Opinion & Editorial

Letters to the editor

Don't miss the fair To the editor: A wonderful tradition has returned to Habersham County, the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair. After missing the fair in 2020 it is back for everyone in Northeast Georgia to enjoy.

Keep HOPE alive

Thirty years ago, it was kicked like a football on Saturday. Some were for a lottery in Georgia and many more were not. The Georgia Lottery was finally formed in November of 1992. However, our native students all hit the jackpot when then-Gov.

Never stop putting in work

Almost three years ago, the University of Central Florida was on a streak of 23 straight wins thanks in large part to the play of their star quarterback McKenzie Milton.

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Response to letter To the editor: “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing and being nothing,” Aristotle once said. As a Habersham County Commissioner, it is my job to be the voice for those who don’t have a voice.

No kickbacks from Big Pharma

We get all kinds of feedback from the community in the newspaper business, which frankly is what it’s all about anyway. We want the community to comment on what we say and do, and in fact, we have had a monster week for letters and we appreciate it.

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Trying to understand To the editor: Apparently, my letters are a bit caustic at times. I will always remember the woman’s call suggesting that reading my letters gave her a headache. In an effort to be helpful, I suggested that she not read my letters. Her headache apparently worsened.

Honor those we have lost in service

It is an absolute step in the right direction that Habersham County contracted Ammons Grave Restoration out of Cleveland to do cleanup and restoration services at the Killed in Action (KIA) Memorial in Clarkesville.

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No confidence in Tench To the editor: We are in desperate need of sound, common sense, thoughtful leadership in Habersham County. I will do my level best to work with anyone who comes from a place of servant leadership.

Work together to #StopSuicide

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in the world today, and there is one death in the United States from suicide every 11 minutes. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

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We must not give up on Afghanistan To the editor: The pictures coming out of Kabul, Afghanistan, are strikingly reminiscent of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975. And the record of the previous Taliban government is not encouraging. The Taliban are not nice people. Islam is not a compassionate religion.