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Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Some random thoughts on some random subjects

Sen. Brandon Beach, R, Alpharetta, has introduced Senate Bill 7, known as the “3G” bill or the “Gangs, Guns, Gone” bill. It would impose a ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 9:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Remembering the good who die too young

On September 13, 2008, we got a call while at St. Simons that our grandson, Zachary Earl Wansley, had collapsed and died during a training ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Happy birthday to this special ‘seminary of learning’

The year was 1785. Thirteen states composed the Confederation Congress. Thomas Jefferson was appointed the U.S. Minister to France and John Adams, the U.S. Ambassador ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 9:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Some words of advice to a great grandson

Well, it’s that time of year again when your great-grandfather dispenses a little advice to you that he wishes he had gotten when he was ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 9:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Sharing some advice for the new year

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! “Who’s there?” “It’s 2023. May I come in? It’s a bit cold out here. All I’m wearing is a sash and some Huggies!” “Please do. ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Thursday, January 5, 2023 10:30 am

Editorials

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Junior E. Lee takes a look at Y2KXXIII

The New Year is upon us. 2023. It seems like only yesterday that we were up at midnight on New Year’s Eve, 1999, wringing our ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 9:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Herschel Walker and advisors fumbled senate campaign

One of the givens in occupying this space weekly is that when I talk about politics, which I do on occasion, anything I opine will ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 10:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Making an exception

As a matter of policy, I don’t do book reviews in this space. If you do one, you are pretty much committed to do them ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 11:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Can our Democracy outlast us?

This is kind of a bummer way to start your day but it is worth reflection: “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 11:30 am

Columns

YARBROUGH COLUMN: Remembering the extraordinary kindness of Vince Dooley

There is no need for a recitation here of Vince Dooley’s myriad and well-deserved accomplishments on and off the football field. You have seen and ... Read more

by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, November 7, 2022 12:02 pm

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