Welcome to the Official Site of Legendary Columnist Dick Yarbrough
For the past 22 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 named his column “Most Humorous” four times in nine years. Evidently he is only funny every other year. Politicians don’t think he is very funny at all.
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
May 29, 2022: Some Thoughts On A Day That Will Live In Infamy
What a day it was. Tuesday, May 24. A day that will live in infamy. While we were deciding the candidates that will face off in the November general election in Georgia, a crazed gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and killed 19 children and 2 teachers before being killed himself. Nineteen children, second to fourth grade, … [...read more]
May 22, 2022: Honoring A Beloved Wife And Mother With A Gift That Will Keep On Giving
It is the gift that will keep on giving. And it could not be more rewarding. This past month, my family and I established the Jane J. Yarbrough Endowed Nursing Scholarship in the WellStar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University. The scholarship will be awarded to non-traditional students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree … [...read more]
May 15, 2022: Who Needs To Live Forever To Be Immortal?
This is not a piece I was dying to write. It’s about death. The great equalizer. The reason I bring up the subject today is that I read a piece recently that scientists are looking seriously at ways to keep us alive forever. No more wakes. No more inflated obituaries. No more people saying nice things to the family about us they really didn’t mean. … [...read more]