Opinion & Editorial

file

file

What’s your name, man?

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

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

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.
our opinion

our opinion

Send us your letters

In a shocking turn of events for a midweek paper, we had no letters to the editor submitted for this edition. Well, no legitimate ones. We had one with a fake name, a fake town and a fake number. People often ask if they can write anonymously, to which we always say no.
Our opinion

Our opinion

Fix up this wall

Hurricanes Delta and Zeta ravaged Habersham County in October 2020. The first storm wrecked dozens off our roads, and the second brought down more than 500 trees. It was a rough two weeks of weather, and Habersham County leaders sprung into action to try and repair the damage.

Missing my ‘emotional support human’

So the time finally came to say goodbye, and I could see he was upset. I knew our son was excited about starting college, but at that moment, the reality was setting in that we were leaving him. “So hey,” I started, hoping to lighten the mood. “We’ll see you at 3:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving.

Here we go again with Medicaid

Are we really doing this again? Another election year, another opportunity to pretend Medicaid expansion is a cure for Georgians. Both the working poor and rural hospitals are pitched as beneficiaries of enrolling more people in America’s safety-net program.
file

file

Too much government involvement

To the editor: There is a well-known quote many sources say was coined by John Edward Acton in 1887. The saying goes like this: “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.
file

file

Trump sold out FBI, country

To the editor: Why do the right wing Republicans say they support the police when if they do their job that hurts them for doing their job? They become fascist like all dictators do to take out their opponents.