Find better outlets

Wednesday, in the midweek edition, we reported on the graffiti painted onto the sign at the Habersham County Administration Building. We made the decision not to run the photos of the spray paint damage with the news story. However, on this opinion page you will see the two pictures cropped.

And then you turn 50 ...

Pulling in our neighborhood Sunday, I was jet lagged and whipped. By taxi, plane and Heather’s Jeep we had traveled just shy of 4,000 miles since we brushed our teeth that morning. And as I made the right turn to pull in our driveway I said, “What are those people doing in our front yard?

No more teases, it’s time for football

Spring Training. NFL Preseason. Primary elections. Trailers for movies that come out in three years. All of these are (to obviously varying degrees) necessary and entertaining. But let’s be honest. They’re all some of society’s biggest teases. It’s not what the people really want to see.

Letters to the Editor

Won’t you be my neighbor? To the editor: I settled in Cornelia last summer. Daunted somewhat at the cow to human ratio and lack of Sunday brunch options, I nevertheless decided that I liked Habersham County.

Protect our kids

It always gets here before we expect it, but Friday is the beginning of the new school year. Our kids will be back on buses and the hustle and bustle of the daily school routine will return to our community.

Life in plastic not fantastic, but it is quite successful

You know the old phrase “Don’t think about pink elephants,” and then that’s all you can think about. Come on, you know you’re thinking of them right now.

Democracy at work

Wednesday’s county millage rate hearings were a confluence of two unyielding positions that could not budge. It was the proverbial unstoppable force vs. the immovable object, and it could be no other way.

Letters to the Editor

Slow spending, development To the editor: I am thankful that our County opens up public forums and discussion for all the latest issues, but they shouldn’t see any kind of lack of attendance by the public as the go-ahead to do what they want anyway.

This has to be more than talk

The conversation about Highway 365 has to continue beyond the residual effects of the tragedy of 10 days ago. When the road first came through the county, the population and traffic levels were dramatically different. As those factors have grown exponentially, the dangers have grown as well.

Mini golf brings large fun, bonding moments

I get on my kids for playing too many video games during the summer and not getting out to do more, but I figure the cause is somewhat lost with the two teenagers. As for Ollie, I feel there is still hope that he can enjoy outside activities, and we have been playing a lot of mini golf this summer.