Opinion & Editorial

Paul’s Perspective: Thank you veterans

Today, in church, we celebrated as, I suspect, did many churches in White County, Veterans Day and acknowledged the debt of service and sacrifice our vets have made over our nation’s history and continue to make.

Paul’s Perspective: Ode to autumn

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom friend of the maturing sun;   So begins Keats’s epic poem “Ode To Autumn.” I’m always reminded of these lines as we transition into this special time of year.

From the Desk of Phil Hudgins: Confession good for the soul, even for editors

Newspaper reporters and editors are just ordinary people who want to get it right. In a recent column about Mordecai Wilson, a 99-year-old resident of tiny Lula, I reported that he and his wife, Mary, set up two special homes when they lived in Boston.

Ray’s Reflections: Finding strength in the storm

In September 2016, I saw firsthand how Wayne County could come together. With Hurricane Matthew barreling down the East Coast we made the split-second decision to evacuate and head for Macon to wait out the storm.

YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Just the facts   To the Editor: Our second president, Samuel Adams is reputed to have said something to the effect “facts are stubborn things.”  This stubbornness, he must have thought, would make them triumphant over falsehoods.

From the Desk of Phil Hudgins: A newspaper worth its salt prints stories without favors

Remember The Waltons on TV? It was a long-running yarn following the lives of a struggling, Depression-era, God-loving family in the mountains of Virginia.

Love Thy Neighbor: How do you protect yourself against harm?

We like to think our lives are novel and that no one has ever experienced what we do now. However, the truth is that only technology and tools change. People react and behave similarly, repeating the same social patterns throughout time.

Paul’s Perspective: The allure of taxation

A recent article in this paper detailed the exponential growth of both ESPLOST and SPLOST taxes and the significant surpluses each are generating both for the WC school system and the county.

YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thank you to FFA   To the Editor: We would like to thank the White County High School FFA for their very generous donation to the White County Food Pantry.  They brought a large pickup truck full of canned and dry goods that was very timely and put to good use immediately.

Love Thy Neighbor: Thoughts, prayers, policy, change

My child stayed home from school last Thursday. Kiddo looked at me with sad eyes and said, “Before the shooting happened in Winder, the police got a call that five schools would be targeted. What if one of the other four is mine?” How could I argue with that?