Crane: Remember customer service?

I am a good and loyal customer. If I receive a good product or service at a fair price from a retailer, vendor, or contractor, I keep coming back for more.

Letter to the Editor: Do it while Hank Thomas is still alive

Dear Editor,Hank Thomas is the only remaining American hero of the original 13 Freedom Riders — seven Black and six white — who left Washington, D.C., on buses together 65 years ago this past May to expose the Jim Crow laws of the South and the systemic racism that existed.They sat at lunch...

Letter to the Editor: A litany of public service

Dear Editor,Experience really does matter — now more than ever.

Rich: That cold, frosty morning

The year or month has now slipped from my memory. It wasn’t many years ago that I do remember.It was winter, the kind of season when dawn creeps in with dull, gray light. Having long been frugal, I keep the temperature moderate during the day, adding extra layers of clothing.

Tocher: The news that really matters

You are holding in your hands right now a very important, consequential, personal, and public documentation of the world you live in.For years, we have been told print is dying. The future, we have been assured, is digital, where news can move faster, reach farther and cost less.

Benjamin-Smith: Wandering and wondering

Again, I am wandering and wondering. I think it is the largest ingredient in my life, and I really enjoy every day of it.July and the beginning of August have been busy, busy, busy. The sad time was when Bryant (“Benji”) went back to school on July 10.

Letter to the Editor: Pickens confirms commission candidacy

Dear Editor,I want to say, “Thank you,” to the more than 1,000 people who signed my nomination petition. Your support has helped place me on the ballot this November as a candidate for chairman of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.I will bring a servant’s heart to this position.

Letter to the Editor: Earthquake or quarry blast?

Dear Editor,On Wednesday, July 29, the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported that an earthquake had occurred around 11 a.m. near Lilburn.

Rich: The family’s farm

Patti has been a loyal friend of mine for 30 years. I can always count on her, and I hope she feels the same about me.We both grew up on farms about four miles apart. Patti has lived the American dream.

Yarbrough: Okefenokee named ‘World Heritage Site,' mining threat remains

Though this is somewhat old news as I write this, to those who fought the fight, it remains exceptionally good news. Our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has officially been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.