EDITORIAL: Readers continue coat drive support

In its 15th year, The News Observer’s annual Coats for Kids drive runs like a finely tuned clock. Thanks to everyone who participates, and to Walmart of Blue Ridge for helping collect the coats, the drive has become a staple of tradition that touches hundreds of children every year.

EDITORIAL: Voter apathy scary as elections near

McCaysville experienced an extremely low voter turnout when only 189 ballots were cast by over 700 registered voters last Tuesday, reflecting a scary indifference to city government.

Truth can be stranger than fiction

With a few lovely minutes to spare this weekend, I flipped through our satellite channels and happened onto a show called the Carbonaro Effect.

EDITORIAL: Season of giving fast approaching

It’s almost here, the season of giving. It’s the time of year when, “it’s more blessed to give than to receive” can be heard across the land. When people think of giving, money or gifts most often come to mind. But giving can be much more, and much more rewarding.

EDITORIAL: Thank you vets

Editorial cartoons are designed to carry a huge message in just a few words. That’s what the one above does. It is a strong reflection of Veterans Day, that annual time of year when all Americans should stop and say thank you.

Critters are getting new homes

Sometime last year or so, as I was getting ready for work, I heard a little scratching above my head. I looked up at the ceiling and followed the scampering sound across the length of our master bath.

California not a good example

Georgians need to be worried when one of their state legislators believes California lawmakers have a good idea. But that is exactly what State Representative Bill Mitchell, a Democrat from Stone Mountain, is doing.

EDITORIAL: Checking batteries could save lives

Like it or not, and we don’t, “fall back” is here. Clocks will be set back an hour this weekend as Daylight Savings Time comes to an end. Officially changing at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 3, the adjustment shortens the amount of sunlight at the end of the day until spring officially arrives in 2020.

EDITORIAL: McCaysville voters must make choices

The time has come for McCaysville voters to decide who will lead their city for the next four years and whether or not beer and wine will be sold in restaurants on Sundays. Polls will be open Tuesday, November 5, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for citizens to exercise their all-important right to vote.

“Newer” can’t replace memories

Several thoughts started racing through my mind when I heard the William T. “Boss” Mull Memorial Bridge in McCaysville is going to be replaced. The first of those centered around the mess the work is guaranteed to cause.