Letter to the Editor: Thanks from Eatonton VFW Thrift Store

Dear editor,We appreciate The Eatonton Messenger running our story last week, where Eatonton Veterans Thrift Store awarded $40,000.00 to Honor Flight.This money allowed Middle Georgia Honor Flight the ability to send Mission No. 27, and Conyers Honor Flight the ability to send Mission No. 28.

Letter to the Editor: Putnam pastors rally behind ‘Rino’

Dear editor,We, the undersigned, as pastors in Putnam County and beyond, write in support of Commissioner Garrett’s Letter to the Editor (“Let the punishment fit the crime,” April 17).

Rich: High heels and dresses

Several years ago, I was returning from a speaking engagement at the historic Greenbrier Hotel, flying from Roanoke on a small Delta jet into the Atlanta airport.

Yarbrough: Why are Georgia’s teenagers so unhappy?

I just came across something called the Teen Happiness Index, published by Mission Prep (missionprephealthcare.com), an organization that works with adolescents and families struggling with mental health issues.

Tocher: Public media on the Trump chopping block

Public media is facing an imminent threat, if not extinction, at least of becoming an endangered species.

Rich: Rondarosa’s new boss

She wasn’t hired to be a boss. She wasn’t even hired. She was bought.It all started because I decided that our miniature donkey from Jerusalem needed a friend. There she was, a tiny thing, standing between two big horses that kept pushing her around — and she took it.Poor Sweet Tea.

Yarbrough: Putting the accent on how we talk

Well, now, don’t that just beat all? A new study from Answering Service Care reveals that the Southern accent is officially the friendliest in the U.S.

Crane: We’ve been here before

The American people have long demonstrated antipathy toward tariffs and duty fees.

Letter to the Editor: Let the punishment fit the crime

Dear editor,I must respond to last week’s front-page story in The Eatonton Messenger (“Voting fraud charge lands man in jail,” April 10). The article omitted key details, and I want to ensure that residents of Putnam County and beyond have the facts.

Letter to the Editor: Clarifying county construction moratorium

Dear editor,The article on a “construction moratorium” (The Eatonton Messenger, A2, April 10, 2025) needs a little clarification.The motion, as presented, would not stop construction in the 3rd District.