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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)

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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.
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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.
Letter to the Echo

Letter to the Echo

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Letter to the Editor: New act will help modernize the IRS

News Staff
Friday, September 23, 2022
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act increases the IRS budget by roughly $80 billion over 10 years, which is critically needed. The act will fund 75,000 IRS agents over 10 years, however, the IRS is grossly understaffed.
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Dean Legge/Dawg Post (Submitted Photo)

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Opinion Column: Bennett can’t hide his gridiron DNA

Dink NeSmith
Friday, September 23, 2022
Viewers saw it on TV. Maybe you did.    I didn’t see Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV throwing up during the South Carolina game.   Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart knew about it, but No. 13 wasn’t about to bench himself. He’s a Bennett. Stetson IV is a competitor.

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Editorial: Spitting, really?

Echo Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
“You can observe a lot by just watching.”                                                      — Yogi Berra Yogi Berra was one of Major League Baseball’s most memorable, lovable and colorful players and coaches. The Hall of Famer also was famous for his quirky sayings.
(Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo) Loran Smith’s latest book, titled “Return to GLORY: A History of the Georgia Bulldogs,” includes the 2021 national title season.

(Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo) Loran Smith’s latest book, titled “Return to GLORY: A History of the Georgia Bulldogs,” includes the 2021 national title season.

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Opinion Column: Real Energizer Bunny is from Wrightsville

Dink NeSmith
Friday, September 9, 2022
You’ve seen the Energizer Bunny going and going and going.   I know a real-life Energizer Bunny.   He’s from Wrightsville.   No, he’s not Herschel Walker.

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Editorial: What do you think?

News Staff
Friday, September 9, 2022
What is a good newspaper?     We have an opinion about that. We believe a good newspaper is a community talking to itself through the pages of its newspaper. This page is dedicated to that conversation — through editorials, columnists, cartoons and especially letters to the editor.
Caitlin Farmer, from left, Wade Cheek, Morgan Quinn, Kate Hoffman, Lilly Kersh and Sarah Evans were part of the group of UGA interns who wrote for The Oglethorpe Echo this summer. Not pictured: Jack Casey and Thomas Ehlers. (Lori Johnston/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

Caitlin Farmer, from left, Wade Cheek, Morgan Quinn, Kate Hoffman, Lilly Kersh and Sarah Evans were part of the group of UGA interns who wrote for The Oglethorpe Echo this summer. Not pictured: Jack Casey and Thomas Ehlers. (Lori Johnston/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

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Editorial: A successful partnership

News Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2022
On Nov. 4, 2021, The Oglethorpe Echo — founded in 1874 — launched into a new era.