Opinion & Editorial

Magic erasers and other markers of time

Lindsey Brackett
Friday, September 16, 2022
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

News Staff
Friday, September 16, 2022
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

News Staff
Friday, September 16, 2022
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.
Habersham Central’s Band of Blue put on a terrific performance Friday, spurred on by an equally strong effort by Central Gwinnett’s band. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham Central’s Band of Blue put on a terrific performance Friday, spurred on by an equally strong effort by Central Gwinnett’s band. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Brothers and sisters in music support each other

Matthew Osborne
Friday, September 16, 2022
After a scintillating performance, members of the Central Gwinnett High School band sat down on the track on the home side of Raider Stadium on Friday night. They wanted to see what the Band of Blue would produce, and the home band did not disappoint.
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Here’s to the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair!

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Since 1975 Habersham County’s own Chattahoochee Mountain Fair has thrilled locals and visitors to our community. This week-long event has become a family tradition providing countless laughs and lasting memories.
This Mikhail Gorbachev memoir is very thick and I have not read it all. Or much of it, really. Ok almost none. But my copy is autographed.

This Mikhail Gorbachev memoir is very thick and I have not read it all. Or much of it, really. Ok almost none. But my copy is autographed.

A fleeting meeting with Gorby

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The last few weeks have seen the passing of two prominent world leaders – both of whom saw major powers through the entire Cold War – in Queen Elizabeth II and Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Never forget

News Staff
Friday, September 9, 2022
On the night of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush gave a simple five-minute address to the American people to try and assuage their fears about the atrocious attacks that morning.

Her nose led us through the darkness

Alan NeSmith
Friday, September 9, 2022
It is a rare occasion on the home front if I’m not the last one to bed. Nightly, I make a stroll around the house to make sure the deadbolts are locked. After checking all the doors, I make sure William, Fenn, Sparky and Aunt Bee are snug in their beds.