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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.

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.

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.

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.

Brilliant idea: Chocolate and peanut butter

Well what can I say except, what can make chocolate any better than to add a little peanut butter? And then it becomes, oh my, goodness gracious.

We need transparency

Federal agents raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., this week, aided by a search warrant and looking for secret documents that may have been improperly removed from government custody.

Southern Tomato Pie, Take 2

Oops. I made a mistake. And from Saturday afternoon until Tuesday afternoon, you all let me know about it through emails and phone calls. Yes, I have made mistakes before, but never one exactly like this. You see, I take homegrown tomatoes seriously.

How the stand selling ‘Boiled Penuts’ got its start in South

The Native American came to the mountains of Southern Appalachia, historians say, because game was abundant there. The white man came because the region had fertile soil, beautiful scenery, plenty of water and good boiled peanuts. I made up the boiled peanuts part, but I bet it’s true.