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Opinion Column: Here’s how the UGA jigsaw puzzle snapped together

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Life is like a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle.You spend decades scrambling to sort the pieces and make them fit. And if you’re lucky, you’ll realize, before you finish, the hows and whys of their snapping together.   The other day, I pushed back from the table and looked down.

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Opinion Column: Evil strikes ‘the most American place in America’

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, August 25, 2022
“In a world gasping for a breath of civility, I woke up Aug. 5 in a southwestern New York oasis, not too far from Niagara Falls. Strolling down winding red-brick paths, shaded by a canopy of trees, I heard voices — with divergent views — spilling from wraparound verandas and upstairs porches.
Coach Mike Holland eyes improvement for the football team entering his second season at Oglethorpe County High School. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Coach Mike Holland eyes improvement for the football team entering his second season at Oglethorpe County High School. (Photo/Jack Casey)

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Editorial: Ready for kickoff!

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Years ago — to kickoff Monday Night Football — Hank Williams Jr. sang, “Are you ready for some football?”   This week, Oglethorpe County High fans will sing, “Are you ready for some Patriot football?”   Indeed, we are.
This speed-detection device has been posted on the way into Arnoldsville from Winterville. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

This speed-detection device has been posted on the way into Arnoldsville from Winterville. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

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Editorial: What’s the hurry?

News Staff
Thursday, August 11, 2022
“I’m in a hurry to get things done Oh, I rush and rush life’s no fun All I really gotta do is live and die But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why”   Remember when the group Alabama struck gold with this country hit?
The Buc-ee’s along I-75, near Warner Robins, is more than a gas station and convenience store. It’s a tourist destination. The first Stuckey’s was in Eastman. I was told the second location was in Jesup, on U.S. 301 North.

The Buc-ee’s along I-75, near Warner Robins, is more than a gas station and convenience store. It’s a tourist destination. The first Stuckey’s was in Eastman. I was told the second location was in Jesup, on U.S. 301 North.

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Opinion Column: Buc-ee’s had to be born in Texas

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, August 11, 2022
The ultimate Texas insult is “All hat and no cattle.”    I’m not sure how many cattle Arch Aplin III and Don Wasek owned — if any — in 1982.

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Editorial: It’s school time, again

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
If you’re wondering where summer went, ask students and Oglethorpe County school personnel.    They know. Summer is just a memory, and it’s time to hit the books.     School starts Monday.   That means those yellow buses will be crisscrossing the county, mornings and afternoons.
Gas prices dropped below $4 a gallon at this station in Oglethorpe County, but diesel remains around $5. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Gas prices dropped below $4 a gallon at this station in Oglethorpe County, but diesel remains around $5. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

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Editorial: Welcome relief at the pumps

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Inflation and a blistering sun have hammered us this summer.     There’s nothing we can do about 100-degree days, but we hope that the inflated fuel prices keep dropping.    How many people have you heard screech, “It cost me $115 to fill up my pickup truck!”
Inside a Styrofoam cooler was a rubber snake that was attached to the top. When you lifted the lid, the fake snake popped up. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

Inside a Styrofoam cooler was a rubber snake that was attached to the top. When you lifted the lid, the fake snake popped up. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

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Opinion Column: Remembering some playful mischief

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Pranks.   I love the playful mischief of a harmless practical joke.   The other day, I got pranked pretty well.   Summertime is bounty-from-the-garden time. When I stopped by my friend’s office, Adam asked, “Would you like one of our cantaloupes?”    “Sure,” I said.

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Editorial: The Oglethorpe Echo: A spotlight and mirror

News Staff
Thursday, July 28, 2022
What you are reading at this moment is the 39th edition of your community newspaper under the ownership of The Oglethorpe Echo Legacy Inc.     Since Nov. 4, 2021, this newly organized nonprofit has been publishing The Oglethorpe Echo.