Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: I am back being nosy, sorry, I meant to say concerned again. I have enjoyed a very busy two weeks. It was great. To the Eatonton Gardenerd, for your great advice, sorry, it didn’t work. I really think the birds gang up together and play tricks on me.

Include seniors on school tax roll

Dear editor: Recent chatter on social media regarding exempting senior citizens from paying school taxes in Putnam County has me concerned.

The answer to school violence begins at home

The new three R’s of School Days: Rancor. Rants. Retaliation. And forget the hickory stick. We’re not singing that tune anymore. In Clayton County alone, the school system reports that fights are up some 200% over the same period last year and we are only one month into the new school year.

Scarecrow contest lover

Dear editor: The Plaza Arts Center is “committed to connecting the community through the arts.” How I love it when I see the community jump on board with that commitment, like Eatonton Main Street does with their annual Scarecrow Contest.

Appreciates Eatonton pool

Dear editor: At the end of summer, I’m always sorry to see the Eatonton pool close. Usually, the morning “adult swim” hours end at the beginning of August.

What this angry world needs is a lot more hope

My friend, Norm Solon, was a journalist and speech writer for some of the major companies and trade associations in the country. Now retired, he recently shared with me some of the once-in-alifetime opportunities he experienced in his long and distinguished career.

Eatonton and Putnam County ‘showing off’

Dear editor: Another week has passed and I am still being nosy. Oops, sorry, I forgot, I have graduated – I am concerned. I celebrated my 82nd birthday on Sunday, August 14. My birthday is really on the 15th, but I had something in mind.

Government spending is taxation

  Dear editor: The Putnam County Commission is on track to give taxpayers the largest “backdoor” tax increase in the history of the county. It is “backdoor” because it is largely based on re-valuation of existing properties and not new growth.

Night football

Columnist When you are young, night football is fun, but when you get to be long in the tooth, you prefer afternoon football so that the hassles that accompany night games such as traffic and a delayed bedtime hour don’t ruin your weekend. Night games, nonetheless, will always enjoy priority.

What would Will Rogers think of today’s Republicans?

American humorist Will Rogers once observed, “I’m not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” There is no question that if ol’ Will was around today, he would probably be a Republican. The Grand Old Party gives new meaning to the term disorganized.