Letter to the Editor: Giving credit where credit is due

Dear Editor, Another wonderful week has passed, and we are here to reminisce. There is some sadness and some joy, but we have learned from our fore-parents to live each day to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised for anyone. The Jimmy Davis Park march and rally was a great success.

Crane: Biden his time?

I first met then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware in 1988, after his first of two unsuccessful campaigns to become president of the United States (1988, 2008).

Yarbrough: Some random thoughts on some random subjects

Happy Belated Birthday, America! I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy, even though I wasn’t born on the 4th of July. As for Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” I would remind everyone that America was great long before Trump showed up – and remains great today.

Letter to the Editor: A suggestion for your listening pleasure

Dear Editor, I’ll start first of all with my personal opinion: my favorite holidays (holy days) are the celebrations of the birth of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, and America’s celebration of independence on the Fourth of July! Now to some sad facts.

Smith: Appreciating all things Irish

I have always been told my forebears were Scots Irish, but I have never had the urge or the time to explore the past, although it would be nice to know that, perhaps, one of my ancient kin tossed the caber with Rob Roy or enjoyed a wee dram of Bushmills with Michael Collins.

Letter to the Editor: Our small-town cops handle big-city problems

Dear Editor, Earlier this month, the calm and quiet city of Eatonton experienced a night of criminal activity more like nearby big cities have on a regular basis. Gunfire erupted not once, but twice in the same night, and one person was tragically murdered.

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for supporting JDP cause

Dear Editor, Thank you to the 200-plus people who joined Saturday’s march and rally for Jimmy Davis Park.

Letter to the Editor: Memories made at Lake Sinclair dam

Dear Editor, I really enjoyed the story on Sinclair Dam last week. When we moved to Milledgeville, I was going into fourth grade. We had a fourth-grade field trip to the dam for a tour, etc.

Crane: The GOP that used to be

I grew up in suburban Atlanta, under one party and primarily Democratic rule.I have proudly served in senior staff positions for lifelong Democrats and “Blue Dogs,” including GovernorZell Miller and Secretary of State, later U.S. Senator, Max Cleland.

Georgia anti-gangs bill, other laws to take effect July 1

Controversial legislation imposing mandatory minimum prison terms for gang recruitment in Georgia will take effect July 1. Senate Bill 44 is one of the dozens of bills the General Assembly passed this year that will become law with the start of a new fiscal year.