Columbia County Observer

Letters to the editor & Op-Ed

2021

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Does the First Amendment Apply to Social Media Companies?

Posted January 12, 2021 11:59 am | Op-Ed

Many people are complaining about being kicked off social media platforms, either because of particular posts or because of a series of posts. The question arises, do you have a right not to be kicked off Facebook, Twitter, etc?

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Book Cover: The Last Library The Last Librarian

An updated twist on the disappearance of printed books

April 14, 2019

As a retired public library employee, when the “The Last Librarian appeared on my Book Cub list I knew I had to read it. And I wasn’t disappointed.

Oh, Florida!
How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country

Posted February 11, 2018

A woman from the Keys is driving to see her boyfriend and tells her ex-boyfriend (yep, ex) who’s in the passenger seat, to take the wheel so she can spruce up for the new guy, whipping out a razor to shave what news accounts called her “bikini” area. It did not end well…

Phenomenal

A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World

Posted October 9, 2016

El Capulin Monarch Sanctuary, Mexico, 2007. Deep in the Sierra Madre Mountains, millions of monarch butterflies are arriving from North America after their grueling annual migration. They cover the mountaintop, the trees. Leigh Ann Henion, there on a magazine assignment, is smack dab in the middle of them. “They brushed against my face and fell into my hair,” she said, enchanted by the glorious sight.

Grandma Gatewood’s Walk

The inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail

Posted May 15, 2016

Before Women’s Lib, before today’s slick designer hiking gear, and way before GPS, there was Grandma Gatewood. This strong-minded mother of 11 with 23 grandkids knew who she was and what she wanted. She wanted to walk the Appalachian Trail from beginning to end. All by herself. And nothing was going to stop her.