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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.
For the past year, I’ve been railing against the efforts to allow Alabama-based Twin Pines permits to drag mine 582 acres of wetlands it owns adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for titanium dioxide. Why titanium dioxide? It is an essential ingredient in toothpaste whitener. Toothpaste whitener? Our state leaders are considering what could be permanent damage to one of our treasured natural resources for toothpaste whitener? So far, I haven’t had much success in pushing this bad idea off the cliff, but I am still trying. You can, too. Write or email Gov. Brian Kemp and tell … [Read More...] about Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Drag Mine Controversy
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:
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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