Opinion & Editorial

Teachers, students bring a lot to the table

Perry Rettig
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
With nearly 40 years of experience as an educator, both K-12 and higher education, I have felt very blessed. No matter the generation or the region of the country, students really haven’t changed much, and good teaching is good teaching.
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Fair is a must-see event

News Staff
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
To the editor: County fairs have been a tradition in our country for more than a 170 years. Habersham County has hosted our annual Chattahoochee Mountain Fair for more than 45 years and this year they have events to entertain the young and old.

‘State of the world’ creates reluctant parents

Kyle Wingfield
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
It’s no secret that we live in uncertain times. But with a few short-lived exceptions, when was it otherwise? I’ll give you the 1990s, a time of growing economic prosperity and a relatively peaceful interregnum (from an American perspective, anyway) between the Cold War and 9/11.
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

We must be vigilant

News Staff
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
To the editor: This is an open letter to the Habersham County Commission. It has recently become clear that the much maligned “Chief of Police” in the Uvalde Texas school shooting was a school board employee with a department of six officers.
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Redaction is largely unjust

News Staff
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
We gave our opinion Aug. 12 that constitutionality is in question when raiding anyone’s home with dozens of FBI agents, including the home of former President Donald Trump.
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Support the orange and blue

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
The concept of rooting for teenage boys to defeat other teenage boys from another county in an athletic contest seems like it probably goes back to the times of the Roman Empire and the Coliseum.

The importance of communication

Alan NeSmith
Friday, August 26, 2022
“What we have here is failure to communicate.” – The Captain in the movie Cool Hand Luke To be such a connected society, I’m concerned as a whole, we are losing the ability to effectively communicate. Modern technology gives us ample opportunities to stay in touch with one another.
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What’s your name, man?

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
To the editor: The Northeast Georgian newspaper is a ministry of God. The employees are ministers of God. Regarding your decision to publish the First Amendment… James Madison was the fourth president of the U.S.A. His father’s name was James Madison.
Habersham Central captains (from left) Eddie Jenkins, Blandon Grizzle, Braydon Wright and Canon Wilbanks take the field before Friday’s game. TOM ASKEW/Special

Habersham Central captains (from left) Eddie Jenkins, Blandon Grizzle, Braydon Wright and Canon Wilbanks take the field before Friday’s game. TOM ASKEW/Special

Kenny Chesney’s greatest gift to us all

Matthew Osborne
Friday, August 26, 2022
On the endless road to Friday night games over 28 years, sometimes it’s hard to get into that mentality to be ready for another contest under the lights. Yes, reporters have to be ready, too.

Martha Ann Ledford Hazle

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
Graveside services for Martha Ann Ledford Hazle, 83, of Clarkesville, were held Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Hazle went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Born Feb.