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Category: Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: The Confederate Monument
Dear Editor: I don’t have a dog in this fight since I live in South Carolina. However, I would think the issue goes beyond the City of Madison, at least to the…
Letter to the Editor: Your slip is showing
Facebook (FB) is a strange world. It is a false world – not reality. We agree, right? When I got on board FB years ago, it was mainly to connect with high…
Letter To The Editor: My Perspective on Confederate Monuments & Its History
We have been going back and forth with this since forever as to why the 11 states departed, what their motives was, etc. So, I want to share facts, and afterwards, if…
Letter To The Editor: Real Talk
“How do YOU as a black person show that Black Lives Matter to you on a daily basis?” Who are we trying to convince that black lives matter? Once they are convinced,…
Letter to the editor: The charges of “racism” and “hatred”
The charges of “racism” and “hatred” levied at countless historical figures from George Washington to Teddy Roosevelt this past month have been brought against our very own memorial to fallen soldiers of…
Letter to the editor: An Open Letter to the People of Madison
I am heartsick to hear that there is any discussion about taking down the historic Solder’s Cenotaph in historic Madison. I denounce anyone who calls this memorial to veterans a symbol of…
Letter to the Editor: My thoughts as an American citizen
History — what happened in the past —- cannot be undone. We learn from it and we should embrace it because it teaches us something. Every action, every confrontation, every mistake, every…
Letter to Editor: Unchartered territory
This year our society has ventured into uncharted territory. Once again, we must all prepare for hurricane season, but this time we do so while faced with a full-scale global pandemic! As…
Letter to the Editor: Start your day off with a smile
A guy is driving around the backwoods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken-down, shanty-style house: “Talking dog for sale.” He rings the bell and the owner…
Letter to the Editor: Pass it forward
After attending a meeting on Tuesday morning (no money required), I remembered that I needed a package of “pods” for the laundry that was waiting for me at home. I stopped by…
Letter to the editor: Valdosta’s Sewage spills “continue”
I think if these “spills” had been flowing into the streets of Valdosta, it would have stopped long ago. For years millions of gallons of raw untreated human feces (and all the…
Letter to the editor: Socialism and communism do not work
Freedom loving Americans won’t vote for communists…it’s the ones that love free stuff or those that don’t accept that Trump won the election and simply hate him. If their candidate wins, they…
Letter to the Editor: The ballot question
Thank you for providing a succinct story on the ballot question on which all registered voters in Madison County may vote: shall the school board appoint the superintendent? The question is on…
Letter to the editor: Proposed toll road
Dear Editor, Last week I went over to Tupelo’s Bakery in Monticello, on Highway 90. As I passed into Jefferson County, I was surprised to see so many signs that said, “No…
Letter to the Editor: You need to start a lawsuit
Georgia’s on my mind. My forehead, too. I just bought a new hat. It has a stylized peach and the word “Georgia” embroidered in front. It’s right there on my forehead, as…
Letter to the Editor: Advertising Works!
At this year’s Storytelling Festival in November we worked hard to collect demographics on the people who attended. We did this in order to find out where people were coming from and…
Letter to the Editor: Socialism Creates Nothing
Watching the Democrats debate was a learning experience, if you were aware of what was being sold to the American public. There was no talk or any new ideas of how they…
Letter To The Editor: “If socialists understood economics they wouldn’t be socialists.” Friedrich Hayek
The greatest threat facing the United States today doesn’t come from China, Iran, or even Russia; it’s the growing number of Americans, primarily millennials, who believe Karl Marx’s socialism provides the best…
Letter To The Editor: A quick history of cuban socialism
Pedro has a job, a ’59 Chevy, a home, a farm where he grows sugarcane and has all kinds of animals, including a donkey. Pedro has worked hard all his life to…