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Four-time winner of the Georgia Press Association's Best Humor Column

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2011 Columns

December 19, 2011: Junior E. Lee Predicts A Big Year For Politics And Mosquitoes

January 16, 2012 by webmaster Leave a Comment

I am pleased to announce that beginning with the New Year, Junior E. Lee, general manager of Round or Square Polls, a division of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company located in Greater Garfield, will be offering exclusive analysis of the upcoming presidential election that can be seen only in this space. In addition, if you are bothered with termites, Junior … [Read more...] about December 19, 2011: Junior E. Lee Predicts A Big Year For Politics And Mosquitoes

December 12, 2011: From Bionic Hips To Nathan Deal’s Slips, It Was A Very Good Year

December 19, 2011 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Dear Valued Reader: In appreciation for your loyalty and support this past year, I had planned to thank you by sending each of you your own personalized Dick Yarbrough Christmas card – suitable for framing – that you could proudly show your envious friends.  The cards might even become a collector’s item some day and you could take them to the Antiques Road Show and make a lot … [Read more...] about December 12, 2011: From Bionic Hips To Nathan Deal’s Slips, It Was A Very Good Year

December 5, 2011: Who In The World Cares That UGA Lost The SEC Championship?

December 9, 2011 by webmaster Leave a Comment

In case you have been vacationing on the moon, you may have missed the news that the student-athletes from the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, came up a wee bit short in attaining the football championship of the Southeastern Conference.  That honor went to the young men of Louisiana … [Read more...] about December 5, 2011: Who In The World Cares That UGA Lost The SEC Championship?

November 28, 2011: Reflections on a Life Well-Lived

November 28, 2011 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Today, I ask for a moment of personal privilege.  It was two years ago this week that I wrote about the Three Wise Men that have so greatly influenced my life:  Roy Hodnett, a real estate magnate on Saint Simons Island;  Dr. Raymond Cook, my college professor, now residing in Valdosta and John W. Jacobs, Jr., a broadcast pioneer and philanthropist from Gainesville.  All three … [Read more...] about November 28, 2011: Reflections on a Life Well-Lived

November 21, 2011: Junior E. Lee Is Taking Credit For The Gingrich Upsurge

November 25, 2011 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Junior E. Lee Is Taking Credit For The Gingrich Upsurge Junior E. Lee is one of my most valued associates but he can be a load to manage and a bit of a know-it-all.  Junior, as you know, is general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Georgia.  He has two primary responsibilities:  First, keep as many bugs as possible … [Read more...] about November 21, 2011: Junior E. Lee Is Taking Credit For The Gingrich Upsurge

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Dicktations: Here’s What I’m Thinking

State Sen.Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, has announced he is running for lieutenant governor.  Gooch is the guy who said that approving permits to strip-mine the Okefenokee for titanium dioxide to manufacture, among other things, toothpaste whitener is not a legislative matter.  It is up to the bureaucrats to decide. This, despite overwhelming opposition from Georgians across the state.  File that away and remember it when it comes time to vote.  I know I will. … [Read More...] about A long memory

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Yarbrough received over 1,000 email responses last year – both positive and negative. Though most of the emails he receives support his viewpoints, one thing is for sure: Dick Yarbrough’s column speaks to people and they respond. Here is a sampling of email responses Yarbrough has received in the past:

  • Thanks for writing what we all are thinking.
  • I am annoyed by anybody who presumes to know what Georgians think.  And that, sir, includes you.

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July 2021: Dick's NEW Edition of his popular book 'And They Call Them Games' -- a look back at the 1996 Olympics Just in time for the 25th anniversary of the Olympic games in Atlanta, Dick's book has been re-released and is available now on Amazon.  If you're a fan of Dick, or the Olympics -- or both! -- you won't want to miss this! > Follow this link to order.   February 2020:  Grady-Yarbrough Fellows Announced for Spring … Read more... about News

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