Letters to the Editor

We can still stop to pray To the editor: For 12-plus years we have organized the National Day of Prayer at Habersham EMC. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we decided to cancel for everyone’s safety.

Community strong in crisis

Many families were impacted by the EF1 tornado that ripped through the south end of Habersham County in the predawn hours of Monday morning. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. It could have been so much worse.

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Atlantans are our friends, family To the editor: I am concerned about our elected officials and others worrying about those “Atlantans.” Many Habersham residents have family (children, parents, siblings) that live in metro Atlanta. They are also “Georgians” and Americans.

Focusing on the bigger picture

A couple of weeks ago, we asked the Georgia Department of Health (GDPH) for backtracking information on positive cases of COVID-19 in our community. The GDPH would not give us this information. So, we took the question to our Congressman – U.S. Rep.

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Remember your county dispatchers To the editor: As our Nation is facing difficult times, so is our own community. This is most especially true for our first responders.

Many thanks to those on front lines

As most in our community abide by Gov. Brian Kemp’s executive order to shelter-in-place, others must march on. This segment of our community is the essential workers. Individuals who must keep working to serve our needs.

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A few observations To the editor: Sometimes there is a downside to the freedoms we enjoy like freedom of the press and expression; as we are reminded in these pages regularly by Fritz C., Paula G., Peter G., Hal W., and Bobby C., among others.

An update from us

We are sharing this information to let you know how we at the newspaper are handling this crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus. We are putting the safety of our team and community as the top priority, while continuing with our mission. Community journalism has never been more vital.

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Pandemic president To the editor: I do not understand why there has been so much criticism about Trump on his handling of this  “coronavirus” pandemic crisis. After all, he is just trying to do his job in the smartest way possible (well, as smart as any idiot can be!).

Backtracking; we need to know

We are striving to bring our readers all the facts we can obtain about the COVID-19 virus and how it is affecting our community.