Lively Letters: Be that person
Doug Lively
Date: October 07, 2025
By Doug Lively
Columnist Doug Lively urges readers to “be that person” who seeks truth through education, logic, and history, using critical thinking instead of blind trust to make wise decisions in today’s complex world.
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The Author
A product of Richmond County and lifelong Augustan, Doug Lively appreciates the value of the written word and how it marks thoughts,
ideas, history and opinion for posterity. Words matter. The spoken word can be laced with inflection and expression to nuance meaning but the written word requires work to precisely relay a thought, idea or opinion. It is an art in danger of extinction.
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