Some assembly required

If you’re a parent, you’ve been there before. It’s Christmas morning – or perhaps afternoon, when you have already resigned to taking a nap with the NBA on in the background – when the request comes. “Daddy, can you help me put this together?”

OSBORNE: Nothing more worth believing in than Santa Claus

We see the image of Santa Claus everywhere this time of year. He may even be the most famous and recognizable figure in the entire world.    Everyone from ages 1 to 92, as the song says, holds a certain belief in their hearts about Santa and what he means to the spirit and the essence of Christmas.

Rabun does recycling well

To the editor: Last week, I read a letter to the newspaper by Valerie Dye and I must say I absolutely agree with her. She was responding to an article about recycling in Habersham County. The article seemed to blame the residents of Habersham County for the poor turnout in recycling.

Ownership is leadership

Monday’s meeting with county leaders and the press regarding the refunded tax appeals left everyone scratching their heads.

The gift of grace is free

A simple phone call after a baseball practice is how it began. Then it evolved into the boys calling their great grandparents after each practice.

Pumped about new Black Friday ways

Unlike most previous day after Thanksgivings, I entered into the Black Friday sales melee and escaped without bodily injury, but did sustain a devastating blow to my ego.

Good riddance to election

To the editor: The Georgia follow-up nastiness will soon be at an end. My congratulations for all of the nasty, evil rhetoric both parties, Republican and Democrat, used to make their cases. To date, neither party’s candidate spoke of what they were going to do for the state, if elected.

Playing the long game

Many of the problems built up over the years in Habersham County are interconnected. There have been plenty of recent debates about what the county’s largest priority should be, ranging from the jail to the landfill to the hospital.

… And then the check engine light starts to come on

Give me a few minutes to get still and I can sleep anywhere. After a full-throttle day of newspapering there’s no need for a pillow or comfy mattress. Just let me get good and still and zzzzzz. Monday evening, I was instructed to get still in an awfully awkward position. And I nodded off.