Millen native Rick Badie wants to talk to local residents about life in small-town America. Badie, a columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 1981 graduate of Jenkins County High School, invites you to chat with him at the Jenkins County Memorial Library 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. June 9 and June 12. For additional information, call (404) 242-8889.