Crane: My cancer journey ... so far

Like millions of other Americans, since my late 30s, I have dealt with a chronic medical condition, in my case, ulcerative colitis (UC).

Rich: The church

Any church is just a building. It’s the people and, for me, the memories that make it special.I grew up in a tiny country church where each person knew each other and knew their kin.

Yarbrough: Some random thoughts on random subjects

Our intrepid public servants must think we are a bunch of imbeciles (and they may be right, since we’re the ones who elected them).But if the recent episode of senior U.S.

Crane: Solid Gold - 50 years of healing:Morehouse School of Medicine

In 1975, the modest beginnings of a medical school at the Atlanta University Center spanned only two trailers, sitting in the middle of the Morehouse College campus as the nascent start of a two-year Medical Associate degree program.

Tocher: Missing a dear friend

I endured one of the most disturbing and sad moments of my life upon returning home from work in the wee hours last Monday night/Tuesday morning.

Williams: Week 11 under the Gold Dome

We’re almost down to the final week of the 2025 Legislative Session, and what’s happening at the Capitol right now affects your family, your paycheck, and your way of life. That’s why I’m working hard to ensure our values and needs are front and center as we finish strong.

Rich: The Belgian lace

Merri Grace was one of my best college friends. Together, we went everywhere.She lived on campus, but I was too poor for such grandeur. I lived at home and drove to school. It was much like high school except we could skip class without our mothers being notified.Merri Grace was the boss.

Yarbrough: If we’re not happy, can we just annex Finland?

Perhaps you are not familiar with the World Happiness Report that ranks countries on how happy their citizens are?

Letter to the Editor: Hoping for change in county-citizen exchanges

Dear Editor,Recently, I attended a Town Hall commission meeting where residents were to be introduced and educated about a planned development project near Harmony Road. This is the first Town Hall meeting that I have seen the commission hold in the five years I’ve lived in Putnam County.

Rich: The old hat

In my hands, I held the battered straw hat, holes torn in a couple of places. For a solid block of time, I studied it, having taken it down from the fireplace mantle.I choked up. It probably cost no more than a quarter, yet Oscar Cannon, no doubt, wore it for half a century or more.