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 thrice named his column “Most Humorous.” Politicians don’t think he is very funny.
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
April 9, 2018: Skeeter Skates Doesn’t Like Facepaint or Twerps
I could tell by the way the telephone rang that Skeeter Skates was calling. The phone sort of jumps and jangles when he calls. He can be a pretty intimidating guy, even to a telephone. Skeeter is the owner of Skeeter Skates Plow Repair and Stump Removal in Ryo, Georgia. I don’t know many folks in the plow repair and stump … [...read more]
April 2, 2018: A Late but Heartfelt Remembrance of Zell Miller
An unalterable deadline does not allow me to comment on certain events as quickly as I would like. Also, it is my policy to avoid writing about what everyone else happens to be writing about at the moment. Otherwise, I become just another voice crying in the wilderness, indistinguishable from all the others. Having said that, permit … [...read more]
March 26, 2018: To Hadley Ann And Harper Grace: Welcome To The World
Dear Hadley Ann Yarbrough and Harper Grace Yarbrough: Welcome to the world! We were not expecting you so soon. I was told your arrival was set for late May or early June but, of course, I am always the last to know anything in this family as you will soon find out. Obviously, no one checked with you because you decided to come … [...read more]
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