Opinion


Around the county in 500 words

The County Line The following are a few news items your County Line writer has picked up around the county this past week and thought our readers might like to…


Alaska fun

I have been fortunate to travel quite a bit due to playing both golf and basketball in college and then being involved in the car business as an adult. However,…





Kenley leaves big shoes to fill

Luke Kenley’s decision to retire from the State Senate is a real loss for Hamilton County and the entire state. I respect his decision to leave state service after a…


Wild about summer berries

“The darker the berry the sweeter the juice.” – Thomas Jefferson – farmer, horticulturist, architect, musician, POTUS We have just passed our nation’s 241st birthday – known as the “Fourth…


Meds, Memory and Attitude

There’s the ‘ole saying, “You don’t know how good you have it until you do not have it anymore.” I currently take a chemo pill on a daily basis that…