Rich: Small room, big dreams

(Sitting in for Ronda is her primetime Emmy award-winning husband, John Tinker.)Whenever I’m at Ronda’s Mama’s house, I spend a little time in Ronda’s childhood bedroom, where she lived until after attending college, as a day student, while earning tuition money by working varied jobs.

Yarbrough: PSC race about pocketbooks, not politics

I am getting mail crediting me for the defeat of the two incumbent Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week. I am also getting mail blaming me for the defeat of the two incumbent members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week.

Benjamin-Smith: Wandering down memory lane

I have been wandering, wandering for weeks. I hope I can remember to tell you about everything.First, I want to brag a little bit. No, I’m going to brag a lot.Eatonton and Putnam County are well known, and I am so proud of both.

Smith: Mister B

While I have never drafted or organized a bucket list, I have in mind completing a drive along U.S. Highway 1 from Fort Kent, Maine, to Key West, Florida.I have traversed much of this historic highway already, but there remain several miles virginal to me. And, of course, a challenge.

Yarbrough: Random thoughts on random subjects

Color me bummed. I found out last week that, despite my sterling silver credentials, it seems my chances of being appointed Duke of York have been flushed down the loo.I got a note from a reader who says I made a “serious factual error” in my column.

Smith: Mountain living

Encores that bring about good times in good places make one appreciate life to the fullest and renew faith in mankind that we can find a way to coexist peacefully.When I am where nature and its splendorous attributes prevail, I am overcome with humility and thanksgiving. Glory, glory hallelujah!

Rich: God bless our military

Our friend, Levi Bowman, is a scion of the multi-awarded Isaacs, who are famous for their blood harmony in their bluegrass gospel group. His mother is Becky Isaacs Bowman.The Isaacs are the ONLY gospel group to be members of the respected Grand Ole Opry.

Yarbrough: The possibilities of becoming a duke

I am looking for a new job. No, I’m not planning on giving this one up. I’m having too much fun messing with the humor-impaired, but I feel like I am ready for a new challenge, like maybe becoming a duke.My sources tell me the position of Duke of York has recently opened up.

Letter to the Editor: E-PCOC endorses SPLOST 10

Dear Editor,In communities like ours, local decisions often have the greatest impact. One of the most important tools we have to shape Putnam County’s future is the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) — which, it’s important to note, is not a new or additional tax.SPLOST 10, on the Nov.

Letter to the Editor: Putnam County’s road to ruin?

Dear Editor,The Board of Commissioners’ Oct. 21 discussion exposed a severe dereliction of duty: the abandonment of Wooten Roads without formally proving ownership. This action alone highlights a disturbing pattern of fiscal mismanagement and administrative negligence.