Letter to the Editor: I read your editorial page regularly because I want to know what people are thinking about current events. First of all, I would like to thank you for carrying three view points, Leaning Left, Somewhere in the Middle, and Reclining Right. It’s a refreshing concept in today’s...

BY Robert N. Brewer, Jr. PLAN AHEAD FOR HOME CANNING If you are thinking about joining the trend in our communities to can food this summer, start by checking your equipment and supplies. Proper equipment in good condition is essential for safe, high quality home canned food. A pressure canner is essential...

Dear Editors: Just a thought…. After living up in these glorious mountains for the past ten years, my husband and I saw something very special that takes place each year on Highway 19 going into Dahlonega, Ga. all the way through to the outskirts on the other side of Dahlonega. It starts on Memorial...

Letter to the Editor: What a gorgeous day. My husband is at work, my doughtier is in school. It’s lunch with the girls, then shopping. I have been looking forward to this all week! My God! Oh, My God!!! I heard people yelling, get her out, Sirens blasting, lights flashing. The pain, Oh God , help...

Thank you Bledsoe’s Restaurant Linda Bledsoe took time out from her busy restaurant, Bledsoe’s Corner Café, to help Operation PUP put on a yard/rummage sale at a close-by office space across from McConnell Church this past Saturday and Sunday. Her helpers, Rebecca Spain, Diane Donaldson, and Susan...

Letter to the Editor: In today’s fast paced world we sometimes tend to overlook the efforts, contributions and critical care our EMS first responders’s provide. This past Tuesday ( June 15th) evening my wife and I had the opportunity to experience the levels of professionalism, conscientiousness...

Think about the air you Breath. Recently in a study reported in the media, tests were done that found children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD had large amounts of pesticide in their urine. Where did the pesticide come from? The children didn’t drink it, but they ingested it from the sprays used...

My name is A.J. Moore and I live in Rabun County. I was previously a proud supportive member of the Republican Party and was active in surrounding counties such as Towns County. I was very envious of the Towns County Party because they followed the rules and promoted good will. Unfortunately, changes...

In the June 9 issue of the Smokey Mountain Sentinel, the writer of the “Somewhere in the Middle”  column seems to have veered away from the middle and drifted to the right. Evidence of the the writer’s not-so-middle-of-the-road bias is found early on in the language she used.  The columnist states...

Letter to the Editor: I write today to thank folks such as U.S. Senator Harry Reid, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, this newspapers Leftist Columnist and the rest of the Liberal Socialist critical of the Tea Party and hope they will continue to do so through October. Her , from a neutral observer is why” “It’s...