Yarbrough: Reading about illness can make you sick

I feel anxious telling you this because I fear you will be depressed when you hear it, but you and I seem to be a bunch of hypochondriacs. I have received a study from MEDvidi.com, an online mental health treatment center in California that deals with conditions like, well, anxiety and depression.

Smith: Summer’s heat

High temperatures, which have overwhelmed us lately, seem to be more intense and more enduring than I can remember.

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for Eatonton Back-to-School coverage

Dear editor,Thanks to The Eatonton Messenger for its recent inclusion of local Back-to-School events.Reach to Teach at Pastor Kilgore’s church (New Life Outreach Christian Center) was very organized and showed appreciation for the volunteers who distributed the supplies.

Rich: The homeless

It was many winters ago in Washington, D.C., that I saw my first homeless person. He was lying over a warm vent atop the Metro train.

Yarbrough: Remembering the Centennial Olympic Park bombing

Trivia Question: Where were you at 1:40 a.m. on July 27, 1996? You are forgiven if you don’t remember 29 years ago, but I can tell you where I was. Asleep. Very asleep.It was the midpoint of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.

Smith: Commissioner Tyler Harper

Near Ocilla is the home of Tyler Harper, Georgia’s commissioner of agriculture, who is more than an established politician.

Letter to the Editor: How much does Putnam County paving cost?

Dear editor,Road conditions in our county remain a significant concern, with many roads deteriorating. Unfortunately, there is currently no funding for road improvements included in SPLOST No. 10, which will be on the ballot in November.

Letter to the Editor: City school purchase creates confusion

Dear editor,On the front page of last week’s issue (Thursday, July 24) of The Eatonton Messenger, “City confirms purchase of elementary school property,” the first sentence is: “The biggest news from Monday night’s Eatonton City Council meeting came in its final few minutes.”The story continues,...

Rich: Supporting your hometown business

Something happened recently that reminded me, strongly, of why I have always supported locally-owned businesses. I grew up in a rural town where we had a Sears, J.C. Penney, and a Belk. Every other business in town was owned by local folks. I knew most of them.

Yarbrough: No sympathy for First Liberty fellows

Believe it or not, there are a number of things I don’t do well. I could never hit a curveball (or a fastball, for that matter). Still can’t. I have a hard time remembering names and dates. I’m not good at chess and have no clue as to how to play bridge.