Cursive writing could become hieroglyphics

   Most days, the news is like slicing a soccer-ball-sized onion. The headlines will make your eyes water with frustration, anger or fear—mass murders, disappearing jobs, tariffs on a yo-yo string, trade wars or panic over prices.

From around the ring

   A long time ago, in a state far, far away, I covered professional wrestling.     Seriously.     I got to meet and interview quite a few of the performers during that time.

Keep movement going on courthouse property

   Spring is a time for rebirth. All around us, dogwoods and azaleas are blooming, and the grass is growing.    And, in downtown Clarkesville, the old courthouse is coming down.    This will provide the city with “a whole new look,” as Interim County Manager Tim Sims said.

Letters to the Editor

Don’t bet against Trump To the editor:    It is very surprising to me how divided our country has become.

Train enthusiasts ride for love, not for speed and comfort

   There’s something exhilarating about riding on a train. Amtrak’s intercity trains are often slower, bumpier, more expensive and late, but I still like them.    Maybe it’s because my dad was a brakeman and then conductor on a freight train, and I sometimes went to work with him when I was a kid.

Fund our libraries

   For many of us, one of our first memories is going to the library for story time. And, as we got older, our use of the library evolved.    Most recently, our local libraries had volunteers help hundreds of people with preparing their taxes.

Letters to the Editor

Out of the mouths of leaders To the editor:    When reading recently the Apostle Paul’s epistle to the Colossians, I came across this verse, “But now you must also put off all of these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.” (NKJ Version Chap. 3, V.

We’re all mad here

   It fascinated him.    Every year, we’d both fill out a bracket for the NCAA Tournament. He’d study watching the selection show, talking on the phone with his dad and friends, comparing the teams.    I’d watch, and cluelessly pick teams.

Worth celebrating

   Local businesses are the heart of our community. If they do not thrive, our community as a whole will not thrive.    Local businesses are what support our youth sports and programs, and many parents of children participating in those activities either own or work at local businesses.

Letters to the Editor

Why the Hands Off rallies? To the editor:    Saturday around the country and also overseas there were Hands Off rallies. We had one in Gainesville with about 800-plus people.    Why were so many people protesting what is happening in our government? Many reasons e.g.