Editorial: Personal responsibility most important step

Businesses are opening and people are moving about. There are guidelines in place for almost every scenario, but depending on where a person might be, those seem nonexistent. That is not surprising.

Don’t tune out Mother’s Day

I owe a big thank you this week to my friend Dino Boloukos. For some 40 years, we have been sharing our wisdom with each other on almost every topic imaginable, from raising children to politics. I can’t think of anything we’ve disagreed on.

Editorial: School board in position to follow county’s lead

Fannin County school board officials, as well as city officials in Blue Ridge and McCaysville, would be smart to follow the lead of the Fannin County Board of Commissioners and put a halt to all non-essential spending.

Editorial: Commissioners have right idea to save funds

Fannin County’s commissioners have a good idea, which is that if spending money is not necessary, then don’t spend it. Talk of putting a halt to all non-essential spending came up during the commissioners meeting April 28.

Editorial: Volunteers, money needed to feed children this summer

Fannin County’s hungry children need your help. The Summer Meal Program needs volunteers and money to deliver 800 meals a week for nine weeks starting June 1. Fannin County Family Connection, Snack in a Backpack, St.

Whose shoes are biggest?

It’s hard to think about much else as COVID-19 and the coronavirus continue to dominate everything happening almost everywhere. Some things are starting to become a little clearer, though. For one thing, when all is said and done, in almost everyone’s view no one will have made a correct decision.

Editorial: Weekly virus update hidden from public

The Fannin County commissioners office operates under the assumption that government business is not the publics’ business. At least that is the only obvious conclusion from the most recent effort of those under the direct supervision of the commission chairman.

Maca root rich in health benefits

What is grown high up in the Andes Mountains of Peru, is related to the radish and has a host of purported health benefits? Maca root.  Have you tried it? I used to take it religiously but have slacked off for the past couple of years.

History rules spelling decision

Questions over spelling and grammar are not uncommon among the folks here at The News Observer. Neither are discussions over style, such as how a word is or is not abbreviated. Spelling and grammar questions usually answer themselves, often times as soon as the words are spoken out loud.

EDITORIAL: Paid parking plans leaves many questions

Blue Ridge City Councilman Nathan Fitts challenged the public at a town hall meeting Wednesday, February 5, to “come up with a better solution and we’ll praise you.” Fitts was referring to the ideas for paid parking put forth at the meeting.