Opinion & Editorial

One more chance

As a resident of Habersham County, you have one more chance to learn about the jail bond referendum before the Nov. 5 vote. A town hall is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

Letters to the Editor

Call on Jesus today To the editor: The U.S. debt as of 7:55 a.m. Oct. 3 was $22,771,931,000,000. That is over 22 trillion dollars, and 105.82% of the total GDP. The reason for last six zeros is because they are increasing so fast, you can’t count them, so I just put down zeros.

Letters to the Editor

Kudos to Habersham Medical Center  To the editor: As a customer, I claim the right to critique businesses, hospitals, lawyers, doctors, politicians etc., etc. I wish to offer my latest experience. I was scheduled to have a procedure performed at Habersham Medical Center in Demorest on Sept. 11.

Freedom of the Press

When our nation’s forefathers wrote the constitution, they added the Bill of Rights to protect citizens from government abuses.

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month

About one in eight women in the United States will get breast cancer. There is good news in the fact that most women will survive it if the cancer is discovered and treated early enough. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Letter to the Editor

We must re-elect Trump To the editor: Listening to these Democrats and the intelligence arm of our government leads me to believe what I have for some time now – there is no intelligence to be had.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

It can be the difference between life and death. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which means there’s no better time than now to take notice of the epidemic plaguing our community, state, country and world.

Letters to the Editor

GHSA reclassification will not fix competitive imbalance To the editor: In 2016, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) implemented the 3% rule, a rule to improve competitive balance in classifications 2A-4A. The 3% rule failed because private schools only moved up one classification.

Register to vote ahead of Oct. 7 deadline

National Voter Registration Day was Tuesday, prompting us to ask the question – are you registered to vote? Two separate qualifying weeks have come and gone, one Aug. 19-23 for municipal elections and another, Sept.

Letters to the Editor

HMC blessing to community To the editor: I am writing in regard to our recent visit to Habersham Medical Center. Last week, we were in the ER Department two times and each time we were treated with wonderful care and were so impressed with our local hospital.