Wisdom comes with age

To the editor: I am writing this article today to give you something to think about – goals, dreams and aging. Some of the greatest things are accomplished and appreciated in life when you are older, as well as some of the greatest memories. Something amazing can happen if we don’t give up.

Response to Mr. Crytzer

To the editor: Regarding Fritz Crytzer’s rant in the last issue – suck it up Fritz. Gov. Kemp had nothing to do with the Nashville church school shootings. It occurred because your Democratic Party is promoting the sexually confused and mentally ill as normal instead of perverted and unstable.

We must do better

The mass school shooting in Nashville Monday still weighs heavy on us today. Why did this have to happen, again? Why as of Thursday morning has this horrific tragedy still not been declared a hate crime? Why is there a polarizing, double standard now on everything?

Curiouser and curiouser

Curious is a word I’ve learned a new meaning for since moving to North Georgia. Growing up in South Georgia, I always associated being curious to someone being very interested in something. For example: That NeSmith boy sure is curious about how to catch more catfish.

Village Reflections: Stanford stories

Sometimes stories show up in your backyard. That happened when I was mowing the lawn last summer and noticed a sheen of pink on the edge of the garden plot. I dug a little deeper and discovered what I later learned was a McCoy vase.

Costs are too high

To the editor: I keep reading and hearing about the cost increases for county construction doubling and tripling. It seems to me that county officials are dealing with the wrong people.

Nothing is being done

To the editor: On this wonderful, warm day, March 27, 2023, I decided to review the news, for current event happenings. I switched to MSNBC News, and was immediately hit with excited reports of another elementary school shooting that just occurred in Nashville, Tennessee! Amazing!

Salute to our ag community

Last week was Georgia Agriculture Awareness Week, and here in Habersham County, we know agriculture is our largest economic driver. “As we celebrate Agriculture Awareness Week, let us remember that agriculture is way more than just a job – it’s a way of life,” said Commissioner Tyler Harper.

Excuse me, sir, could you tell the internet to make my coffee?

When explaining my column this week to my wife, I told her it was “Uncle Traveling Matt meets Andy Rooney.” If you are old enough to know who both of those people are, you will probably appreciate what I have to say.

SPLOST plans fall short

The rules for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax – or SPLOST, as we all commonly know it – are specific and finite. We, the voters, have to pass SPLOST into existence, and our governments have to give us specific reasons (special purposes, if you will) for the money they will collect from us.