Round Two with a CPAP

   About a year ago, I wrote about my problem with sleep apnea. That’s what doctors call it when your breath takes a pause, or several pauses, during sleep. And you may snore.    Now, I don’t think I snore in bed; at least my wife has never complained.

Have you voted yet?

   Early voting ends today at 7 p.m. Anyone who hasn’t voted by the end of day has only one day left — Election Day on Tuesday.    As we approach the end of early voting, we are getting closer and closer to beating the turnout from 2020.    Then, an outstanding 72.

Letters to the Editor

What did they say? To the editor:    Years ago I was in training for doing presentations and one part was lighting to me for the rest of my life. This was what was brought to my attention.

Halloween brings costumed memories

   Halloween was always one of my favorite holidays.    What other holiday allows you to dress up as someone else, then go door-to-door requesting candy?    Where I grew up, there was always a parade the weekend before Halloween.

Covering our community

   We cover a lot of different things in newspapers.    Some things you need to know.    Others you want to know.    Some things help you understand something better.    Others help you find something to do.    Some things are painful to read, and some things bring you joy.

Taking Georgia from strength to strength

   I was in kindergarten when I got my first allowance – complete with a contract between my parents and me. Among its wise provisions was that I couldn’t spend a single week’s allowance all at once, but if I saved for multiple weeks I could spend all my money on one item.

A wave of ‘likes’ flushes away thoughts of a ‘dislike’

   With the polls putting the presidential election in a coin toss, we are being bombarded with trash talk. To survive the final campaign days, my brain has erected a firewall declaring, “Enough of that!”    Instead, I have been focused on “likes” opposed to “dislikes.

Thumbs up to the festivals

  • Thumbs up to all the cities and organizations that have filled our fall weekends with festivals. This weekend may just be our biggest yet this season with festivals and events all over the county. These festivals support our community in so many ways.

Letters to the Editor

Animal shelter plans troubling To the editor:    The county commission meeting this week revealed some serious problems with the animal shelter project. Taxpayers have recognized this for quite some time.

Putting things in perspective

   Ever feel like your brain has been re-wired?    My recent trip to Pensacola, N.C., has sparked a system reset for me, personally. It’s something that I don’t think will just “wear off” in a couple of weeks.