Holding horses and God’s mighty nose

   It’s a weird thing to remember being a child and hearing certain phrases for the first time. Your brain is so new to this world, constantly absorbing new information and trying to figure out what it all means. I vividly remember the first time I heard the saying “Hold your horses.

Vote in the runoff

   The majority of states in this marvelous democratic union do not have runoff elections. Georgia is just one of nine that use them in the primary nomination process.    The other 41 states just let the best man or woman win, i.e.

Letters to the Editor

Show some respect   To the editor:    This is in response to “We don’t need more of Biden.” We may not need more of Biden, but what we really don’t need is someone calling our leader (the current president) of our free nation, names like “stupid” and “idiots.

An hour later, we ask ‘Haven’t we seen this movie before?’

   No doubt you’ve heard the old joke that memory is the first thing to go, and I don’t remember the second thing.    There’s much truth in that saying. I know that because my wife and I have reached the age when memory comes and goes, and when it goes, it stays out late, like the town drunk.

What they fought for

   On June 6, 1944, American soldiers led a brave fighting force that saved the world.    Let that sink in for a minute. We can talk about bravery and valor and never forgetting. But these men saved the world.

Letters to the Editor

Find the real America again   To the editor:    On June 4, a red line was crossed when USMC Maj. Scott Ritter (ret.) was blocked for travel at New York JFK Airport, and his passport confiscated by agents of the State Department. No warrant was presented and no charges levied. Mr.

Tow trucks and dump trucks … grrrr, Mondays

   Sitting in a tow truck, staring out the window and wondering how I got there was how my Monday ended.    I guess I knew how I got there. My car broke down on the highway in Rabun County. Why remains to be seen at press time, but it was not even the first time that day when my car faced danger.

Bagwell was the man for the job

   It seemed like an almost obvious succession plan.    Dr. Adam Bagwell, who has been a well-liked and accomplished principal at North Habersham Middle School, was the sure bet to be the new leader at Habersham Central High School in the wake of Dr.

Letters to the Editor

We used to be a proper country   To the editor:    Some well-meaning person who used slang A.F.K.