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Columns

Athens native calls Paris home

The mood in the City of Lights is never ambivalent. It is difficult not to enjoy oneself in the capital of France where food ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 7:31 pm

Columns

Golf has never been more interesting

The Open championship is for enjoying major competition in a setting where the history overpowers you, never redundant, even if you have spent years coming ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Sunday, July 23, 2017 8:27 pm

Columns

Looking ahead to British Open

SOUTHPORT, England – The Open championship began this morning with146 years of storied history which means a lot of kings and queens have come ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 7:53 pm

Opinion

Restaurant offers serenity alongside good food

Perhaps not Chicago or Detroit. Minneapolis or Seattle and certainly not New York City—would you likely find a place like Bubba’s on the edge ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Monday, July 10, 2017 6:26 pm

Columns

Dooley an example of a well round individual

Life’s exposures bring varied friends and personalities into your sphere which brings about conclusions. Some elicit favorable approval, some don’t. Not sure what the ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Sunday, July 9, 2017 6:10 pm

Columns

Taking a trip to Toccoa River, Blue Ridge

SUCHES – This forested oasis in the sweet spot of North Georgia has an elevation of almost 3,000 feet which has brought about the notion ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 6:10 pm

Columns

Webb an example of modest athlete

With all of the superstars of the National Basketball Association and their millions, private jets, headlines and klieg lights, a sage question comes front and ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:58 pm

Columns

UGA’s Triple Crown connection

By now, most everybody knows, even those not into horseracing, that the headliner thoroughbred events are over, there was no Triple Crown winner and one ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 7:00 pm

Columns

Mixed feelings on red tail hawks

The red tail hawk is not endangered. Never has been as a matter of fact even though it is illegal to shoot one.  ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Friday, June 9, 2017 10:25 pm

Columns

The last drop kick score in football

The laid back lifestyle of Georgia’s biggest coastal city was appropriate for the pace of Ken Cooper, the one-time Georgia end who experienced singular college ... Read more

by Loran Smith, Thursday, June 8, 2017 9:50 pm

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