Letters to the Editor

If My people To the editor: Jesus said “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and heal their land.

News is a process

Reporting news is a process that comes with great responsibility. However, social media has shattered this model leaving a great majority of people with just bits and pieces of unreliable information.

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Why am I paying school tax? To the editor: I just received my annual property tax assessment. Nothing new, surprised there was not an estimated tax increase as there has been for the 20 years I have owned this property.

Coming out of COVID-19

Summer has come to Habersham County, and we are coming out of a unique spring in which schools and businesses closed and everyone feared for their health and safety. We are starting to feel like we are coming back to real life.

Full speed ahead, with caution

The COVID-19 pandemic has been fading somewhat from the top of mind, particularly as the murder of George Floyd by a police officer has brought other issues to the forefront of our national consciousness. In many places, it looks like nothing ever happened. If you went to sleep on Feb.

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We cannot let this happen To the editor: If you have never attended a city council meeting, I would suggest you do. I had the pleasure of going to the city of Baldwin meeting Monday night to protest a proposed building site.

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Thank you for Spanish edition To the editor: I love The Northeast Georgian’s ¡EXTRA! en español.

Vote like it’s 2016

The voter turnout in Habersham County in the 2016 presidential election was more than 80%, an incredible mark that really showed the level of interest in who our 45th president would be. Three years later, the special runoff election for District 5 county commissioner in December 2019 drew 8%.

Let’s begin patching the quilt

First of all, I’m no authority on race and politics in America, and I don’t have all the answers – I’m just a 24-year-old black man whose adolescent years have been mired and shaped simultaneously by seeing news reports of the unjust deaths of people who look like me.

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The real entertainment To the editor: While I am an admittedly biased guy, I wish to understand why. For instance, why do I view modern day TV programming as such a dismal practice in the killing of brain cells?