Kudos to our community

On behalf of the staff and volunteers of the Hart Partners Imagination Library, thank you to the community for its support of our 16th Annual Tony Hilton Low Country Boil, that was held recently at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Hartwell.

What to expect when you vote

Voting in Hart County will be accurate , your ballot will count. Here’s what to expect when you vote:   1) Enter the voting area and be ready to submit your identification at the poll pad processing table.

My corn bread ain’t always done in the middle

For the past several years I have taken early morning walks along the paved path at a meandering park at a municipality not too far from here.  The park resides in and is owned and well maintained by that municipality.

Two ways to resolve Okefenokee mining debate

To mine or not to mine—that is the Okefenokee question. You’d think that should be a simple yes-or-no response, but it’s not.

Embracing Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is a nationwide initiative that carries a powerful message: the importance of living a drug-free life. Here in Hart County, this week is more than just a symbolic gesture; it’s a community-wide effort to promote awareness, education, and commitment to making healthier choices.

The coming world war

Is there anyone who has any idea of what is happening in America and in the entire world and yet is not aware of the inevitability of World War III in the immediate future? An analysis of the extensive military buildup of several nations reveals that they are preparing for the inevitability of war.

Vote the platform that makes sense

Seems to me taking the personalities out of the presidential race would be a good thing. I’ve always thought all party platforms should be mailed out to every citizen registered to vote and publicly published one month prior to an election.

That’s my quarterback

On Christmas Day 1997, my buddy Jason Tanenbaum gave me the greatest gift ever. Tanenbaum and I were best friends in high school before he moved to Athens to attend the University of Georgia.

Confession good for the soul, even for newspaper editors

Newspaper reporters and editors are just ordinary people who want to get it right. In a recent column about Mordecai Wilson, a 99-year-old resident of tiny Lula, Ga., I reported that he and his wife, Mary, set up two special homes when they lived in Boston.

A wave of ‘likes’ flushes away thoughts of a ‘dislike’

With the polls putting the presidential election in a coin toss, we are being bombarded with trash talk. To survive the final campaign days, my brain has erected a firewall declaring, “Enough of that!” Instead, I have been focused on “likes” opposed to “dislikes.”