Letter to the Editor

Thoughts on Ten Commandments To the editor: Why do you read letters to the editor, do they influence your thoughts on a given subject and how important are they?

Thanks to our teachers

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to add our gratitude for the women and men who teach our children every day. This year has been particularly challenging as we have faced down the pandemic and come out stronger.

Letters to the Editor

The human condition To the editor: As a guy who loves to critique modern day television programming, I wish to offer two programs that, I believe, define the human condition. One is “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” This incredibly popular program has been on for 31 years.

Support small businesses

Recognizing their outstanding service, innovation, and development, Small Business Week celebrates entrepreneurs around the country. Small businesses account for half of America’s workforce, and more new jobs come from small businesses than any other source.

Flat curve? Let’s finish the game

It’s a little bit like discussing a no-hitter in progress when it’s only the eighth inning, but let’s have that discussion anyway. Habersham County is a fortunate community, as we are down to fewer than two positive cases of COVID-19 per day.

Letters to the Editor

Deputies deserve better pay To the editor: I appreciate the recent article and editorial on the sheriff’s office staffing issues. Clearly, significant increases are needed in the pay scale for the sheriff’s office.

Time for old courthouse to go

We fully support Habersham County’s decision to make preparations for the demolition of the albatross that is the old courthouse in Clarkesville. Two buyers for the property have backed out in the last couple of years.

Letters to the Editor

Beware what comes To the editor: After the last election, I had perversely assumed things were going to get better. I guess they are, but not nearly quickly enough! I failed to realize, that “After Trump” it was going to take a herculean effort to bring things back to normalcy!

Small price to pay for safety

Public safety is a top priority for every community, and $7,366,643 was budgeted this year to ensure our sheriff’s department and jail officers are equipped to do their jobs protecting us. But sometimes, it just is not enough.

The soundtrack of our lives

They say music is what feelings sound like, and that always made sense to me. Can anything evoke emotion better than the right song at the right moment? I have always been someone who is all over the place with my thoughts, feelings, likes and dislikes.