Take ownership in budget process

   Many governmental bodies use the “consent agenda” to pass perfunctory items en masse to save time while conducting their business at a meeting.    This often includes items budgeted for this fiscal year and spent in advance by the departments in question.

Letters to the Editor

Politics is big business   To the editor:    I’m sure you are inundated with political organizations vying for your donations. But have you ever wondered where all that money they collect goes? After all, it costs money to send out all those mailers and how much do all those political ads cost?

Lessons in staying calm after drinking poison

   I like to think I was a pretty good kid. I made good grades and didn’t really get into trouble, but there was one time … OK, two times, when I was the subject of a call to poison control, and the cause of panic for the adults around me.

The sun shines every day

“Let the sun shine in …”  – Fifth Dimension      Our No. 1 job as a community newspaper is to keep the public informed about what is going on around them that affects their lives.

Letters to the Editor

Predictions for the election To the editor:    The upcoming Presidential Election will be one-of-a-kind. It will be the first in my life where both major candidates have been the president.

This is where I draw the line on smart stuff

   We have “smart” everything now. I have a smart TV. I have been experimenting with a smart watch, judgemental as it may be at times. They have smart wallets, which I thought about trying out to replace my George Costanza-style bursting leather back twister.

Say her name for the right reasons

   No matter what happened in Tuesday’s Georgia Presidential Primary, we are looking at an election rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.    The groundwork for that has already been laid by both sides, as neither has any true challengers.

Letters to the Editor

Idea for a jail   To the editor:    In times past, there were people who did things differently. They had what they called “barn raisings.” People gathered together and built houses and barns for others.    Now we have Habitat for Humanity. Why can’t we just have a “jail raising?

Writer’s cramp is real

   “Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community.

Best of the best in Habersham County

   Our readers have spoken, and they have chosen their favorite businesses, industries and professionals for 2024.    In today’s edition you can enjoy seeing familiar faces of many of the leaders that make up the backbone of our local economy.