What if the key to personal happiness and community strength isn’t in what we accumulate but in what we give away? This November, as we gather around Thanksgiving tables, we have an opportunity to recognize a truth that experience, science, and faith traditions have long known. Gratitude and generosity don’t drain us. They enrich us, creating ripples that strengthen the very fabric of our democracy.

To The Editor: County Commissioners say that they are willing to overlook Sales Taxes at the Warrenton Antiques Fair. Why? Because Property Taxes have gone up.

To The Editor: It certainly appears that Eric Green seems to be the mouthpiece for the local Democratic Party as he continually mounts personal attacks on various individuals in the community for their stances on relevant politics of the day. Perhaps the Record may wish to sponsor a “Point-Counterpoint Debate” for the community to view? I would relish the prospects of engaging Mr.

To The Editor: A letter was sent regarding the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter.

To the Editor: Sometimes all the bad news gets me down. But in the past few weeks I have been so encouraged by all the kindnesses shown to me.

To the Editor: The office of the president of the United States isn’t supposed to be a business venture. The Constitution makes that clear through the two Emoluments Clauses, which forbid presidents from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments or US states.

To The Editor: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to reduce everybody’s health care costs. It didn’t.

My clothing serves as an open door allowing others to mentally wander through my closet, and it is a scary journey. As a kid I liked jeans, shorts, pants.

To the Editor: With all the seemingly “bad news” out there these days, I thought hearing about a little bit of a miracle that is happening right here in La Grange would be good. When we think of “church” many of us often think of a building, perhaps we wonder why there are so many different brands of those buildings in a small town, or perhaps we think of a time when we felt judged or shamed by a church.

To The Editor: Progressive Health of Fayette – That’s the name for the new La Grange hospital that is supposed to open in early 2026. Progressive Health Group ( phghealth.com), a private, for-profit company, which started up in 2019, operates three other rural hospitals (all in Mississippi).