Letters to the Editor

We need to get virus under control To the editor: Just when we’re sick and tired of staying home and having our lives jerked around by COVID-19, the news these past few weeks is that it’s out of control and spreading like wildfire.

Hold each other accountable

Our duty as your local newspaper is to report the news in our community. Day in and day out, we cover what’s happening in Habersham County. Though we are used to covering whatever pops up, sometimes the news stings and other times it down right hurts.

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Californian thankful for firefighters To the editor I’m writing this letter to thank all of the firemen that come to California to fight the fire. We had a bad one going on. Two firemen got burned real bad — about 50% or 60% of the body.  I was a registered nurse for years and retired.

Tuesday night football on the way

Forget about picking a president. For now, we would settle for just one precedent. They say that 2020 is the year of “unprecedented” things, and it would be nice to have something that feels just a little normal.

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Appreciative of the Partnership To the editor: Habersham County schools are an excellent place to work.

Every day is Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day. However, every day we should all be grateful for the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. On Nov. 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first Armistice Day, which later became known as Veterans Day. This is an excerpt from his remarks 101 years ago today.

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Senior center operating safely and professionally To the editor: I normally just read the letters to the editor column in The Northeast Georgian, but last week there was a letter that really upset me.

Democracy thrives with participation

Well, no one can say we are not engaged. As we sailed toward 48 hours after the election, Georgia was one of four states still being counted up in the presidential election. Nearly 5 million votes had been counted and we were still not sure who would take our precious 16 electoral votes.

America starts with each of us

Today,  the casting of votes is behind us. This comes with a large sigh of relief from many folks, because at minimum, we are done with the campaign rhetoric at every turn. Except of course for the Jan. 5 Senate runoff, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s enjoy the moment to take a breath.

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Defending Silver Sneakers To the editor: This letter is in response to a recent letter that was written by Fritz Crytzer. He first starts off with Clarkesville only having one grocery store. I would like to know if he researched this area before he moved here?