the editor: Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most efficient means of automotive transportation and arguably most efficient of any transportation short of walking or perhaps biking.

One wheel to rule them all

News Staff

Friday, March 25, 2022

At first glance it looks like something a 43-year-old shouldn’t be riding. At second glance it looks like that too. And there’s probably a good reason for that. Because it’s something called the OneWheel. And it’s kind of like a skateboard … but with one wheel.