Letter to the Editor: County commissioners’ communication comes up short

Dear Editor,On June 3rd, I emailed my District #4 commissioner, Jeff Wooten, about allocating SPLOST #10 funds.

Letter to the Editor: Putnam County practices far from perfect

Dear Editor,The Putnam County Jimmy Davis Park Advisory Committee held another meeting last Wednesday. The notice on Facebook was posted approximately 32 hours before the meeting.

Rich: The tears that wouldn’t fall

Massive tears pooled in my eyes, but, amazingly, for 15 minutes, they did not fall.They were stoic.Just like my friend, John Jarrard.Sitting at a table in a sequined dress for a black-tie event, I watched the video that honored that wonderful man.

Yarbrough: Attention all fathers

I have been called many things in my long life, not all flattering. A few years back, I was referred to as an “Obama bed-wetting liberal” and a “racist redneck.” Both in the same week. Go figure.What I like being called most of all, however, is “Dad” and “Pa.

Rich: Celebrating good folks, especially fathers

A friend of mine and I were talking once about a crook we both know. As my Daddy would say, “He wouldn’t know the truth if it hit him between the eyes.”The stories about this crook are endless. It seems like almost everyone has a story about a lie, an illegal transaction, or some such.

Yarbrough: An opinion on Okefenokee ‘no opinion’

Dear Congressman Buddy Carter,Your appearance a couple of weeks ago before the Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries subcommittee in Washington, of which you are not a member but were allowed to question a witness panel about our Okefenokee, was, shall we say, a bit out of the ordinary.

Letter to the Editor: Scots’ pride on display at First Presbyterian

Dear Editor, As members of the Scottish Heritage Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, we want to personally thank you for allowing/assigning Leigh Lofgren to cover our Scottish Heritage Sunday activities on May 19th. Leigh was punctual, professional, and a pleasure to work with.

Crane: Debating presidential debates

One Man’s OpinionThe first nationally televised presidential debate in 1960, carried simultaneously live on radio, was a gentlemanly contest between then U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon of California.

Rich: The Hydrangea

About 16 years ago, a famous man dug up part of a famous plant in his world-renowned garden and gave it to me."Don't put it where it'll get the hot afternoon sun; plant it in the gentle sun," he explained. "If the leaves wilt, it's from lack of hydration.

Yarbrough: Hard to be a sore loser in Georgia

The things you learn on this job. Someone called PromoGuy, who, it turns out, isn’t a guy at all but a company that deals with sports betting, says Georgians feel down for an average of 39 minutes after their favorite sports team suffers a disappointing result.