Note from Webmaster:
Note from Webmaster:
Dick Yarbrough’s weekly column is temporarily on hiatus while he mourns the death of The Woman Who Shares His Name, his beautiful wife and lifelong love Jane Wyatt Jones Yarbrough.
Please keep Dick and his family in your thoughts and prayers this holiday season.
Welcome to the Official Site of Legendary Columnist Dick Yarbrough
For the past 19 years, Dick Yarbrough has gained a large following with his syndicated newspaper column which reaches some 600,000 households and more than 1.3 million readers each week throughout Georgia, making him the most widely-syndicated local columnist in the state. The Georgia Press Association has named his column “Most Humorous” four times in nine years. Evidently he is only funny every other year. Politicians don’t think he is very funny at all.
He regularly skewers a number of targets, including self-important politicians of both parties, the lizard-loafered lobbyists that feed them, the national news media, people who criticize Georgia but move here anyway because we don’t have snow ten months a year and anybody that talks on a cell phone in the checkout lane. And he says he has just scratched the surface.
Yarbrough is known as a strong advocate for improving public education. He also continues to push for stronger ethics legislation in the state. In 2012, he received the Democracy Award from Common Cause Georgia. “Dick Yarbrough has been a staunch supporter and advocate of meaningful ethics reform for our state and has humorously and effectively kept the issue alive in the hearts and minds of Georgia citizens,” said William Perry, Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia.
Writing a column is just one of Yarbrough’s talents. The Georgia native is an author of two books, a sought-after speaker and an artist, with one of his paintings hanging in the State Capitol.
Dick’s Artwork
Dick's talents cover more than just the written word -- he is also a talented artist. His first art exhibition was July 1, 2011 at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta, Georgia. Please enjoy these samples of his artwork [Click here to see more!]:
.Most Recent Columns
November 29, 2020: Some Random Thoughts On Some Random Subjects
Here we go again. The University of Georgia has another Rhodes Scholar. According to my abacus, that makes 25. But who’s counting? (Wink! Wink!) Phaidra Buchanan, of Tyrone, Georgia, is the latest. She will begin her studies at Oxford University in England in October and will pursue a Master of Science degree in … [...read more]
November 22, 2020: Voter Fraud Accusations Nothing New In Georgia
You’ve got to love Georgia Republicans. They are more fun than a roomful of puppies. What makes them the most fun is that the puppies morph into pit bulls and then spend their time attacking each other. Following a presidential race unlike any other I remember in Georgia, U.S. Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler … [...read more]
November 15, 2020: It’s Never Too Early To Be Thankful
Pardon me for stating the obvious but 2020 has been a dumper of a year and I can’t wait to see it in the rearview mirror. Try as I might, it has been difficult not to be overwhelmed by the constant barrage of coronavirus cases and deaths, violence in our cities, a contentious presidential race, hyperbolic political ads, racial disharmony and … [...read more]