In need of a better promise

School choice opponents make lots of demonstrably false claims. Some of the flimsiest concern the accessibility of private schools. To hear opponents tell it, private schools are too expensive, too rare outside of urban areas, and downright racist in their admissions standards.

Taxpayers are owed better

After more than four months, we still have no answers regarding the status of Habersham County’s Chief Magistrate Judge Gerald Johnson. Now, as of Monday night, the county has approved a part-time magistrate judge to help out with the caseload that is piling up in his absence.

Plenty of baseball to be watched despite MLB lockout

We are now 80-plus days into the Major League Baseball lockout.

Delicious soup for a cold day

Believe me when I say that the recipe below is not complicated at all. It looks that way because I shared several options for you to choose from. I hope you’ll try it.

JT King: Different view of Jan. 6 events

Mary Ellen Myers says she heard blow by blow events of the Jan. 6 insurrection on the radio. Well Mary, I was watching it live on the TV. What I personally witnessed with my own eyes is why so many of us say the whole thing was planned by Pelosi and her ilk.

Joanne Sweeney: Don't restrict our teachers

Dear Legislators, Educators, Parents, Friends and Neighbors, Education is a wonderful thing, and so is curiosity. People of the First Nations have a different  perspective of American History than people whose ancestors came from Africa enslaved, or from England, Ireland.

Carol Farmer: When does my road get fixed?

I for one am glad our county has gotten money for technology and such and it is necessary. But can you tell me why we cannot get our dirt road fixed? I invite everyone to come out to 1940 Buckhorn Road and see the pipe under the road.

Choosing the best method of choice

Georgia lawmakers once again are considering legislation to give more education options to families. The catch this year is that there are two such bills, seemingly dueling proposals trying to win over legislators. Which is funny, because both bills have the same author.

Here’s a posthumous thank-you to old Percy Ross, our benefactor

We should be ashamed of ourselves, my wife and I, because we don’t even remember someone who was gracious enough to send us an anniversary gift decades ago. His name was Percy Ross. Ever heard of him? Neither had we.

Make some mountain moments

There are some who love the fast life of the city, with the ability to wine and dine, enjoy nightlife, and have plenty of access to goods and services.