Letter to the Editor: Oak Way or raceway?

Dear editor: There are a good many of us who live on Oak Way (in Eatonton) that are wondering just when it turned into a raceway. Any time of the day or night, you can see car after car speeding down the road.

Letter to the Editor: Water increase out of thin air?

Dear editor: I noticed in the Feb. 23 edition (of The Eatonton Messenger) that EPWSA (Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority) will be raising rates by 8.7% starting in March. Without any explanation of how that would be applied, I guess it will be applied across the board.

Yarbrough: Contemplating life on this tiny blue dot

Please read this slowly. Read it alone. Read it with someone. Read it not just once. Read it several times. Then read it again. These are not my words. These are the words of famed astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan. It was 33 years ago this month (Feb.

Letters to the editor: We the people – That’s us!

Dear editor, I have, as of late, been longing for open dialogue about the different things going on in our country right now. I am sure you are well aware that open dialogue about politics is a little hard to find. It seems it is only safe to talk to people who agree with you.

Crane: Someone is watching over us

There is a tendency, well-documented by historians and military experts, of defending and preparing for the next enemy of the United States with the tools and techniques that worked well in the country’s most recent war.

Yarbrough: We the unwashed, hosed again

I am struggling to come up with just the right word to describe the trip two lame-duck politicians and their posse took to Europe this past November on your and my dime (aka, taxpayers.

Crane: Fielding life’s curve balls

Though admittedly, I have led a somewhat blessed life and have so much to be grateful for each day, I was not unhappy to say goodbye to 2022.

Rich: When y’all come home

To most Southerners, without question, they are the two sweetest, albeit four-letter words, in our language. The mere mention of “Mama” or “home” will bring a smile to our lips and a warm tingle to our hearts.

Letters to the editor: New hope for Jimmy Davis Park?

Dear editor: A group of concerned taxpayers met on Thursday, Feb. 2, to discuss the restoration of Jimmy Davis Park. I was delighted to see that (Putnam County) Commissioner Daniel Brown was present. He informed us that the county is going to take care of this project.

Yarbrough: Wonder why we’re sleepless in Georgia?

I know you are very busy, so I don’t want to take up a lot of your time, but I think you need to see this.