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

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2018 Columns

January 15, 2018: If Rocky Balboa Can Come Back, Why Not Dawgs?

February 1, 2018 by webmaster Leave a Comment

I had a great idea for a movie recently. It was about a football team that came out of nowhere and through hard work and perseverance ended up playing for the national championship. The first scene starts with four outstanding players who spurned an opportunity to turn professional, deciding to return to college for their senior year and inspire their teammates to experience … [Read more...] about January 15, 2018: If Rocky Balboa Can Come Back, Why Not Dawgs?

January 8, 2018: Advice to a Great-Grandson: Work Hard, Dare to be Great

January 25, 2018 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: It is that time of year again when I attempt to pass along a little of what I have experienced over my long life in hopes there will a nugget or two that you may find helpful as you make your own journey through life If memory serves me correctly, I began this annual exercise when your dad was about your age. You represent the next generation … [Read more...] about January 8, 2018: Advice to a Great-Grandson: Work Hard, Dare to be Great

January 1, 2018: Junior E. Lee Talks About What To Expect In 2018

January 10, 2018 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Gadzooks!  Is it 2018 already?  I’m not even over the Y2K scare yet. You remember Y2K.  Our computers were going to melt on the first day of January 2000 and we were going to be left in the dark with no telephones and no electricity and riots in the street?  As you will recall, that fateful day came and went and all our computers kept working.  All … [Read more...] about January 1, 2018: Junior E. Lee Talks About What To Expect In 2018

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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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