Letter to the Editor: Quarry complaints continue

Dear Editor,Last week’s full-page paid advertisement from Putnam Stone in The Eatonton Messenger details where they locate 700 active mines, including 150 rock quarries, in Georgia. When you look at the map, it’s incredible to see how many mines already exist.

Letter to the Editor: More quarry concerns

Dear Editor,In less than 30 days, on July 2, the Putnam County Planning & Zoning Commissioners will attempt to vote again on the rezoning request made by Hans Dawson and Putnam County Stone LLC for 917.78 acres on Dennis Station Road to become an open-pit mine.

Yarbrough: Elections not over ‘til they’re over

The good news is that the primary elections are over. The bad news is the primary elections are not over—we now have runoffs. Then it will all be over, except it won’t be. The general election is Nov. 3, so we still have that to look forward to.

Rich: World War II heroes

Tink and I were at lunch recently with a friend who began talking about his grandfather’s bravery and the medals he earned during World War II.When the war began, his grandfather was initially deferred because he was in college. A few months later, he was drafted.

Tocher: Voting integrity matters beyond elections

With primary election results arriving this week — unfortunately, after press time for The Eatonton Messenger — voters in Putnam County and across Georgia will once more be relying on the integrity and accuracy of the election process.Most of that trust is naturally tied to politics.

Letter to the Editor: More than just ‘Voices & Votes’

Dear Editor,May’s Historic Preservation Month coincides with another important celebration approaching in July, as the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary — the semiquincentennial.

Letter to the Editor: Freedom Riders morph into Freedom Readers

Dear Editor,Sixty-five years ago, almost exactly at this time of year, seven Black and six white activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders left Washington, D.C. on a bus together, determined to sit together at lunch counters throughout the South.

Letter to the Editor: Denying quarry benefits claim

Dear Editor,In response to the Putnam Stone paid advertisement in the May 14 Eatonton Messenger titled “Smaller Quarry, Big Benefits,” my reply is simple: “No Quarry, Bigger Benefits.

Crane: Big win/win on Winn Way

Raising a child with special needs and cognitive delays teaches you to appreciate better—and find cause for celebration in—the many small victories of daily life.

Rich: The thief

The email from my literary agent popped up. He is the wonderful man who first believed in me without having read a single line I had written.