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Opinion Column: Nothing happens until you sell something

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, July 28, 2022
A great deal of what is important in life happens because someone sells something. Preachers sell their messages to win souls. Candidates sell their platforms to get votes. Men sell their attributes to get ladies to slip rings on their fingers.
(Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

(Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

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Editorial: What must we do?

News Staff
Friday, July 22, 2022
Preserving history is an investment. If we ignore aging landmarks, time takes its toll, and the restoration’s tab can be expensive.   Howard’s Covered Bridge is a good example.
Liam Munroe helps George, the alpha male of the herd, pose for his new summer look. (Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Liam Munroe helps George, the alpha male of the herd, pose for his new summer look. (Dink NeSmith/The Oglethorpe Echo)

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Opinion Column: Llamas add adventure to the farm

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Llamas get a bad rap as spitters. Yes, if provoked, they will spit. If a llama’s banana-shaped ears go back, and it starts gurgling, watch out. I should have known better than to get too close to Georgette’s new baby, Dalai.
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Editorial: Wrecking our quality of life

News Staff
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Without using these exact words — quality of life — that’s what several Oglethorpe County residents had on their minds at the county commission meeting on Monday night.
In the 1980s, Winterville Councilman Ron Adams joked that the city’s newest street should be named the Wesley Whitehead International Boulevard. Instead, his cohorts flipped the joke — all 58 feet of it — back on the jokester. Adams said, “Wesley Whitehead taught me a lesson. Don’t try to pull a joke on the person who makes the ultimate decision. He got the last laugh.” (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

In the 1980s, Winterville Councilman Ron Adams joked that the city’s newest street should be named the Wesley Whitehead International Boulevard. Instead, his cohorts flipped the joke — all 58 feet of it — back on the jokester. Adams said, “Wesley Whitehead taught me a lesson. Don’t try to pull a joke on the person who makes the ultimate decision. He got the last laugh.” (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

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Opinion Column: Winterville trick still tickles Ron Adams

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Have you ever tried to pull a practical joke and have it backfire — on you?   That’s what happened to Winterville City Councilman Ron Adams about 40 years ago.  I remember Ron telling me the story, so I went looking for the still-standing evidence — all 58 feet of it.
Pigmy rattlesnake (J.D. Willson, SREL/Submitted Photo)

Pigmy rattlesnake (J.D. Willson, SREL/Submitted Photo)

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Editorial: Snakes alive! Be careful out there

News Staff
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Summertime. Picnics. Swimming. Boating. Hiking.   Warm weather gets people outside. The rise in temperature also gets snakes to crawling. There are a multitude of snakes crawling in Northeast Georgia.

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Opinion Column: There’s always been work to do

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Some people think I am crazy. They glance at my gray hair and ask, “Why are you still working?” I’ve been at this job for 51 years. And that got me thinking. How long have I been working?   Jesup Stockyard My first official payday was in 1956.
The historical marker tells the story of Howard’s Covered Bridge, which has been painted with graffiti. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

The historical marker tells the story of Howard’s Covered Bridge, which has been painted with graffiti. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)

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Editorial: Why deface a county landmark?

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
One of the most treasured threads running through Oglethorpe County’s existence is its history.     Founded in 1793 and named for Gen. James Oglethorpe, much has been written about our county and its famous residents.

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Editorial: Your local officials

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
City of Arnoldsville   George Spearing IV, Mayor  706-742-5036 Debbie Love, Clerk   Council members Norma Craddock Danny Morcom Jack Norman Danny Sniff Tracy Massey   City of Crawford   Seavy O’Neal, Mayor 706-255-9215 buildingwrights@windstream.net Amy Wall-Lance,...