Sports are best enjoyed with friends

I’ll be the first to admit. I’m not a big fan of baseball. I’ve been told baseball is suspenseful, full of strategic maneuvers and thought-out decisions. Well so does every other sport, but faster.

Hart County supports vets

You’ll find that in the B section of this newspaper is our veterans special, where we recognize those in Hart County, or with close Hart County ties, who served our country. This section mostly consists of veterans’ pictures, along with a bio consisting of ranks, honors and years served.

More than a boss

My former boss and good friend Gary Jones passed away unexpectedly last week. His heart just stopped beating. Arrhythmia, they said. I first met Gary when he was named publisher of The Elberton Star & Examiner. They were looking for a new managing editor.

I know who holds my hand

I have a story for you today.  It’s personal and at first you won’t understand. I surely didn’t. God had to explain.    Last month at Bible study Jane handed out our new roster of names, addresses, phone numbers etc. I was eager to see the new list, but upon first glance my eyes filled with tears.

Just an old lawnmower wheel

Yesterday, I went out to check my mailbox and found a strange looking package inside. I didn’t remember ordering anything nor did I recall that Janet had, either. Thinking that it may have been erroneously placed in our box I checked the address and found it was mine alright.

The greatest earthly gift

The greatest gift any country can give its residents is the experience of freedom. Freedom to travel, freedom to worship God, freedom to live one’s life as one chooses. Few countries have such freedoms for its residents.

Red Ribbon Week serves important purpose

It’s important to recognize how destructive drug abuse can be to families and communities. According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, there have been 700,000 overdoses in the United States since 2000.

Always a transplant

This actually isn’t my first lake town. South Haven, MI resides on a much bigger lake, of the Great variety, but I often come across people, places and things here in the community that take me back to my childhood summers at my parents’ second home.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: On donating band instruments

This letter is to inform about a community project for collecting new and or used band instruments. Here is the background: A few months ago, I began to play my flute again after several years. Because I had not used it for 3-4 years, I decided it should be cleaned.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: On liberty/safety

What kind of future do you want? “Those who give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty nor safety.”- Benjamin Franklin Within the last year, we have seen an explosion in tyranny.