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Columns

Where would we be without our mothers?

Don’t look now, but Sunday is Mother’s Day. Actually, I’m just kidding. You are free to look all you want as soon as you and ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:32 pm

Columns

This academic supporter is stoked over UGA football

I feel like a hypocrite. Well, sort of. I am an enthusiastic supporter of the academic mission at my alma mater, the University of Georgia, ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:02 pm

Columns

Maybe trapping alligators isn’t that bad after all

Maybe this job doesn’t rise to the level of trapping alligators in a swamp, but it is hard enough. Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, April 26, 2018 6:30 pm

Columns

Random thoughts on preachers, politics and Vidalia onions

Well, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Dr. G. Gil Watson, a.k.a., the World’s Greatest Preacher, up and retired after two ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, April 19, 2018 8:09 pm

Columns

Not everyone is a fan of social media

I could tell by the way the telephone rang that Skeeter Skates was calling. The phone sort of jumps and jangles when he calls. He ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, April 12, 2018 6:02 pm

News

Late, but heartfelt remembrance of Zell Miller

An unalterable deadline does not allow me to comment on certain events as quickly as I would like. Also, it is my policy to avoid ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, April 5, 2018 6:39 pm

Columns

Hadley Ann and Harper Grace: Welcome to the World

Welcome to the world! We were not expecting you so soon. I was told your arrival was set for late May or early June, but, ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, March 29, 2018 6:50 pm

Columns

Sen. Shafer needs to resolve charges against him

Let me say upfront that Sen. David Shafer, R-Gwinnett County, who is running for lieutenant governor, and I haven’t been the closest of buddies. I ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, March 22, 2018 7:59 pm

Opinion

Delta’s timing couldn’t have been worse

For a number of years, I supervised a staff in Washington — first with BellSouth Corporation and then with Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:43 pm

Columns

Positive side of criminal justice reform

I try to live my life by two simple rules: One, never eat soup with a fork and, two, try not to disagree with the ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, March 8, 2018 9:14 pm

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