Crane: Be wise and exercise

As fall-to-winter temperatures dip and the endemic, former COVID-19 pandemic and flu season again make their presence known, I am reminded of two life maxims for this time of pumpkin spice and the holidays: get your shots, and for even better, year-round advice wise an exercise.

Loran Smith: Christmas carols

As we approach Christmas, we keep hearing the traditional holiday songs we have heard over and over, year after year: Jingle Bells, White Christmas, The Christmas Song, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. How nice.

Farley: Short-lived Christmas joy

It was Christmas morning 1951, and 11-year-old Edge Farley was scampering around the dairy barn, helping his mother and uncle finish the morning chores of milking their 52 cows.Starting each morning at 4 a.m.

Rich: The flag

When my husband makes up his mind that he wants something, he is like young Ralphie in A Christmas Story. He does not give up. Remember when Ralphie wanted the Red Rider BB gun?He had all kinds of tricks up his sleeve to get what he wanted. And, just like Ralphie, Tink’s relentless.

Yarbrough: A gross deviation from common sense

It seems as though my mother was a criminal, and I am just now finding out. All this time, I thought she was a conscientious parent who was active in the PTA, fixed my school lunch, washed and ironed my clothes, and ensured I went to church. Little did I know.

Crane: Free advice for Elon

Instead of penning something for Santa this year, I thought I might instead try to leave a note for Elon Musk, Genius and Budget Cutter in Chief, for helping another jolly man with a big, round belly … though perhaps better known for keeping an enemy list than for checking things twice.

Letter to the Editor: Thank you, Lake Country

Dear Editor,As you may know, Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) has been closed since June for renovations.

Letter to the Editor: Angered by the editor

Mr. Ian Tocher, The “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” which irrationally has affected the souls of so many “Dems,” manifested itself loud and clear in your petty article titled “Putting presidential pressure on the PRESS Act.” (The Eatonton Messenger, Nov. 28, 2024, A4).

Rich: The good publisher

In today’s newspaper world, one person works for two or three.They sleep less, drink much coffee, and rarely have time to fellowship with co-workers.I used to say that I believed one of the hardest jobs is that of a manicurist -- slumping over a small, white table and working relentlessly.

Tocher: Putting presidential pressure on the PRESS Act

By now, President-elect Donald Trump’s cries of “fake news” have become far too commonplace in a nation that once prided itself as a bastion of free speech and transparency in government.