Letter to the Editor: Taxing issues take election precedence

Dear Editor,The coming election offers voters a stark choice on taxation. The Republican plan is for more tax cuts for the wealthy and a sharp rise in taxes (tariffs) that fall mostly on the less well-off. The Democratic Party plan is for more fairness and tax efficiency.

Letter to the Editor: More than measuring involved with lake setbacks

To the Editor,My husband and I, residents of Putnam County for 21 years this August, have witnessed several changes in the regulations concerning lake setbacks. For a significant period, the setback for building a home was 100 feet from the lake.

Yarbrough: A return to form

Did you miss me? I hope so because if you didn’t, the editors would probably ask why we are running a guy nobody reads? Knowing what I now know, I am lucky to write this. I have been laid low with an insidious and potentially fatal disease known as sepsis. It is my second such experience.

Rich: Trusting your gut

It’s one of life’s hardest lessons to learn and then, just as hard to make it stick: Trusting an unseeable force – intuition.Daddy preached it.“Stick to your gut. It’ll never fail you.

Crane: Get schooled by a job

It did not feel like Christmas morning, or even a birthday, that late afternoon when I received my first job offer.It was 1974. I was 13, and before the end of the year, I was paying Social Security taxes.

Stone: Is this the end of Redbox?

Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man.General George S. PattonGreensboro’s Publix unceremoniously removed its Redbox kiosk months ago. Did you even notice? I asked some employees there about it but got few details.

Letter to the Editor: Vote to retain pregnancy choices

Dear Editor,The most consequential decision people make may be to have a child. Responsible parenting requires massive commitments of time and resources to the health and upbringing of a child.

Letter to the Editor: Radioman a local legend

Dear Editor,Very nice story you did on Warren the Radioman last week! He is a precious human, shows up at almost every public event, and is always quick to grab a hug.The poetry he writes is unbelievable, too, rather lengthy and he recites it from memory. I can barely remember my passwords!

Rich: Who are the good ole boys?

Someone – a non-Southerner – asked me the other day, “What is a good ole boy?”I’m happy to answer that question. Let me tell you about the South’s good ole boys: First of all, you will probably see him at every Friday night home football game.

Crane: Knowing when it’s time to go home

I first had the pleasure of meeting U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in 1987, roughly six months into his first term, at Scottsdale, AZ.McConnell was energetic, vibrant, quick-witted, and very thoughtful in his public policyposition statements.McConnell is retiring as U.S.