The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently released some 2000 pages of conversations from their employees trapped in the World Trade Center just after Arab terrorists had flown high jacked airplanes into the buildings on Sept. 11, 2002, killing almost 3,000 people. The calmness and bravery of the victims is overwhelming. The transcripts were released at the … [Read more...] about Aug. 31, 2003: Some Thoughts on the Anniversary of 9/11
Aug. 24, 2003: Fair and Balanced? That Could Get Me Sued!
Even a casual reader of this space knows I am the poster person for fair and balanced opinions. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear someone say, “That’s Dick Yarbrough. He writes those fair and balanced newspaper columns.” I try to look modest, but we all know it is the truth. Now I learn that I may be in violation of the U.S. trademark laws. My attorneys tell me that … [Read more...] about Aug. 24, 2003: Fair and Balanced? That Could Get Me Sued!
Aug. 17, 2003: Delta Employees: Management’s Perks Just Don’t Fly
Other than the time when I angered most of the Arab world by questioning their manhood, I got more response from my column about Delta Air Lines hiring an “image expert” than from any other piece I have ever written. Most of the mail came from Delta employees — active and retired — who are angry, disappointed, disillusioned and just plain dumbfounded with their management. … [Read more...] about Aug. 17, 2003: Delta Employees: Management’s Perks Just Don’t Fly
Aug. 10, 2003: Atlanta: The Blowhard City We Don’t Deserve
How did the Great State of Georgia end up with Atlanta as its capital city? Here is a state that has been singularly blessed by You-Know-Who with beautiful mountains, the Golden Isles, Sweet Vidalia onions, corn-fried shrimp, Athens on a crisp fall afternoon, Julia Roberts and so many other good things that I fear talking about them will only encourage more Yankees to move here … [Read more...] about Aug. 10, 2003: Atlanta: The Blowhard City We Don’t Deserve
Aug. 3, 2003: Just What We Need: Two Howard Deans
Last week, in a sincere effort to befriend the liberals of the world, I said I was rooting for Gov. Howard Dean, of the People’s Republic of Vermont, to win the Democratic presidential nomination because I wanted to be there when he explained the joys of same-sex unions and other mainstream American ideals in rural Georgia. From reading my mail — some from as far away as the … [Read more...] about Aug. 3, 2003: Just What We Need: Two Howard Deans