Yarbrough: Ideal candidate passes on Senate race

I wanted you to be the first to hear the news, even though it's disappointing.

Rich: When a landmark died

Perhaps, it is the older we get, the more it hurts.Or perhaps it is the more sentimental we get, the more it hurts.Growing up, we rarely ate out. We were rural country people, so my parents counted pennies to have enough for taxes, electricity, and the few groceries we bought.

Yarbrough: Taking another look at Sonny Perdue

In this job, you need a strong digestive system. Chances are that somewhere along the line, you might be eating a little crow for past opinions. Not that it has kept him awake at night, but I haven’t been particularly kind to George Ervin Perdue, aka, Sonny, in the past.

Rich: The frying pan

When brides stopped registering for china and crystal, making it less fun to shop for wedding gifts as well as much harder, I just started looking around my kitchen at what items I use the most.

Yarbrough: Mining proponents still try to sell bad idea

One of my favorite quotes comes from the late Milwaukee Braves slugger Joe Adcock, who observed of his teammate Henry Aaron: “Trying to sneak a fastball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise by a rooster.

Letter to the Editor: May is month to remember these heroes

Dear editor,Sixty-four years ago this month, the original Freedom Riders, seven Blacks and six whites, left Washington, D.C., to travel to the South and expose our country and the world to the systemic racism that existed there. Race had divided our country.

Rich: The mother who was but wasn’t

She loved me so much.Often, she’d tell stories of my childhood and always begin with, “You were the cutest little thing I've ever seen.”Her favorite story to tell happened when I was three. “Your Mama always dressed you like a little doll. I ain’t never saw nothin’ like it.

Letter to the Editor: Habitat hoping for help from ‘better angels’

Dear Friends of Habitat for Humanity,At Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County, we’ve always believed in the power of community: neighbors joining forces, volunteers raising walls and hopes, and donors like you building a future where everyone has a decent place to live.

Letter to the Editor: Fun at Songwriter’s Night

Dear editor,My husband and I purchased tickets to attend Briarpatch Farm’s Songwriter’s Night on Saturday. It was an unforgettable evening that benefited Atlas Ministries.

Letter to the Editor: The difference between truth and fiction

Dear editor,Ian Tocher’s opinion article in last week’s Eatonton Messenger, titled “Public media on the Trump chopping block,” raises an issue all citizens should be aware of and concerned about.Mr.