Opinion & Editorial

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No one wants $44M tax debt

News Staff

Friday, October 14, 2022

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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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

Lindsey Brackett

Friday, October 14, 2022

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

News Staff

Friday, October 14, 2022

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.

Fall is time to boil a pot of ‘country caviar’

Dink NeSmith

Friday, October 14, 2022

Have you ever wondered why so many Northerners turn up their noses at boiled peanuts? I can tell you why. They have had the misfortune of buying a roadside bag of boiled peanuts that too often taste, well, awful. I am a peanut purist, especially when it comes to boiling goobers.

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Limit wasteful spending

News Staff

Friday, October 7, 2022

To the editor: I am like all residents who are very concerned about the rising clouds of inflation and expenses this current incompetent leadership have already obligated us.

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Celebrate a true holiday

News Staff

Friday, October 7, 2022

This week, there is a special day on the calendar to honor the man who was among the first explorers to come to the New World. Of course, we are referring to Oct. 9, the day known as Leif Erikson Day.

Shown is the second Habersham County Courthouse in the late 1800s. The building on the right is believe to be the residence of Charles and Amanda Deas.

Village Reflections: Who was Amanda Deas?

Lane Gresham

Friday, October 7, 2022

Amanda Deas, I honor you. For a commitment to living in community during a time when the color of your skin separated you from equal treatment. For leaving a legacy of generosity in deeding a parcel of land to establish a worship community and moving a small wooden chapel to the site.

Habersham Central coach Benji Harrison has an extra week to come up with an inspirational speech for his Raiders before they take on Gainesville Oct. 14. TOM ASKEW/Special

Need answers? Look no further than movies

Matthew Osborne

Friday, October 7, 2022

A lot of people received friend requests on Facebook from Raiders coach Benji Harrison over the weekend. Perhaps they thought he was in need of some new friends after some of these games have gone lately. In fact, it was just your basic Facebook hack that has happened to us all.

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Excessive reporting

News Staff

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

To the editor: Over the decades, my readers will agree that I write my opinion. This letter will be no exception. Read carefully. Many years ago in Mississippi, a young lady was murdered in my hometown. A local reporter seized upon the story and ran it continually in our paper for days.