Trace pregnancies to the source

Dear editor: Georgia Republican candidates for state and federal office are pledging to ban abortion even in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. Doesn’t matter that 68 percent of Georgia voters didn’t want Roe v. Wade overturned. Ladies, listen up.

One last plea for Downtown Eatonton

Dear editor: My husband and I have lived in Eatonton for the past 25 years. As many you know we are relocating to another country. Before we leave, I wanted to make one last plea to city council and the residents of Eatonton to take steps to protect Eatonton’s downtown historic character.

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet

I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die; A real-life nephew of my Uncle Sam Born on the Fourth of July “Yankee Doodle Boy” by George M. Cohan This coming Monday is Independence Day, more commonly referred to as July Fourth.

The thrift of my people

This story will tell you a lot about me. It will tell you what friends and family already know about me. It will tell you what Tink took a good many years to learn but knows steadfastly now and jokes about it.

Is our democracy in danger of eroding away?

We all know the story of how to boil a frog to death (Frog lovers: I’m not suggesting you do so, I’m just trying to make a point here.) The premise is that if you suddenly plopped a frog into boiling water, it would jump out.

MAC Youth Rally a success

Dear editor: Oh what an absolutely beautiful day, one that we haven’t seen before and another day to cherish. The weather today is cooler. We can get lots of chores done before three digits come over us again.

Our related, belated celebration

All across the nation this summer, Americans have been 'un-hitting' the pause button, resuming travel, family vacations, and reunions, getting out of the house and largely back among the unmasked masses.

The father’s words

There’s no disputing it. No doubting it. No denying it. The man, who was our family’s North Star, was raised in an isolated, backwoods shack where hope rarely appeared but then dissipated quickly like dew on a hot summer’s morning.

What will ‘RITOO’ Republicans do now?

Okay, RITOOs (Republicans in Trump’s Orbit Only), what’s next? Planning on sitting out November’s general election in a funk so that Democrats can elect Stacey Abrams governor and give Georgia four or perhaps eight years of left-leaning policies?

Ferst Readers thanks supporters

Dear editor: Ferst Readers of Putnam County wants to thank The Eatonton Messenger and Lake Oconee News for their coverage of our Storybook Character fundraiser. Your help in getting the word out to our community was invaluable.