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YARBROUGH COLUMN: No winners in media coverage of UGA football program

There are no winners here. I am talking about an article that appeared recently in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution concerning allegations of misconduct by members of ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, August 1, 2023 9:30 am

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: Could this columnist be replaced by Artie Fishel intelligence?

Beep! Beep! “Hey! Who are you and what are you doing in my office?” “Hello, human person. My name is Artie Fishel. I own Artie ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, July 10, 2023 7:03 pm

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: One man’s opinion on banning women from Baptist pulpits

Hear this, a Baptist’s prayer: “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord this promise to keep. If I should die before ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 9:30 am

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: In defense of a Southern accent, y’all

Well, swat my hind with a melon rind! I just found out why I’m so slow-witted and eat my peas with a butterknife. It’s my ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 9:30 am

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: Make way for a new oxymoron – United Methodist

We are all familiar with the term “oxymoron,” meaning a figure of speech that combines words with opposing meanings, such as bittersweet or jumbo shrimp, ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, May 29, 2023 12:56 pm

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: What is fueling Georgia Power’s rate increases?

If you happen to be a Georgia Power Company customer, I have some good news and some bad news. Let’s get the bad news out ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, May 22, 2023 5:17 pm

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: A choice of Biden or Trump not much of a choice

A recent poll from Associated Press and the University of Chicago’s research center NORC found that 70 percent of Americans, including 44 percent of Republicans and ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:30 am

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: Talking politics with Skeeter Skates and the Ryo Morning Coffee Club

It had been awhile since I heard from Skeeter Skates and his colleagues at the Ryo Morning Coffee Club. That ended this week. In case you ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, April 24, 2023 5:51 pm

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: Deciphering what our intrepid public servants say and what it means

The following is a Public Service announcement: Congress is in recess and members are back home. Kiwanians and Rotarians, Chambers of Commerce and other assorted ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 9:30 am

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YARBROUGH COLUMN: It’s not public schools that are failing, it is society

It had to be after I graduated. I seem to recall a group of dedicated teachers who taught me how to read and write, add ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 9:30 am

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