Opinion & Editorial

Open our hearts

Ernest Burns
Friday, July 15, 2022
The other day as I was sitting around it came to my mind, and I don’t know why – some of the games we played as kids. There were several that came to me. I will know how old you are by the response you have to these games.
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Kicked cans stacking up

News Staff
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
No one comes to a millage rate hearing to praise a tax increase. When Monday’s crowd was far more robust than usual for a non-pickleball commission meeting, the board had to know it was in for a long night. In summation, folks are upset that their taxes are going up. Who wouldn’t be?

’Til death do us part, just not for a while

Rowan Edmonds
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
I still vividly remember the first time I saw my boyfriend, Cam. I was 18 years old and exploring my new college campus with my friend. We walked past the soccer fields where he was in a scrimmage with his team. For some reason, he stood out to me.

Want to lower your stress level? Find a friendly dog

Phil Hudgins
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
A team of Japanese scientists has come up with a theory – maybe proof – of why dogs are man’s best friend. Woman’s, too. The researchers say it’s because of two mutations of a gene that made dogs more relaxed around people, “enabling a special relationship to develop.”

Votes by the few decide for the many

News Staff
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
“Trouble, oh we got trouble. Right here in River City,” according to the citizens in The Music Man. Rural Iowa isn’t the only place with trouble. Our elected officials, and our city and county staff bemoan the fact that voter turnout is on the decline.

Another summer treat

Lois Chitwood
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Whew! I don’t know about y’all but it seems like we’ve had a lot going on this summer. Nothing new just a thing called life. I’ve been seeing the blackberries in the vines above our driveway. Then the memories flood my mind of the carefree summer days of my childhood.
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To understand the incomprehensible

News Staff
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
To the editor: As an older guy who has himself been deemed challenged, I wish to offer my reading neighbors a Clardy test. At a time in my lengthy life where I find more opportunity to watch TV, I am struggling to discover a reason why somebody would. To my neighbors, try this simple experiment.
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Thoughts on abortion

News Staff
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
To the editor: Our Supreme Court was embarrassed this week with the release of their recent ruling on the Roe v. Wade law that took effect in 1973. This landmark decision protected a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose abortion during the first trimester of the pregnancy.

Cheering for more than laundry

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
I have lived in Habersham County going on three years, and anyone who has seen me around knows I am not native to Georgia. If nothing else, that is evident from the seemingly endless hats and jerseys I wear around in my spare time, and most of them this time of year say “Phillies” on them.