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

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Aug. 11, 2008: The Amazing Skeeter Skates Tells It Like It Is

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THE AMAZING SKEETER SKATES TELLS IT LIKE IT IS It never fails. Just let me say one nice thing about the Great State of Georgia and I get letters from people who (a) live in the state, but (b) are originally from a state north of the Mason-Dixon Line that (c) they think is better than the state in which they now reside, namely Georgia. As many of my readers have figured out … [Read more...] about Aug. 11, 2008: The Amazing Skeeter Skates Tells It Like It Is

Aug. 4, 2008: Georgia Native A Key Player In Ford’s Turn-Around Efforts

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GEORGIA NATIVE A KEY PLAYER IN FORD’S TURN-AROUND EFFORTS Benny Fowler represents everything that is good about this country, so it is not surprising that American-headquartered Ford Motor Company has him in a key position to help the company in its turn-around efforts. Fowler is group vice president for global quality at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich., reporting … [Read more...] about Aug. 4, 2008: Georgia Native A Key Player In Ford’s Turn-Around Efforts

Jul. 28, 2008: Ten Years Of Making Folks Laugh And Cry Or Rant And Sputter

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TEN YEARS OF MAKING FOLKS LAUGH AND CRY OR RANT AND SPUTTER It was 10 years ago this month that the Atlanta Business Chronicle asked me to write a column giving my view of Atlanta two years after the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. I had been the managing director of communications and government relations for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and the paper wanted to … [Read more...] about Jul. 28, 2008: Ten Years Of Making Folks Laugh And Cry Or Rant And Sputter

Jul. 21, 2008: Georgia At The Epicenter Of The Political World

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GEORGIA AT THE EPICENTER OF THE POLITICAL WORLD Are we Georgians a privileged group or what? Here we sit in the greatest state in the union with its majestic mountains; beautiful beaches; the oldest state-chartered university in the nation located in Athens, the Classic City of the South; sweet Vidalia onions and more barbecue than we can eat. And just when we thought things … [Read more...] about Jul. 21, 2008: Georgia At The Epicenter Of The Political World

Jul. 14, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects

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RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECT No good deed goes unpunished. Recently I mentioned that Sen. Saxby Chambliss wanted to hear from you regarding your thoughts on the current energy crisis. A lot of you wrote him, and many of you sent me a copy. I found your letters a lot more thoughtful than the reply you received from the senator’s office. To call the response a “form letter” … [Read more...] about Jul. 14, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects

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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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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 2020 Athens, Ga. … Read more... about News

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