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The Oglethorpe Echo

Editorial: Thumbs up and down

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Life is a roller coaster. Emotions take wild rides. It’s the same with opinions and our thumbs. We flash two thumbs up when we see and hear of things that make us happy.  And when we know of situations that are disappointing, we turn our thumbs down.
Bayard, son of Eric and Connell NeSmith, will be 11 on May 17. But the birthday that excites him the most is his 16th, when he will get the keys to Sweet Pea, a 1969 Chevy pickup. (Dink NeSmith/Oglethorpe Echo)

Bayard, son of Eric and Connell NeSmith, will be 11 on May 17. But the birthday that excites him the most is his 16th, when he will get the keys to Sweet Pea, a 1969 Chevy pickup. (Dink NeSmith/Oglethorpe Echo)

Sweet Pea, love at first sight

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Remember when Linda Ronstadt belted out her hit song “Just One Look?”   Yeah, just one look.   That’s all it took for the blond-haired, blue-eyed tyke to fall in love. I’m not talking boy-girl, puppy-love infatuation. Oh, no. The affection was for “I can’t wait until I’m 16, and I can drive.

Editorial: Thumbs up and down

News Staff
Sunday, March 19, 2023
When the General Assembly is in session, you can be assured politicking and arm twisting are in overdrive. Things are busy under the Gold Dome in Atlanta. But that’s not the only place where folks are in high gear. Look around Oglethorpe County and Northeast Georgia.
H.G. (Pat) Pattillo introduced me to places on the globe to where I had never been. A favorite destination was his beachfront ranch in Costa Rica. A typical afternoon horseback ride would include climbing up a flattop water tower to watch the orange panorama of a Pacific sunset. Next would come a race back to dinner at Hacienda Pinilla. As this photo by his son-in-law Glenn Cohen shows, HGP lived up to his motto: “Ride hard or eat my dust.”

H.G. (Pat) Pattillo introduced me to places on the globe to where I had never been. A favorite destination was his beachfront ranch in Costa Rica. A typical afternoon horseback ride would include climbing up a flattop water tower to watch the orange panorama of a Pacific sunset. Next would come a race back to dinner at Hacienda Pinilla. As this photo by his son-in-law Glenn Cohen shows, HGP lived up to his motto: “Ride hard or eat my dust.”

Opinion Column: Pattillo had vision, guts to do right thing

Dink NeSmith
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Years ago, a reporter was peppering Henry Ford with questions. Repeatedly, the automotive pioneer replied, “I don’t know.”    Frustrated, the journalist asked, “How can you be so successful and know so little about your operation?”   With a smile, Ford said, “See this button?

Opinion Column: Who’s ready to join The Echo adventure?

Dink NeSmith
Friday, February 17, 2023
How many times have you heard, “If you fail to plan, plan to fail?”   By nature, I’m a planner. Before I leap, I typically know where I’m going to land.   Well, most of the time.   I also embrace the notion that if it weren’t for the last minute, some of the best things would never happen.
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Editorial: Thumbs up and down

News Staff
Friday, February 17, 2023
Thumbs up and down   Problems or challenges, call them whatever you wish. The same goes for answers or solutions. Take your pick of how to tag them. Either way — everywhere you look — there are things that need our attention.

Editorial: What is the sludge solution?

News Staff
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Agriculture is Georgia’s largest industry. Here in Oglethorpe County, ag is No. 1, too.  We are proud of both of those facts, but there’s an ag-related problem that needs a win-win solution.