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.

Letters to the Editor

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.

Letters to the Editor

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.

Letters to the Editor

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.

The Big Red Apple shines bright

Cornelia is on the rise and many are taking notice. Cornelia was honored Wednesday night at the Georgia Downtown Association (GDA) Conference as the outstanding community of the year for its transformation and renovation of its downtown area for economic development.

Letters to the Editor

Vaccines are the way to go To the editor: I read your coverage of the sad illness with COVID-19 of Habersham Central’s baseball coach, Chris Akridge, in the Aug. 11 issue.

Make your voices heard

Habersham County Commissioner Bruce Palmer has only been on the job since January, but he has already made a positive difference in county government in that short time. Palmer has shown initiative to get things done, and he has no prior political or government experience.

State prisons still inhumane

The Georgia Department Corrections (GDC) is used to guarding walls, but the constant stonewalling of journalists and civil rights groups is getting ridiculous.