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Four-time winner of the Georgia Press Association's Best Humor Column

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2021 Columns

January 24, 2021: Can Trump Supporters Identify the Real Enemy?

February 2, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Democrat Joe Biden is now President of the United States.  Two Democrats defeated two Republican incumbents to represent Georgia in the U. S. Senate, swinging the balance of power in the Senate to the Democrats who already control the House of Representatives.   Therefore, you would think Georgia Republicans have figured out by now who the enemy is.  Chances … [Read more...] about January 24, 2021: Can Trump Supporters Identify the Real Enemy?

January 17, 2021: Some Thoughts to My Great Grandson in A New Year

January 26, 2021 by webmaster

To Cameron Charles Yarbrough: I am a bit late in getting my annual letter to you this year.  Losing Grandma Jane just before Christmas was something none of us were expecting even though she had been pretty sick.   Some worthwhile lessons came out of that sad experience that are worth remembering.  First, life is fragile and unpredictable.  We have no … [Read more...] about January 17, 2021: Some Thoughts to My Great Grandson in A New Year

January 10, 2021: Requiem for the Woman Who Shares My Name

January 19, 2021 by webmaster

She wasn’t thrilled when I told her I had been invited to write an occasional column for a local publication.  After more than three decades in the Bell System and three arduous years as part of the staging of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, she thought it time to enjoy a long-awaited retirement.  But if I did choose to embark on this new venture, there was one … [Read more...] about January 10, 2021: Requiem for the Woman Who Shares My Name

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State Sen.Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, has announced he is running for lieutenant governor.  Gooch is the guy who said that approving permits to strip-mine the Okefenokee for titanium dioxide to manufacture, among other things, toothpaste whitener is not a legislative matter.  It is up to the bureaucrats to decide. This, despite overwhelming opposition from Georgians across the state.  File that away and remember it when it comes time to vote.  I know I will. … [Read More...] about A long memory

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Yarbrough received over 1,000 email responses last year – both positive and negative. Though most of the emails he receives support his viewpoints, one thing is for sure: Dick Yarbrough’s column speaks to people and they respond. Here is a sampling of email responses Yarbrough has received in the past:

  • Thanks for writing what we all are thinking.
  • I am annoyed by anybody who presumes to know what Georgians think.  And that, sir, includes you.

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July 2021: Dick's NEW Edition of his popular book 'And They Call Them Games' -- a look back at the 1996 Olympics Just in time for the 25th anniversary of the Olympic games in Atlanta, Dick's book has been re-released and is available now on Amazon.  If you're a fan of Dick, or the Olympics -- or both! -- you won't want to miss this! > Follow this link to order.   February 2020:  Grady-Yarbrough Fellows Announced for Spring … Read more... about News

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