2023 Columns

I am thankful.  I am thankful that while you may see other Thanksgiving columns appear at this time of reflection, you took the time to read this one. I am thankful the editors allow me this space to share with you the things for which I am most thankful as well as a weekly platform to state my opinions on whatever I choose.  I am thankful no one tells me what I can or … [Read more...] about November 19, 2023: Giving Thanks At This Special Time Of Year

RING!  RING! “Hello.  Dick Yarbrough Enterprises.  Dick Yarbrough, one of America’s beloved and yet one of its most-modest columnists speaking.” “Hello, human person.  This is Artie Fishel, of Artie Fishel Intelligence, calling.  I am not a happy camp. . . um, robot at the moment.” “Artie, I’m sorry to hear that and am a bit surprised because I didn’t think emotions … [Read more...] about November 12, 2023: Trying To Understand Artie Fishel Intelligence

When I reflected in this space recently about having lost a grandson some 15 years ago, I received a lot of responses, including from those who had shared a similar experience of losing a child or grandchild of their own. One particular note stood out.  A reader who had suffered such a loss said he was approached by some well-intended soul who said, “I can’t imagine what you … [Read more...] about November 5, 2023: Why Israel Has A Right To Defend Itself

Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr is neither a RINO (Republican in Name Only) nor a RITNO (Republican in Trump’s Name Only.)  His solid conservative credentials mirror those of our late U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, which is appropriate since he once served as Isakson’s chief of staff in Washington. He is about to lay the wood to a bunch of creeps who are doing their best to … [Read more...] about October 29, 2023: Attorney General Chris Carr Out To Stop Police Training Center Violence

Georgia Congressman Austin Scott, of Tifton, is what a Republican should be and used to be before the rightwing crowd took control.  Never in my long life I have I witnessed such a debacle as has taken place in the United States House of Representatives who, as of this writing, can’t agree on a permanent speaker.  This used to be the second most powerful position in our … [Read more...] about October 22, 2023: Georgia Congressman Austin Scott A Good Role Model For GOP