Loran Smith, Author at LaGrange Daily News

Opinion

SMITH COLUMN: Rambling Scenes

If you follow your favorite football team in the fall, you will be exposed to many varied and spectacular scenes.  Just take a drive to ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Eastern Seaboard

With an invitation to visit friends whose vacation home here has a view of the invigorating Atlantic coming ashore rambunctiously and unrestrained. The sheer power ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, November 15, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Oxford

Is it a fair assessment that when this country had its beginnings that college towns sprang up where there was no cost for the land ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, November 8, 2024 9:00 am

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SMITH COLUMN: South Dakota

Last weekend was something of an “old home week” for me as I returned to our nation’s 40th state for the first time in four ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, November 1, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Charlie and Carolyn

When you travel to a different landscape, there is often an opportunity to connect with the resplendence of the outdoors, and when that happens, first ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Saturday, October 26, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Riches of Fall

There is so much to enjoy about the landscapes of our state which have unsurpassed variety—from the alluring mountains to the breathtaking seashore, from the ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Saturday, October 19, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Mudslinging

On a recent trip out West, I did as most travelers are wont to do.  I engaged in a brief period of unpacking, took a ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, October 11, 2024 9:00 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Pumpkin Soup

October is pumpkin month.  Pumpkin season lasts on into November—all the way to Thanksgiving.  Pumpkins are among the oldest known domesticated plants, dating back to ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, October 4, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Mark Carr

Mark Carr came to the University of Georgia in 1959 from Cairo, the seat of Grady County.  His decision to enroll at UGA was influenced ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, September 27, 2024 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Bluegrass State

College football has several ancillary benefits.  Tailgating, for example, is a staple of game days wherever your favorite team is playing.  It often becomes something ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, September 20, 2024 9:30 am

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