Rich: Turning holy into profit

Easter and Christmas have always been yearly highlights to our family though never because of gifts – in a time when children received presents only for birthdays and Christmas – or egg hunts and new dresses.

Letter to the Editor: Stay thankful through trying times

Dear Editor, It has been a very trying two weeks, but I continue to say “Thank you” in the morning because I know everything is going to be all right. My story started last week with pipes bursting underground in several places.

Yarbrough: Never mind the wolves; it’s about the termites

Columnist David French is a recent addition to the editorial pages of The New York Times. (Yes, I read The Times – but I don’t inhale.) His is a conservative voice. Born in Alabama and currently living in Tennessee, French describes himself as a “Reagan Republican,” going back to his early teens.

Letter to the Editor: Dangers of pushing STRs ‘underground’

Dear Editor, I read a social media post that said Airbnb had destroyed Lake Sinclair. I completely disagree. Airbnb, along with several other companies and individuals, helped people have a place to stay while they looked to buy a house.

Foster: Commissioner counsels against STRs

On a day-to-day basis, the members of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners (BOC) are more than capable of representing their constituents’ interests.

Rich: A longing for Julia Reed

It is no longer clear to me when I read first the words of Julia Reed. But it is quite vivid as to when I moved from being a reader of hers to being a fan. For years, I had devoured her articles in New York fashion and Washington news magazines.

Letters to the Editor: Urge prohibition of short-term rental

Dear Editor, The Putnam County Board of Commissioners has voted to hold two special called meetings, March 23rd, 6 p.m., and April 4th, 10 a.m., at the County Administration Building, to hear public comment on the subject of Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STR).

Crane: They just don’t make ‘em like that anymore

As a teenager growing up in Griffin, Georgia, Scott Slade would point to the local radio station in a two-story walk-up just off the town square and say, “Someday, I’m going to be working there.

Rich: Kindnesses both remembered and forgotten

It happens to all of us. We do kindness for someone and then never think of it again. But it isn’t forgotten by the person who received the kindness.

Yarbrough: What’s behind Fulton DA’s investigation of Trump?

Antonio Brown, 23, was recently indicted for the brutal stabbing and killing of 77-year-old Ellen Bowles last December inside a gated community in Northside Atlanta. He faces a host of felony charges in connection with that horrific event.