Columns and Editorials

New Years resolutions. We’ve all made them. We’ve all broken them. So, why make them?
The reason to create — and, hopefully, stick to — our plans is that repetition and persistence help develop muscle memory.
This could become a reflex we use to reach our goals. And a new year is a great time for a fresh beginning to get rid of habits that either hold us back or harm others.
I don’t usually make resolutions, but this year, I’ve created a laundry list of goals for 2018.

Holiday letters are a wonderful way to reconnect with friends and neighbors — they afford the opportunity to step back, smile, remind us of our connections near and far and to reflect on changes from the past year and plans for the future.

As we close the year at the Henry County Local and reflect on all that we are grateful for, leading that list is our wonderful community of readers and advertisers, as well as living in a country that allows for a free press and free speech.

Having read Pilot’s lawsuit filed against Thorntons and having been present during the rezoning process, it seems to me like the attorneys for Pilot have drafted a legal euphemism that actually means, “We don’t want any more competition.”

They can’t openly come out and say that, of course, because it’s not the job of the courts to limit the number of businesses that can operate in an area.

By John Inscore Essick

“I have literally crawled from the depths of hell back up,” Jacena said.  Her climb out of the “madness” was full of unrealistic expectations, setbacks, frustrations and painful losses. There were a few moments of clarity in the madness, though, when Jacena caught glimpses of just how broken she was.