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About Dick Yarbrough
Dick Yarbrough is a graduate of the University of Georgia, past president of the National Alumni Association and has been named the university’s Outstanding Alumnus. The Georgia Press Association has twice recognized him with a first place award for his humor columns. He reaches more than half-million households weekly, making him the most widely-syndicated columnist in the state.
YARBROUGH: Dalton mayor mulls primary run against Gov. Deal
David Pennington, the mayor of Dalton, is making noises about challenging incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal in the 2014 Republican primary. Say what?
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YARBROUGH: LaGrange college senior triumphs over life-altering experience
This is the story of courage. This is a story of tenacity. This is the story of Hill Daniel.
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YARBROUGH: Boston terrorist attack brings back memories of Atlanta bombing
When the terrorist attacks occurred during the running of the Boston Marathon, memories came flooding back of our own dark days in Atlanta.
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YARBROUGH: Random thoughts on random subjects
It turns out you can go home again. I recently established a chair in crisis communications leadership at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications at my beloved University of Georgia. UGA President-elect Dr. Jere Morehead, along with Dink NeSmith, chairman of the Board of Regents, ...
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YARBROUGH: Outstanding equestrian team is UGA’s best-kept secret
They are the best University of Georgia athletic team you have likely never heard of. They have won five national titles and go into next week’s national championships one of the favorites to win it all again. Their home record is 44-1. They are a model for what all intercollegiate athletics...
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YARBROUGH: Skeeter Skates not impressed with ethics reform legislation
When the phone rang, I knew who was on the other end: Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Greater Metropolitan Pooler. I can’t tell you exactly why, but the phone always sounds more urgent when Skeeter calls.
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Going into the lion’s den for a worthy cause
I have a good idea what Daniel felt like when he was tossed into the lion’s den way back yonder. I found myself last week on the floor of the State House and the State Senate, looking eyeball-to-eyeball with some of the very folks I have cuffed around in this space over the years.
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If not for our natural resources, we could be Iran or Detroit
It is a theological fact that God really likes Georgia. That is why he put mountains in North Georgia and the Golden Isles smack up against the Atlantic Ocean and added a bunch of lakes and parks and historical sites in between. Otherwise, we could have been Iran. Or Detroit.
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This judge has earned his place at the head of the table
Let’s face it, judges can be pretty scary folks to We the Unwashed. About the only time we ever see them is when we are called for jury duty or when -- Heaven forbid -- we are a plaintiff or defendant or a witness, wishing we could be anywhere but in a courtroom.
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Yarbrough: For ethics reform, the party isn’t over yet
The Georgia House of Representatives has passed an ethics reform bill and has sent it on its way to the state Senate for its consideration and action. But don’t get out the confetti just yet. What one body sees as true ethics reform, the other sees as a desultory effort to curb the power ...
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