Yarbrough: Tribute to a special nurse

A point of personal privilege, please. Last week, the Georgia Board of Regents officially approved the Jane J. Yarbrough Nursing Fellowship at the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University: Jane J. Yarbrough, the beloved woman who shared my name.This is no small thing.

Letter to the Editor: PGH a literal lifesaver

Dear Editor,My wife would be dead if not for Putnam General Hospital. On Dec. 1, 2022, we were in a meeting at the American Legion in Eatonton when Karen suffered a burst brain aneurysm. Friends immediately called 911, and the EMTs were through the door in just a few minutes.

Letter to the Editor: Please put SPLOST No. 10 on hold

Dear Editor,This letter is a call to action; it is critical that voters this fall VOTE NO TO SPLOST #10. SPLOST #10 is a one-penny sales tax on items purchased in the county, and this is used to fund the wish list of capital projects (not daily operating expenses).

Letter to the Editor: Putnam County proves its compassion

Dear Editor,My husband and I are relative newcomers to Eatonton. I was a military brat who married a corporate man, so I have lived in many parts of the U.S., never really having a place to call home. Eatonton, however, has amazed us for so many reasons.One of those reasons occurred on Aug.

Rich: Courtesy and kindness are ageless

It was the summer before THAT summer, when life as we had known and worn it like a comfortable cloak around our shoulders, hit a brick wall at 100 mph.Fear of catching the potent virus, people stopped going to work or church.

Letter to the Editor: Time to put priority on procedures

Dear Editor,Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, which surround Putnam County, are the jewels of Georgia’s Lake Country. Our courthouse square in downtown Eatonton and the historic district are charming.However, beneath this charm lies a significant issue that requires immediate attention.

Yarbrough: Random thoughts on random subjects

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.And you know the rest.That familiar proverb is my way of saying that a critical fact got botched, for lack of a better word.

Rich: A childhood without books

Please forgive me if you’ve heard this story on the page or in person. I tend to tell it two or three times a year.Because I cannot get my head around such nonsense.People often approach me, wanting to write a book. Only twice in 20 years has anyone ever inquired about writing a newspaper column.

Yarbrough: Nothing artificial about Southern intelligence

Ring! Ring! Ring!“Hello. This is Dick Yarbrough, your modest and much-beloved columnist speaking. How may I help you?“Dickie, it’s your old pal, Artie!”“Artie? Artie who?” “Artie Fishel, of Artie Fishel Intelligence. Surely, you remember me.”“Ah, yes.

Crane: Coming to terms with term limits

Among the highest prizes in presidential electoral politics is having your term or terms of office coincide with the opportunity to make U.S. Supreme Court Justice appointments.As our U.S.