God has a plan for us

To the editor: This coming July 4, our United States of America will celebrate its 246th birthday. We are the only nation on planet Earth that has a birthday. The Declaration of Independence declared our independence from England on that day.

Being a Christian American

To the editor: For over 50 years, I have been an American born and raised in the greatest nation on the face of the earth. I’ve never seen a crisis of any kind she couldn’t overcome. But in recent years, I have seen changes taking place that are slowing destroying and taking away her power.

Housing crisis needs more attention

It’s a strange thing to cover the northeast Georgia region for more than a year without living in the community – not by choice, but as the result of a lack of housing options altogether.

Support our farmers

Researchers from Mercer University recently came out with some alarming figures about farming and its correlation to mental health. According to Georgia Farm Bureau, The study showed that 29 percent of farmer workers, owners and managers had thought of suicide in the past year.

Turn the page

The trustees of Piedmont University have come to the same conclusion that nearly everyone else in the community has – it is time for the school to have new leadership.

Ready for the real world … sort of

I remember the day I moved into my freshman college dorm like yesterday. I had packed my entire life into my car, my dad following me in his car with even more of my stuff, because what 18-year-old girl can honestly pack their whole life into just one car?

Waste of $50K

To the editor: The electoral process gets it right 60-70 percent of the time, but the other 30-40 percent, we end up with people like Gerald Johnson. Right now, $50,000 would help a lot of people. The taxpayers are tapped out. Gerald Johnson needs to go. The system is broken and needs to be fixed.