Welcome to the Official Site of Legendary Columnist Dick Yarbrough
For the past 22 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
February 14, 2021: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
I blush as I write this (well, not really) but things are going well at the University of Georgia, the nation’s oldest state-chartered university, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South. UGA President Jere Morehead’s State of the University address notes among other positives that U.S. News and World Report ranks my alma mater in … [...read more]
February 7, 2021: Some Final Harrumphs on Trump’s Grumps
My column suggesting to Republicans that, like it or not, the presidential elections are over and for those crying ‘foul’ they might want to take out their anger on the Democrats and not each other brought some interesting and some predictable responses. There was, of course, the “Fergit, Hell,” group who think they can garner enough … [...read more]
January 31, 2021: Talking Current Events with Skeeter Skates and the Ryo Coffee Club
I had just hung up from a robocall wanting to extend the warranty on a car I no longer own when the phone rang again. I assumed it was some helpful robot offering to consolidate credit card debts I don’t have or trying to sell me a back brace I don’t need. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered it was Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter … [...read more]