Masks save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not everyone understands why they’re effective.
Dear Editor: Mike Buffington's column of Sept. 9, "Both parties should reject radicalism," I pretty much agree with the firs two sections, as well as the concluding section. I don't disagree with the general thought. I think his column is well-meant and several points he made were very good.
Dear Editor: What would happen if Social Security funds ran out? How many seniors do you know who would not be able to survive without their monthly Social Security benefits? Could seniors afford their medical care if the Medicare portion of Social Security ran out of money?
Dear Editor: As a life-long runner, former high school cross country coach and now, the grandfather of an elite high school distance runner, I would like to commend everyone involved in organizing and executing the race at Lamar Murphy Park last Saturday.
Which is more dangerous to the United States, left-wing radicals or right-wing radicals?
Dear Editor: In our Democracy, the greatest power we have is our VOTE.
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Dear Editor: For those of us who make Northeast Georgia home, the news that a local hospital in Commerce is shutting its doors should be alarming because access to healthcare is important whether you or a family member needs care.
Dear Editor: This is a note to you, Mike Buffington, and the Democratic Party.
Dear Editor: September is Suicide Prevention Month and it's important that we are there for each other and take steps to prevent suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's theme for the month is to #KeepGoing, by taking simple actions to safeguard our mental health and save li…
What do the following have in common: A nasty divorce involving a child out of wedlock, the theft of high-tech secrets, national political wrangling, international court intrigue, Jackson County and billions of dollars on the line?
Dear Editor: State Representative Tommy Benton made headlines this weekend for belittling the legacy of Rep. John Lewis on a radio interview at WJJC. It made national news.
Dear Editor: Today the office of president is occupied by a man who uses cruel and vindictive words and actions on a daily basis. No one, it seems, is immune to his hateful and misleading comments. It is sad and disappointing to me that his behavior is so juvenile.
By David R. Altman
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Rep. Tommy Benton is an embarrassment to Jackson County.
Dear Editor: One hundred years ago, women won the right to vote.
By Virginia Stephens Webb
Jackson County's three school systems are doing their best to reopen for class and to create a sense of normalcy amid a time that is anything but normal.
Should the City of Hoschton create a police department?
Regis Philbin, who died last week at the age 88, was remembered Friday on the morning show that he started in 1983 and retired from in 2011.
I've long regarded social media with disdain. While there are some good things that have come from social media platforms — keeping in touch with old friends and family — much of the social media world has become a swamp of misinformation, disinformation and distortions.
By David R. Altman
In politics, you have to pick your fights thoughtfully. Those who attempt to fight every battle usually end up looking nuts, or they burn out from fatigue.
Dear Editor: My name is Roger I am a white male who is 51-years-old and I live in a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. I am a veteran of both the military and law enforcement and cannot for the life of me understand why our Governor, Brian Kemp, has deliberately issued an executive order over…
Dear Editor: I'm an 93-year-old female. I just had a doctor's appointment, the best one I've ever had. My blood pressure was perfect, my weight at 117 lbs. and everything else was good.
Dear Editor: Starting in 1917, the descendants of Isaac Chandler of Banks County, Georgia, have held a reunion for family and friends each year on the first Sunday in August.
I don't see how schools can reopen later this summer.
Dear Editor: More than 95,000 Georgians have tested positive for Coronavirus and more than 2,800 Georgians have died. The numbers of those testing positive continue at an accelerating rate. Georgia is not doing well in meeting this immense threat and continues to be submerged in an on-going …
Dear Editor: We're five months out from the election and Republicans in the Senate are still refusing to pass legislation to give states the resources they need to protect our elections during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Dear Editor: Thanks in large part to media manipulation of the masses, our country has become deeply divided — yet many people still believe a charismatic leader will come forward and restore a feeling of unity among the American people.
The death last week of Margaret Ward leaves a huge hole in Jackson County's leadership culture.
Dear Editor: For people of faith, the coronavirus has made many of us big believers in tech, too, and for some us well seasoned adults, that’s a divine miracle.
Dear Editor: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, d…
Dear Editor: Thank goodness for Representative Tommy Benton, who had the intelligence to see a so called “hate crime“ bill for what it really is and the guts to vote against it. Anybody with any brains at all knows that this law will only be applied one way. Too bad our caving governor can’t…
Dear Editor: I am writing this article in response to the current racial strife brought to the forefront after the world witnessed the demise of George Floyd at the hands of the police.
Jackson County was not a hotbed of Civil Rights activity during the 1950s and 1960s.
By David R. Altman
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 was largely due to a backlash against liberalism.
Dear Editor:
As it seems like the Elections Board has become a weekly staple in the newspaper, I wanted to write and address the voters of Jackson County directly.
Dear Editor: It’s been just over two months since the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first positive case of COVID-19 in Athens-Clarke County and since the first COVID-19 patients were admitted to our hospital at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
This moment in our history means a national and yes an international recognition of our 401 year struggle to truly be "One Nation under God."
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.” – Matthew 7:12
“It only takes one man with a voice to convince a hundred men to fight”
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The deadly virus pandemic and resulting economic troubles apparently aren't enough to deal with in 2020.
Dear Editor: President Trump often traffics in conspiracy theories. However, even conservative media outlets are saying that his latest accusation against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is ugly, even for him. Trump has been tweeting the suggestion that Mr. Scarborough had an affair with and murd…
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