2022 Columns

It is the gift that will keep on giving. And it could not be more rewarding. This past month, my family and I established the Jane J. Yarbrough Endowed Nursing Scholarship in the WellStar  School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University. The scholarship will be awarded to non-traditional students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree but are interested in pursuing … [Read more...] about May 22, 2022: Honoring A Beloved Wife And Mother With A Gift That Will Keep On Giving

This is not a piece I was dying to write. It’s about death. The great equalizer. The reason I bring up the subject today is that I read a piece recently that scientists are looking seriously at ways to keep us alive forever. No more wakes. No more inflated obituaries. No more people saying nice things to the family about us they really didn’t mean. No more squabbling over who … [Read more...] about May 15, 2022: Who Needs To Live Forever To Be Immortal?

Back in 1984 as Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale was preparing to lose bigtime to incumbent president Ronald Reagan, he said something he shouldn’t have said and then tried to clarify his remarks. I recall the late Peter Jennings of ABC discussing Mondale’s slip of the tongue with political pundit George Will. In Jennings’ opinion, Mondale had made amends by … [Read more...] about April 17, 2022: David Perdue’s Shot At Georgia State Patrol Can’t Be Explained

Great minds run in pairs. I read an interesting opinion piece in the Atlanta newspapers recently about parenting. The author, Beth Collums, has a master’s degree in clinical psychology and experience as a child and family therapist. She is also a parent. Collums states something we all know but tend to forget: Children are impressionable. They mimic their parent’s behavior. If … [Read more...] about April 10, 2022: Two Great Minds Assess Impact of Bad Parenting On Schools

Well, I am going to have to do it again. Upset some people, I mean. But I can’t help it. It has to be done. I must once again extols the virtues of the Great State of Georgia and why it is Number One while the other 49 fight for sloppy seconds. Last time I did this was in response to some idiotic survey that claimed we were the 25th worst state to live in. I took great umbrage … [Read more...] about April 3, 2022: Vidalia Onions Are A Sweet Deal For Georgia