Yarbrough: Eulogy to a friend who made a difference

I received a note from a reader last week chiding me for writing about the Okefenokee so much, saying he and others were tired of it. In fact, I have done only two columns on the Okefenokee this year, but I did allow mining proponents and opponents to express their positions on the subject.

Letter to the Editor: What are they thinking?

Dear Editor,Over 2 million tons of toxic waste (arsenic, mercury, and lead) are to be trucked into Putnam County and placed next to our major source of drinking water! And what will it do to the fish in the lake? It will be distributed throughout the county by mixing it with cement.

Letter to the Editor: Many thanks to Suess on the Loose supporters

Dear Editor,Putnam Reads wants to say a huge thank you to all the great people in our community for their support of our 12th annual Seuss on the Loose (SOL) Festival and Fun Run on March 7 at Putnam County Primary School.First, Putnam County Charter School System, most specifically Dr.

Rich: What to write

A famous friend of mine was with me at an event, and I came home with three stories. I sat down and composed them in a breeze.She was perplexed. “I was at the same event, and I didn’t see that. How can you see a story where I don’t?”I thought about it for a moment, then answered.

Crane: Leadership means making tough calls

“I find it impossible to keep it from naturally spreading thro’ the whole Army… necessity not only authorizes but seems to require the measure.

Rich: The trophy

 The good Lord has a sense of humor. Of this, I am very certain. I’ve seen His sense of humor a few times, but I was reminded of it the other day.I was in the barn looking for something when I walked by a box of Tink’s father’s things.

Letter to the Editor: Calling out the county commission

Dear Editor,During the six years we have lived in Putnam County, I have heard residents say that people are moving here because of what this community has built.Honestly, I did not move here for a quarry.

Crane: Time to be alert and aware

I was a senior in high school when the Shah of Iran fell, and Ayatollah Khomeini came to power. In the aftermath of that revolution, a ragtag group of Iranian revolutionaries captured the American Embassy and 62 American hostages.

Letter to the Editor: Plea for prayers to be answered

Dear Editor,March is National Kidney Month, a time to recognize the 37 million Americans living with kidney disease. I am one of them, but my story is a bit different. I am what doctors call “a living miracle,” and I am writing to ask your readers if they might be the final piece of that miracle.

Letter to the Editor: Continued quarry complaints

Dear Editor,In the March 4 edition of The Eatonton Messenger, and the article “Rocky road remains for quarry plan,” Mr. John Cross, co-owner of the proposed quarry, is quoted as saying that “his goal is simple: answer questions and earn trust.”However, many unanswered questions remain.