Roy Embry’s life of service

Dear Editor: Like many of you, for the past week I grieved the loss of one of our county’s prominent citizens and reflected on the many memories expressed by his family and friends. His passing continues to be difficult for so many to process, as it occurred as a result of such a tragic accident.

Refunding the police

Many political scientists and sociologists view the shifting sands of public opinion as cyclic. In more recent years, exacerbated by social media, as well as legacy media outlets landing often on only one side of a hotly contested topic...I view public opinion swings as much more like a pendulum.

Making a spectre of oneself: A spirited review of Karen White’s “The Shop on Royal Street”

Who in their right mind would purposely buy a house known to be inhabited by a ghost? Well, okay, so your writer did just that, recently purchasing Eatonton’s historic Panola Hall, even after being warned that it was already home to Sylvia the Ghost.

Silas Harris

It’s been 25 years or so since I first stayed at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Proclaimed as the South’s Grand Hotel, I have since stayed a couple of dozen times, at least.

David Perdue’s shot at GSP can’t be explained

Back in 1984 as Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale was preparing to lose bigtime to incumbent president Ronald Reagan, he said something he shouldn’t have said and then tried to clarify his remarks.

A tale of two cities

British author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) published his perhaps best known and most widely and well-received fictional novel, "A Tale of Two Cities," in 1859, 163 years ago.

Who is a storyteller?

Almost everyone thinks they’re a storyteller and that there’s little to retelling something seen or heard. This is not true. Our unique ways of telling stories are born in us. Believe this by watching babies and toddlers in how differently they express themselves.

Assessing impact of bad parenting on schools

Great minds run in pairs. I read an interesting opinion piece in the Atlanta newspapers recently about parenting. The author, Beth Collums, has a master’s degree in clinical psychology and experience as a child and family therapist. She is also a parent.

Information provided for MAC event and scholarship

Dear editor: My week was very, very busy. I remember that I am not nosy. I have graduated, and now I am concerned. The weather is probably confusing to some visitors but not for Georgians. We have several seasons in one week, but I love Georgia.

No difference for Putin

Dear editor: Your columnist Dick Yarborough, writing in the March 31 Messenger, wonders what the international situation today would be if the child Putin had been inspired to share with the world his own personal artwork promoting peace. I can tell him.