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The Biden administration is the cause of inflation

News Staff

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Trillions of dollars of new spending by the Biden/Harris administration was the primary cause of the inflation that we have had in the past three years. Too many dollars chasing too few goods is a classic way to higher prices.

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Christians must vote

News Staff

Thursday, September 5, 2024

I recently heard former Governor Mike Huckabee say that 40 million Christians did not vote in the 2016 and 2020 US elections. Even though that number could be overstated, I find that hard to believe.

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Stunt double for ‘The Rock’ also has a soft side

News Staff

Thursday, September 5, 2024

It seems appropriate that the popular American Ninja Warrior is showing on television when Myles Humphus telephones me. Humphus is not a Ninja, but he’s certainly a warrior. He could pass for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the actor. In fact, he has passed for Johnson, many times over the last 11 years.

The connection with the families of Griffin Phelps, left, and Andy Peel, right, runs five generations deep with the NeSmiths. The UGA freshmen visited our Smithonia farm on Aug. 25.

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UGA students help keep us hometown-connected

Dink NeSmith

Thursday, September 5, 2024

The decision wasn’t easy. Our family sat around an oval oak table in the kitchen for months, pondering and praying. Our family’s hearts and our souls were woven into the fabric of my hometown. Ripping us out would be as painful as snatching a 3-foot Band-Aid off sensitive skin.

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A plea to local government

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Thursday, September 5, 2024

Over the last two weeks, The Hartwell Sun has penned two articles regarding staff shake-ups at the Hart County Chamber of Commerce.

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A lesson in crisis management

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

As a columnist, I’ve been taught to write what I know. I’m a former agency spokesman in Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration, and I consider myself a master at crisis communication. Originally, I had three paragraphs listing my credentials.

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A plea for transparency

News Staff

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

You may or may not know me. My name is Kristina Hodge, and I own Red Barn Canvas, LLC. You may know us as Hartwell Printing Company, or perhaps you don’t know us at all, and that is fine too. We are not important, but my community is very important to me.

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Confessions of a nostalgic packrat

Dink NeSmith

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Why did the equivalent of a semi-tractor trailer back up to one of our barns last week? Good question. There are short and long answers. Country artist George Jones sang about “living and dying with choices” that he’d made.” My quick response is that I chose to be a nostalgic packrat.

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The Hurtful Aging Process

News Staff

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

As the title implies, there are many ways that I receive age related pains and injuries. Some are not my fault; however, some are. I wrote a piece similar to this several years ago, noting the ways that I, as a youngster, saw fit to do some really stupid things that ended in pain.

Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters

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Letters to the Editor: A primer

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Hartwell Sun has received multiple complaints about our Letters to the Editor section–especially as the presidential election draws near and many letters focus on politics. This is exacerbated by additional complaints that we should only publish letters written by Hart County residents.