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SMITH COLUMN: Old timers

A note from a friend recently made me aware that with all the money that is out there for young athletes today, that they should ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, May 5, 2022 10:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Listening to the whippoorwills at dusk

This is the time of the year when you can listen out for the whippoorwills at dusk if you are in the right place. That ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, May 5, 2022 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Taking a visit to Fernandina Beach

There are wide open spaces on Amelia, also arbors whose canopies hover over certain streets, allowing for nature’s handiwork to make you conclude, without retreat, ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Saturday, April 30, 2022 9:57 pm

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SMITH COLUMN: UGA HOF dinner

The Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation, the nation’s largest chapter for many years, staged its annual awards banquet earlier this week at the ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Saturday, April 23, 2022 11:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Road scenes

This is an unincorporated settlement, which is little more than a long blast off the driver of a PGA professional golfer from Interstate 20 — ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, April 14, 2022 11:45 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Acid Reflux Blues

Growing up in a teetotaling environment, I was never exposed to the effects of alcohol until college. Once I was introduced to beer, I found ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Saturday, April 9, 2022 10:30 am

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LORAN SMITH COLUMN: Friday at The Masters

AUGUSTA – Sixty years ago, in 1962, Arnold Palmer had won two Masters tournaments and was often referred to as “the Pennsylvania strong boy.”  Writers ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, April 8, 2022 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Football never stops for best coaches

In the sixties, a northern newspaper sent its leading reporter to Austin, Texas, in the heyday of Darrell Royal’s winning three national championships, to examine ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, April 1, 2022 9:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: Wisdom of Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s time, 1835-1910, was a different time. People didn’t need to lock their doors. Politicians, even back then, got the back of the hand ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, March 11, 2022 10:30 am

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SMITH COLUMN: The story of Don Perno

College towns have always been attractive to outsiders which brought about diverse communities dating back to the early days of the 20th century. That is ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, February 24, 2022 10:30 am

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