Yarbrough: Bob Shaw, a man who made us better

My boss and mentor at Southern Bell, Jasper Dorsey, taught me a lot about the business world.He also taught me a lot about the world beyond business. One of his precepts was that we must leave this a better world than we found it. Otherwise, we have just taken up time and space and wasted a life.

Letter to the Editor: Be careful when filing forms

Dear Editor,I would like to share a recent experience I had at the tag office in Eatonton.

Crane: Let’s all give C-SPAN a hand

During the late 1970s, Brian Lamb, then the Washington Bureau Chief of an industry trade publication called Cablevision, proposed a channel on the growing cable spectrum to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage and airing of the U.S. Congress in action.

Rich: Rudeness and courtesy

Sometimes, I have decided, rudeness works.Sometimes, it’s even called for.I had to do a lot of thinking on this because I advocate kindness and courtesy.But if someone is being abused publicly, I can see the need for rudeness to spare the victim.

Yarbrough: Becoming a Bulldog – forever

A lot is going on at my alma mater, the University of Georgia. Not all the news has been good.

Crane: Would you rather?

There is a popular “ice-breaker” game, typically used to better get to know someone, that rose to popularity among Generation X, and has continued sufficiently to now have an app on Android phones called Would you rather?

Letter to the Editor: Trump not above the law

Dear Editor,This is a follow-up to my recent letter concerning Donald Trump. Mr. Trump is now, of course, asking the Supreme Court to grant him total immunity if he is reelected to the presidency.First of all, no individual is above the law. If you break the law, you must face the consequences.

Letter to the Editor: Local politics matter for local matters

Having committed ourselves to attending City Council and County Commission meetings, I am asking again that more residents pay attention to what is going on in our local politics.

Letter to the Editor: PCHS student leadership impresses

Dear Editor,I was very impressed to see the Putnam County High School’s Service Leadership class recently planned a picnic for Putnam County Elementary School’s Trailblazer students.

Rich: Jesus was a Jew

In the modest country home where I grew up, prejudices were not allowed.However, there was a serious bias against what Daddy called “no accounts,” men who laid up drunk and didn’t feed their families.