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The Oglethorpe Echo

Editorial: Let’s celebrate Homecoming

News Staff
Friday, October 28, 2022
Fall is a busy time, especially during an election year.     Early voting is in full swing at the Board of Elections office on Fairground Road, but the big excitement this week is Oglethorpe County High School Homecoming.
Wendell Berry was the first person inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame. His written and spoken words have carried the farmer and author’s influence to the far reaches of the globe. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Wendell Berry was the first person inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame. His written and spoken words have carried the farmer and author’s influence to the far reaches of the globe. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Opinion Column: Candidates ignore the environment

Dink NeSmith
Friday, October 28, 2022
  If you wish the Nov. 8 election was over, raise your hand.   Careful.   Don’t throw your shoulder out of joint.   The only ones not eager to see the bickering and backbiting in the rearview mirror are the TV stations that are profiting from the gold rush of mudslinging advertising.
We stagger the planting of Peredovik sunflower seeds to stretch the enjoyment over several months. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

We stagger the planting of Peredovik sunflower seeds to stretch the enjoyment over several months. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Opinion Column: Why grow patches of sunflowers?

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The love affair goes way back.   I’ve always loved digging in the dirt. Maybe it’s the agrarian roots on my mother’s side. Her daddy and his daddy and his daddy walked a thousand miles behind mules. Little wonder I had to have a mule or two or three in my barnyard.

Editorial: The Echo's Opinion

News Staff
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Vote early Ready. Set. Go! With early voting this week, the election races are off and running.  If you’re a registered Oglethorpe County voter, you can cast your early ballot at the Board of Elections office at 41 Fairground Road in Lexington.   The schedule for early voting is between 8 a.m.

Column: Fall is time to boil pot of ‘country caviar’

Dink NeSmith
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Have you ever wondered why so many Northerners turn up their noses at boiled peanuts?   I can tell you why.   They have had the misfortune of buying a roadside bag of boiled peanuts that too often taste, well, awful. I am a peanut purist, especially when it comes to boiling goobers.
The Oglethorpe Echo

The Oglethorpe Echo

Editorial: Thumbs up and down

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Oglethorpe County and the world are filled with news — good and bad. Some news is scary, i.e., the war in Ukraine, wondering what Russian leader Vladimir Putin will do. And then there’s the posturing between China, Taiwan and the U.S. Is World War III nigh?
Norman Lear receives the Kennedy Center Honors award in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons/Submitted Photo)

Norman Lear receives the Kennedy Center Honors award in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons/Submitted Photo)

Column: Aging is tricky: Norman Lear and Sophocles

News Staff
Friday, September 23, 2022
Jean Fleming’s “Aging is tricky” piece of The Oglethorpe Echo’s “Community News” reminded me of a recent episode of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” which featured a short but inspiring interview with Norman Lear on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
The Oglethorpe Echo

The Oglethorpe Echo

Editorial: Maybe, just maybe

News Staff
Friday, September 23, 2022
If you were to poll residents of Oglethorpe County about what the community needs most, the list could be varied.   But for certain, universal broadband would be at the top, or very close. Reliable internet is a necessity, especially for students, businesses and work-from-home residents.