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.

Letter to the Editor: Sad sign of the times

Dear Board of Commissioners and Leadership, I am writing to bring to your attention the condition of the entrance sign on GA-142 when approaching from Newborn, Georgia, toward Eatonton.

Letter to the Editor: What world do we live in?

Dear Editor,“We do not live in a world he is talking about.”That was TV commentator/comedian Bill Maher’s take on our current president’s commencement speech at Morehouse College, an HBCU in Atlanta with high accreditations.

Letter to the Editor: Respect our flag and Memorial Day

Dear Editor,Memorial Day is one of several days of observance in which lowering our nation’s flag to half-staff is the customary means of honoring those for whom the day is intended.

Letter to the Editor: Local patriot deserves recognition

Dear Editor,Last week, while purchasing at the Marathon/ Jet Food store on Marion Street, I met Mr. Calvin Welch, the man responsible for placing dozens of small U.S. flags alongside the sidewalk before the Memorial Day ceremony at the VFW Veterans Wall.

Letter to the Editor: Postal postponements persist

Dear Editor,Millions of Americans have experienced the impact of the directives implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, appointed by the 45th president (Donald Trump). Our experience was no exception.

Rich: An awakening

A significant awakening swept over me recently. When it happened, I was happily stunned at my observation.Daddy had a close first cousin named Gurley. Tink, a Yankee, had never heard of degrees of cousins until he came South. He did not know what a “first” cousin was or how you became third cousins.