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Cagle forgets cardinal rule of politics

There is the story about the preacher who was hard at work saving souls at a tent revival. One person said he had coveted his ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, June 21, 2018 8:02 pm

Columns

Would it pay off to move to Vermont?

My daddy used to say we were wasting money in Georgia painting a center line down our highways. Nobody ever went north. They all came ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:49 pm

Columns

Whitetail deer not taking bait on hunting proposal

To those of you new to these pages, you likely are not familiar with Claude the Whitetail Deer and his colleagues on Jekyll Island. Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, June 7, 2018 6:39 pm

Columns

Who says we can’t have sausage with our pancakes

Here we go again. The pointy-heads at WHO, the World Health Organization, apparently have decided that trying to shame us into not eating bacon and ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, May 24, 2018 7:59 pm

Columns

If you don’t vote, don’t complain about outcome

OK, raise your hand and repeat after me: “I, (state your name), do solemnly swear that if I do not vote in the primaries next ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, May 17, 2018 8:03 pm

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

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