Don’t be shocked by another assassination attempt

The nation is focused on the attempt by a 20-year-old to assassinate a candidate for President of the United States. In 2024, the nation has experienced 300 mass shootings (four or more people shot killed, excluding the shooter). We could experience 500 by years end.

A failed assassination and a campaign strategy collapses

Amid the emotions and questions resulting from the assassination attempt of Donald J. Trump on Saturday—three things resonate. First, the absolute steeliness displayed by Donald J.

It’s a festival

As I sit here there is a fairly loud electric generator running not ten feet away on our right. One of the organizers just came by to apologize for having to move our tent in order to shoehorn the generator and its long, long trailer in place. The generator is part of a mobile food truck.

It’s time for our hateful rhetoric to end

Last Saturday, the nation wept as former President Donald J. Trump was nearly cutdown by an assassin’s bullet during a political rally in Pennsylvania. While the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks thankfully missed Mr. Trump, local firefighter Corey Comperatore wasn’t so lucky.

It’s time for a change

When I was three-years-old and lived in Watkinsville, Ga., my parents enrolled me in the soccer program at the Oconee County Recreation Department. From that moment until I graduated high school in 2017, I played and loved watching soccer.

Pastors of the Revolution

The early settlers of America came for various reasons. Some fled from their past, government persecution, or family conflicts, while others sought religious freedom. In the 16th century, England separated from the Catholic Church, forming the Church of England.

Domestic violence council provides services to victims of abuse

The July 4th edition of The Hartwell Sun published “The Grand Jury Indictments for the February 2024 term of the Superior Court of Hart County”.

Let’s pick up after one another

Hartwell has abundant blessings; a caring community, a strong work ethic, and natural beauty. Today I challenge you to protect that natural beauty. Our town can look messy.

Leaving Afghanistan

In the last couple of weeks there has been a lot of discussion of the US evacuation from Afghanistan. It is important to recognize that the evacuation took place under both the Trump and Biden administrations.

Me and Myles: Two old newspaper guys had good times together

Myles Robert Godfrey and I were in diapers the first time we met. I think Myles had soiled his, but I didn’t say anything. After all, he was just a month-old. I was a year old. It was inevitable that Myles and I would see a lot of each other over the years.