Letters to the Editor

Change the future To the editor: I know one party is not supporting action on climate change as they still need the campaign funds they get from big oil.

Care for loved ones this summer

Summer comes with plenty of reasons to smile and enjoy the beautiful weather, but it sure has been hot lately, when surprise thunderstorms are not sneaking up on us. That said, one thing that does not make anyone smile is seeing a child or pet left in a burning hot car in a parking lot.

Pondering principles of leadership

The other morning, I had the pleasure to hear a friend speak to Partnership Habersham. Gary Black talked with the board of directors on leadership at the Cornelia Community house.

Letters to the Editor

There are ways to help To the editor: The front-page article on Friday regarding panhandling really touched me as I read it. Over the past few years, it has become increasingly noticeable the number of individuals and families gathering at high traffic intersections asking for money.

Protect your kids on the internet

Kids have a lot of time on their hands during the summer, and in our modern times, many of them spend a good deal of time looking at a phone. Previous generations did not have a magic piece of glass in their pockets that could connect them to the world, making the job of parents much tougher.

No one said peace was easy

I have learned a lot of things over the last two-plus months since my father passed away. It is uncharted waters for anyone who loses a parent for the first time, but one of the biggest things I have learned does not necessarily have to do with me.

Familiar crowd for the 4th

The 4th of July looks a bit different these days in my family. For over two decades, my dad’s side of the family – 10 of us – would gather at the beach. Each year, we’d repeat the same traditions with a remarkable degree of accuracy.

Demorest on the rise

Nothing brings Americans together like the Fourth of July. We gather friends and family together, eat and drink together, we attend festivals together and we share a fellowship that goes beyond age, socioeconomic status, religion, color, creed, pronoun or other factor used to divide us.

Looking out my window is getting less efficient

We all have weather apps now that change forecasts seemingly by the minute. Just like when we used to have to use “paper maps” to get around in a place we weren’t familiar with, I don’t know what we did with ourselves before we could check weather on a phone.