Letters to the Editor: Many thanks from Seuss on the Loose

Dear Editor,Ferst Readers of Putnam County wants to say a great big thank you to so many for their support of our 10th annual Seuss on the Loose festival held March 2 at Putnam County Primary School.

Rich: Tellers of songs — part four

This is how prayer works: Tink and I were one hour into a seven-hour trip home from Memphis.I’d been on a book tour for two exhausting weeks and had a stomach bug, very rare for me. Our good friend and house sitter, Kathy Lanning, is alert and doesn’t miss a thing.

Letter to the Editor: What’s wrong with Trump? Let me count the ways …

This letter is an attempt to get something off my mind and off my chest. I am concerned about our country. I am concerned about the path it may take in the next few years. It all depends on who our next president will be. We apparently have two choices: Joe Biden or Donald Trump.

Yarbrough: A reader’s reminder of the goodness within us

I get a number of suggestions from readers regarding topics for a column. For that, I am grateful. I also get suggestions from some readers about what I can do with the column and where I can go while placing it where they suggest. That, I will leave to your imagination.

Letter to the Editor: Will history repeat itself?

In 1860, during the infant stage of the Republican Party, Lincoln had to be written into the ballot in the South because the Republican Party did not even offer ballots in 10 southern states.

Rich: Tellers of songs — part three

Dolly Parton is, unquestionably, one of music’s best songwriters. Arguably, she is the best writer of the “girl singers,” as they were called in the 1960s, to come out of Nashville. Loretta Lynn was smart and unique in her view of marriage and relationships.

Letter to the Editor: Did Putnam County Commission violate state law?

Dear Editor, At the Feb. 20, 2024 meeting, the (Putnam County) Commission voted 3-1 (District 3 voted “Nay”) to adopt a new Ordinance, Section 2-54, which provides for the commissioner’s compensation.

Yarbrough: Serious monkey business in Bainbridge

Today, dear readers, let us turn our attention to some serious monkey business currently taking place in the Great State of Georgia. And, no, I’m not talking about stolen elections and fake electors. I’m talking about monkeys. Real, live monkeys.

Letter to the Editor: Counting on Collins

Dear Editor, I am proud of our 10th Congressional House Representative Mike Collins, who followed former pastor Jody Hice in the seat. I voted for both of these excellent patriots serving residents in Eatonton, Athens, Elberton, and Jackson.

Letters to the Editor: Don’t say no one warned you!

Dear Putnam County Citizens, Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary has started.