Opinion & Editorial

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Speaking the truth

To the editor: From the beginning of time, the strong’s desire has been to have control over the masses. The following paragraphs will be examples of how this transformation of power takes place.
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Remembering classic bands

To the editor: There have been some great musical artists from Habersham County, and we are fortunate to have had so many grace us with their greatness through the years at concerts of all shapes and sizes.
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Democrats are suboptimal

To the editor: I just read last week a letter to the editor from a person called Golden. I don’t know where you get your false facts. You must be reading fictional comic books. The Democrats are the biggest spewers of false rhetoric in the world. Biden can’t open his idiotic mouth without lying.
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Slow down in our school zones

We should always be mindful of school zones and slow down. Too often people blow through school zones, ignoring the great risk of putting innocent young lives in danger.

Thank goodness for fall

We’ve had the first cool mornings, and I’m seeing more orange, red and yellow in the trees. It can only mean one thing: my absolute favorite time of year is here. In fact, my calendar tells me that the first official day of autumn is tomorrow, Sept. 22. For a lot of people, fall means football.
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Lots at stake in midterm

To the editor: The open border policy of President Biden and the Democrats has provided the U.S. with a flood of more than 2 million immigrants and, even more devastating, a killer drug business. On Feb. 16, the DEA reported drug overdose deaths exceeded 100,000 over a 12-month period.
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A seasonal thing

To the editor: I have always enjoyed immensely the fall season. As the year progresses, I find myself once again negotiating with God. I promise to be a better person if He will only allow me to enjoy one more amazing fall. He, of course, has done His part. As for my part, not so much.

Magic erasers and other markers of time

I cleaned my walls with one of those “magic erasers” that disappears as it swipes my home of fingerprints and crayon marks. Some people mark their child’s passage of time with slash marks on a doorjamb, measurements of height and age and parenting.
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Candidates should face each other

Capitol Beat News Service reported Wednesday that, after weeks of back-and-forth political posturing, Georgia’s U.S. Senate candidates have agreed to a televised debate. U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet Oct. 14 in Savannah.

World feels loss of Queen Elizabeth

The world mourned the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II over the weekend at the robust age of 96. And when I say “the world mourned,” it really did feel like the whole world was in mourning for this gracious, beautiful and much-beloved monarch.