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There’s nothing like college football

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Phew. What a weekend for those of us who love college football. It wasn’t the quality of the games per se (although we just saw a really good one between Notre Dame and Florida State on Sunday night); it wasn’t the tailgates or the marching bands or the borderline cheesy fan traditions.
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Modern censorship is a slippery slope

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
On June 22, media personality Joe Rogan released a podcast episode in which he interviewed evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein and critical care physician Dr. Pierre Kory. I just recently listened to the episode after reading and hearing about the controversy surrounding it.
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Nothing like a friend coming to your rescue

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
A routine orthodontist appointment turned sideways with one question: “Anything unusual?” “Well, Doc,” I said, “there is some sensitivity on the outside of my lower right gum.” “Hmmm,” he said, “let me see.” One look and he said, “You need to see your regular dentist.
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Welcoming football’s return with open arms

News Staff
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Hungry football fans can get their first taste of the sport this weekend right here in Hartwell. Hart County High School’s Herndon Stadium will play host to the Lake Hartwell Gridiron Classic on Saturday, a mixed 15-team scrimmage of Georgia and South Carolina pigskin teams.
Photo submitted - From left to right, Robert Williams, Alan NeSmith and Dink NeSmith at the 2021 Georgia Press Association convention.

Photo submitted - From left to right, Robert Williams, Alan NeSmith and Dink NeSmith at the 2021 Georgia Press Association convention.

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My journalist friend’s prayer for 2021

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
The year was 1973. Robert was 22.  I was 24.  I used to joke and call us “boy publishers.”  But Robert Williams was a veteran compared to me.  He’d always wanted to be a newspaperman.  That’s why he dropped out of UGA to become the publisher and a partner in The Blackshear Times.
Photo submitted Spanky takes a breather after his Sunday-night escape and return to the barn.

Photo submitted Spanky takes a breather after his Sunday-night escape and return to the barn.

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Who says donkeys are dumb?

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
With all the summer rain, our pastures are green and Ireland-like lush. Our animals don’t need extra feed, but we ring a cow bell twice a day. The early and late ring-a-lings are the signal that snacks await in the barn.