Opinion & Editorial

Schools charting correct course

We have written throughout this summer about the schools and what their most prudent plan is for coming back in the 2020-21 academic year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, anyone commenting on the subject would be remiss to say they have all the answers.

The power rests in our own hands

It has been a wild summer in local government, between the hotly contested primary and runoff elections, along with town residents showing dissatisfaction with their city officials.

Give us a fighting chance

Whether we are considering returning our students to school, or getting back to work, or whether the Bulldogs will get to play college football this year, we have definitely been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic longer than we thought we would.

Letters to the Editor

Free to criticize, for now To the editor: In response to Fritz Crytzer, please someone put a pacifier in his mouth and maybe change his diaper. What is this “rapidly convened forum” to get rid of Trump exactly? Is that even legal much less constitutional?

Harry Claude Fussell

Harry Claude Fussell, 77, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A private memorial service will be announced later.

Seeking answers from Baldwin

We have written at length about the importance of transparent government, and we are once again faced with a roadblock as we try to discover the truth of the situation between Baldwin and its now former city manager Jerry Neace.

Letters to the Editor

Education on race issues To the editor: This letter is in response to Bobby Clardy’s letter in the July 29 edition. While I would not call myself an ardent supporter of Black Lives Matter, I do consider myself educated on the underlying issues.

Put our best foot forward

There have been plenty of internet memes about nature resetting itself, but they are based in the truth that, when we humans sheltered in place for a while in the spring, there were visible changes in the natural world.

Letters to the Editor

Trump less than ideal as leader To the editor: It is horrible to believe that this country has no remedy that will correct the nasty political mistake we are currently suffering through. Why didn’t our founding fathers foresee the situation we are now in, and do something about it?

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the tasty cake To the editor: Even though the last four months has been a time like no other, that most of us has ever seen, there are still businesses out there trying to make birthdays continue to be special.