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.

Letters to the Editor

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?

Letters to the Editor

In it for the long haul To the editor: I am a 64-year-old COVID-19 long hauler suffering from post-viral syndrome. I have been ill for almost five of the past seven months. I was unable to get tested in March in Georgia.  After a three-week recovery, I felt well enough to get back to life.

STOP the political texts

As if this election could not get more frustrating, we have been inundated with political text messages pinging of our cell phones.

Voting is important every time

Habersham County, like most of America, is coming out in droves to vote in the general election. We have a potential record turnout building and it is only Oct. 23, with more than 30% of our registered voters here casting their ballots by the end of the first week of early voting.

Letters to the Editor

Challenges with ballot To the editor: I hope sharing my experience of voting this year can be of value to our Habersham citizens. I am 70+ years old and because I was concerned about the pandemic this year, I decided to request an absentee ballot.

Schools have done it right so far

Holding public school this year in the midst of a global pandemic has always been about one day at a time.

Letters to the Editor

Double standards in politics To the editor: Each week letters are submitted either in support of, or against the current president, and we are entitled to our opinions.

Letter to the Editor

Don’t ruin this country To the editor: For nearly three years, I have been silent concerning politics. Before that time, I had the opportunity to write my own column for an internet opinion site. Now I cannot sit on the sidelines without saying what I believe will be the downfall of this nation.