Letter to the Editor: Informed decisions require informed citizens

Dear Editor,In a Letter to the Editor last week, Commissioner Hersey expressed understandable concern about the draft agreement between Harmony Road GA LLC and the Putnam Development Authority (PDA) to build 275 houses (primarily for rent) in the Lake Oconee area.

Rich: The joy of the rain

It was in the gloaming of a hot, July evening. I was dressed in jeans, an Elvis tee shirt, and farm boots, cleaning weeds near the stream that runs under our driveway.A bristling wind suddenly lifted the leaves, and I saw the skies darkening further. I called to the dogs.“Y’all c’mon.

Yarbrough: Some random thoughts on random subjects

Well, that’s over and done with. Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, has been officially sworn in as our 47th president, joining Grover Cleveland, who was president No. 22 and No. 24 as in, then out, then back in office.

Letter to the Editor: Remembering Charles Person

Dear Editor,We lost a great American hero earlier this month in Charles Person, one of the original Freedom Riders, back in 1961.

Letter to the Editor: Bait-and-switch on Putnam BOC?

Dear Editor,At its Feb. 7 meeting (10 a.m.), the Putnam County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will vote on approving an agreement between the Putnam Development Authority (PDA) and a developer, Harmony Road, LLC, which could cost taxpayers millions of dollars.In August 2021, the BOC approved the...

Rich: My cousin

It was a simple gesture.Probably meaningless to anyone but me.We were at the funeral home, celebrating the well-lived, godly life of our Aunt Kathleen.

Yarbrough: Some facts of life for a new great-grandson

Dear Samuel Knox Wansley:Who are you, and who am I? The answer is that you are the family's youngest member, still awaiting your first birthday, and I am your great-grandfather who doesn’t have that many birthdays left ahead. So, we should have this conversation while I can still write it down.

Crane: What’s the deal with Greenland?

I recall the factoid from high school geography that Iceland was purposefully deceptively named and is quite green. Greenland is essentially a massive slab of ice, though not quite as icy as it used to be.

Letter to the Editor: Will of the people?

Editor’s note: Letters to the Editor from our readership are always encouraged; however, Smith Communications, Inc. (SCI) reserves the right to limit letters to no more than 500 words and adheres to a policy held by several newspapers nationwide to limit the number of letters on any particular...

Rich: The wedding gift

It was a wedding gift. We never knew from whom it came, even after all these years.I just opened the front door, and a quart jar of clear liquid sat there. My first thought was that it was water.Then I saw the note. “Congratulations on your marriage.