Benjamin-Smith: Wandering down memory lane

I am totally exhausted.I have been wandering mentally and physically for weeks. Why? Because I think I am forgetting lots of things. Then I remember my grandmother's sayings. She lived to be 110 blessed years.

Letter to the Editor: Countering PCRP criticism

Dear Editor,I am writing in response to Bill and Barbara Vargo’s recent authoring of a rebuttal letter (The Eatonton Messenger, Oct. 16, A4) regarding the Putnam County Board of Commissioners’ (BOC) Planning and Zoning moratorium and the Putnam County Republican Party’s (PCRP) call for a more...

Letter to the Editor: County commissioner considers city council candidate

Dear Editor,I am so proud of Fred Lowe for stepping up as the sole challenger in next month’s Ward 3 City Council election in Eatonton.Too often, incumbents in local races nationwide face zero opposition.

Smith: Trout dreams

Helen.

Rich: School days

When I was notified that the elementary school of my childhood was having a reunion of all its classes, I thought back to those storied days.I loved that school mightily. Every day I leaped enthusiastically off the last bus then skipped happily into the red brick, one story building.

Yarbrough: Newspaper Week salutes local journalism

Last week was National Newspaper Week, which means a lot to me.

Crane: Carr’s path to victory lane

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. The coming open seat has attracted a strong field of candidates, so far including four Republicans and seven Democrats.

Rich: Tink’s perfection

Sometimes when my husband, John Tinker, finishes writing a television script, he will skip down the stairs to find me.It’s funny, but I can tell his mood or what kind of news he is going to deliver by the gait he uses as he tumbles down the stairs.

Yarbrough: Looking back on a visit to Iraq 20 years ago

It was just a small paragraph buried in the paper's news briefs stating that the U.S. was drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement with the Iraqi government. A Pentagon spokesman said the drawdown reflected “our combined success in fighting ISIS.”

Crane: Sharing the wealth of AI

As a loyal Georgia Bulldog, it stings a bit to have to admit how much rival university, the Georgia Institute of Technology, is leading and contributing to the advancement of practical uses for Artificial Intelligence (AI), in a wide array of settings and industries.The Georgia Tech Enterprise...