Place your bets on gambling legislation

Georgia is once again considering whether sports gambling should be brought to the Peach State. Sports gambling is legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia, but its fruition here has failed in the past.

Letters to the Editor

Republicans fear voters To the editor: Funny how many Republicans claim they would have won if we Democrats did not cheat while they are the ones doing whatever they can to block people from voting. The Republicans are again fearing one person, one vote as if all people voted they will again lose.

Thanks to all, let’s keep going

On Nov. 8, Habersham County was down to a seven-day average of 4.1 cases per day. It looked like perhaps COVID-19 was finally starting to yield. But it was not to be, and across the nation, numbers shot up over the holidays. Habersham County reached a pandemic-high 47.6 cases per day on Dec. 21.

Letter to the Editor

Tell it like it is To the editor: I just was wondering what the good people of Habersham County think about how Joe Biden’s doing one week in office. I noticed we had good sense around here and voted nearly 85% for President Trump.

Mirror, mirror on the wall

A local newspaper is a mirror of its community. Twice each week, we allow Habersham County to get a good look at itself in both editions.

Letters to the Editor

Light thy way To the editor: Thank you good Lord for taking the blinders off as a nation of God-fearing people and enabling them to see those who play by the rules and those who don’t, or choose not to.

Letter to the Editor

Speak the truth in all things To the editor: For the first time in my 22 years here in Habersham County, we did not have our MLK Peace Walk. This of all the years that I have been in the county seemed to be the best year to have such a walk.

Things we need to see in 2021

As the new year gets going in earnest, we have some things we would like to see happen in Habersham County in 2021 to improve the lives of all citizens and move us forward into a better tomorrow.

Letters to the Editor

Only one place to get real news To the editor: These days, I am in disbelief at the slanted nonsense I hear reported on the radio, see on television, or read on the Internet. The old joke that goes, “How do you tell when a Newscaster is lying to You?

Letter to the Editor

Democracy in peril To the editor: On one of America’s darkest days – Jan. 6, 2021 – the U.S. Capitol was attacked by thousands of domestic terrorists and radicalized fascists to unconstitutionally stop the Electoral College certification.