Opinion & Editorial

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Make this one easy choice

Alan NeSmith
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The shrinking space in the landfill is one problem our community is facing, but we face a trash problem all over Habersham County. It’s called litter. And this time of the year, when the vegetation on the sides of our roads is dead is when our litter problem is most visible.
Stephens County native Chandler LeCroy was killed in a one-car accident along with Georgia lineman Devin Willock over the weekend. SUBMITTED

Stephens County native Chandler LeCroy was killed in a one-car accident along with Georgia lineman Devin Willock over the weekend. SUBMITTED

Community shocked by tragic loss

News Staff
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Filing out of the early service at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Toccoa First United Methodist Church, someone touched my shoulder and shoved an iPhone in front of me. “Have you heard about this?,” I heard the voice of Kenneth Cash ask.
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End of a long road

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Judge Gerald Johnson has been on a life-changing journey for the last 15 months. He endured a terrible incident and was forced to face his own demons, and he detailed his battles with those issues in a very public forum. He lost his position and had to humble himself to ask for it back.

What’s red and black and smiling all over?

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Most folks know I am not native to Georgia, meaning I did not grow up with the Dawgs. But something this week has made me smile anyway. I enjoyed seeing the unified sense of community that the Dawgs’ enormous success brings to Habersham and beyond.
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Out of the mouth of babes

News Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023
To the editor: Hallelujah, it took a 9-year-old to tell it like it is. It ought to put us adults to shame. We just don’t talk about Jesus. So thank you, son, just keep talking about Jesus. Shirley King Alto
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No strength in dilution

News Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023
To the editor: Don’t undermine your defense on security with globally or domestically by instituting bans. This would correlate with switching your currency to digital, which all nations do not accept.
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President looking weak

News Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023
To the editor: A while back I wrote a letter after viewing side by side pictures of Vladimir Putin and Barack Hussien Obama after a Russian visit by B.O. The comparison was striking. Putin was sitting astride a horse, sans saddle. He was tanned, well muscled and stared smugly into the camera. B.O.
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Thanks to Bill Raper

News Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023
To the editor: As one year closes and another begins, it is appropriate that we look back at the preceding year and give thanks for all good things. It is also appropriate to offer our appreciation to those who give freely of their time and resources.
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Thumbs up, thumbs down

News Staff
Friday, January 6, 2023
THUMBS UP to our Georgia Bulldogs, who are traveling to the west coast to take on TCU for the national title Monday night.