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No Nobel Prize for Literature again this year a bummer

I just learned that I have been passed over for the Nobel Prize for Literature once again. Bummer. And that crowd over in Stockholm didn’t even have the courtesy to pick up the phone and call me with the bad news. I had to read about it in the paper. A person of my literary stature deserves better.

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: I come from a long line of men who served, and I was proud to serve myself —business owners and community leaders, like my late father, Deacon Floyd L. Griffin Sr. and grandfather, Reverend Willis Griffin.

Fixin’ to try and explain Southern talk, y’all

I have met a number of folks recently who migrated from across the Mason-You-Know-What-Line and have settled in the Great State of Georgia. We enjoy each other’s company but there is a bit of a language barrier. We all speak the same one— English—but we speak it differently.

Water, water ... everywhere

Two of the strongest determinants of whether you are standing in a First World or Third World nation are whether you have ready and easy access to potable water, and whether the nation has some type of sewage removal and possibly treatment system in place.

Earning respect

As a former Georgia State Senator and Mayor of the City of Milledgeville, I am fully aware of the moral fortitude and strength of mind required of policy makers; men and women who summon the courage of their convictions to stand up for the greater good.

In the home stretch

Mid-term election cycles tend to not favor the party in power in the White House. True to form, President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in the U.S. House and a tied balance in the U.S.

Appreciating the value of local newspapers

I recall a BellSouth officers conference years ago, in which we spent several days wrestling with the problems we were facing in the marketplace. At one point, one of my colleagues said with exasperation, “This is a tough business!” to which our CEO John Clendenin shot back, “Name me one that isn’t!

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: It is my understanding that Memory Hill Cemetery belongs to the city of Milledgeville and is of great historical value to this area. I have many family members buried in this cemetery; therefore I visit quite frequently.

Letters to the Editor

Dear editor: Recently, I was witness to theft at our local Walmart. A woman stole several items including what appeared to be a large vacuum. A Walmart employee followed the thief out of the store letting all know that a theft was in progress.