Opinion & Editorial

Brain research gives insights into education

We have come to understand so much about how the brain learns and processes information – how it thinks. This knowledge, in turn, has significant importance for how we teach our children and even adults.

Time marches on

My best friend and walking companion is out of commission for a while, with a knee injury. These kinds of injuries happen frequently to athletes, and they can also happen to regular people – and 16-pound terriers.
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Oliver has wrong vision

To the editor: I just have to ask Clarkesville city leaders one question: Why does Lew Oliver have so much influence over the discussion of growth in our town?
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Cleo has lost a friend

To the editor: Mondays at 12:15 p.m. will never be the same for my Labrador Retriever, Cleo. This week Cleo lost a very dear friend, Terry Goss. Cleo, now 10 years old, has known Terry all her life and every Monday she waited patiently for his truck to come barreling up the hill.
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Respect each other

Sports are supposed to be fun, especially when being played by young people. Once we get up to pro sports, it starts to get more  intense. But kids in our community aren’t playing for millions of dollars. They’re playing for fun.
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No one wants $44M tax debt

To the editor: Do you really want an additional $44 million in local Tax Debt? We don’t! Government is out of control at the national level and it sure seems like it here in Habersham County as well.
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Real issues of the election

To the editor: If you are making your decision on who to vote for based on the abortion issue, please consider the following. First, the issue highest in voters’ minds, based on the polls, is the lawlessness developed by the Democrats in every city they run.

Time for a beach weekend

We’re getting ready to take our annual fall sisters and cousins and matriarchs trip to the beach. This means my text messages go off constantly and I’m wondering if the leftover pork chops in the fridge will still be there when I return.
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Tough choice to make

Habersham County leaders and citizens are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to this Roads & Bridges Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Since that is a mouthful, we will use its colloquial name from now on – T-SPLOST.