Yarbrough: No Nobel Literature Prize – again

Rats! Can you believe it? Once again, I have been passed over for the Nobel Prize in Literature. This is beginning to get on my nerves. Some guy named Jon Olav Fosse won it this year. As you may know, the Nobel Committee is located in Sweden and the award went to a Norwegian.

Rich: Ronnie Green’s gift

A few days ago, I went by the hospital to visit with a close friend, whose mother was ailing something terrible. That particular hospital has grown into quite a monstrosity since I was born, there when it was a small three-story square building.

Letters to the Editor: Talking students, volunteers and unity

Dear Editor, This has been a beautiful, joyful week or so since I last talked with you. Did you note I did not say talk to you? Correct? Because I like to talk with, not talk to, because talk to sounds so demanding.

Crane: Why Ukraine still matters to you

The atrocities and horrors of war are real and lasting. As Americans, since the start of this century, we have long been spared civilian casualties, inexplicable loss of life, and troop casualties in the thousands (with the exception of the deaths from the 9/11 attacks).

Rich: The Tam

In our kitchen, the large round table is often embarrassingly messy, covered with mail, packages, newspapers, and magazines. Try as I might, I cannot keep it cleaned off because the amount of daily mail we receive is astounding, sometimes six inches high.

Crane: When Moore means less

As if Georgia and the American South need more help in shaking loose the shackles and shadows of the American Civil War, Georgia State Senator Colton Moore (R-District 53) is suggesting that any actual trial or felony convictions for former president Donald J.

Letter to the Editor: Follow the money

Dear Editor, I found the article ( The Eatonton Messenger, Sept. 21) on short-term rentals (STRs) very informative. The article gave a lot of numbers and different ways of looking at the numbers. However, the article did not present a cost-benefit analysis.

Letter to the Editor: Presidential pride in Putnam and Plains

Dear Editor, The arts connect people in the community, and through the Trailblazers program at Putnam County Elementary School, they also help connect the academic disciplines of science, math, and reading.

Rich: The ugly shirts

When Tink came South, toting all his worldly possessions, included in the myriad boxes were some of the ugliest shirts I’d ever seen. Until Tink began to happily pull the beloved plaid shirts from storage, I don’t believe I had ever looked at a man’s shirt and thought, “Yuck.

Crane: Big kick coming for Georgia

In 1972, what was then the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), relocated its headquarters from New York City to Colorado Springs, Colorado.