Letters to the Editor

Freedom in jeopardy To the editor:    President Trump’s dream of authoritarian control in a second term by means of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 promises to kill many of the freedoms and protections we hold most dear.

Elon Musk is rushing to change our world

There’s a fine line between certified genius and certified crazy. After reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk, I believe the world’s richest man, certifiably, has one foot on either side of that “fine line.”

Simple plan – follow the law

The murder of Laken Riley shook up Northeast Georgia and beyond, as we are not used to this kind of evil in our beautiful corner of the world.    Further, the suspect being an illegal immigrant set off another political powder keg in our already-divided American landscape.

Letters to the Editor

Big Brother is watching you To the editor:    The famous phrase from George Orwell’s novel “1984” is coming true, right here in the northeast Georgia counties. How? Through the Flock license plate readers that are cropping up in Hall, White, and Habersham counties.

Big Brother has been watching for 40 years

It all began with tow trucks.    No wait, we have to go back even further than that.    It began with the Cracker Barrel, but not the one we are used to here. Instead of rocking chairs for checkers, my 6 ½ year-old memory has it as a fancier joint with nighttime lighting and a little ambience.

Qualifying week is here

We have arrived at the most important election of the year in Habersham County.    No, not the presidential primary. That has already been determined thanks to a flawed system. We are referring to the county and state primary elections coming on May 21.

Too easily pleased

I’ve never been one to lose myself in a book. I have certainly read books and, though less frequently, still do. Yet the urge to curl up with a thick stack of pages continues to elude me.    I’m not proud of it, by the way. Nearly every “successful” person reads books and does so regularly.

Doc Johnson wasn’t one to sit and take up space on Earth

Doc Johnson croaked the other day.    I am not being disrespectful. That’s what Doc wanted in his obituary: He croaked.    Yes, that’s an unusual request, but Doc Johnson was an unusual guy. He was who he was.

Read between the lines

There has been much debate across America in recent years about literature and what books are appropriate for whom. Georgia’s General Assembly is potentially entering the fray when it comes to the right to ban books from libraries.

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Support for future LOST To the editor:    I want to weigh in on an issue of importance to our local citizens and one which is being considered in the state legislature now – the issue is that of a local option sales tax. This issue is dear to me.