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To: Sgt. Breonna Moffet. Sgt. William Jerome Rivers. Sgt. Kennedy Sanders:
I did not know you personally and the likelihood is that our paths might never have crossed. That does not …
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Dick Yarbrough
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2/7/24
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The only travel I experienced during my childhood years was within the limits of Emanuel County except for visiting my grandparents in Lyons and my uncle in Dublin. Yet I knew the state capital was a …
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Shirley Twiss
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2/7/24
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Last Thursday evening, January 25, a crowd of nearly 200 Emanuel County business folks and visitors from surrounding areas turned out for the 69th annual banquet of the Swainsboro-Emanuel County …
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Charles Schwabe
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1/31/24
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I saw a poll recently that says Georgians aren’t very interested in learning other languages. I don’t know what your excuse is but I’m still trying to master the language I already have. When I …
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Dick Yarbrough
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1/31/24
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This is about the time when we decided to improve our lifestyle and make some resolution. I am sure you gave the need for change as much thought as I did. So, how far are you along on the path of …
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Shirley Twiss
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1/31/24
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“Davos” is an annual gathering of the most elite world leaders, corporate captains, super rich industrialists, and most of the incredibly brilliant stars of the academic universe. It’s held in …
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Charles Schwabe
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1/24/24
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Shades of Laurel and Hardy. When something went awry in one of their slapstick movies Oliver Hardy would declare to hapless Stan Laurel, “This is a fine mess you've gotten us into.” This would …
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Dick Yarbrough
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1/24/24
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One fall day while Sol was doing some errands and I was washing clothes, I heard a loud boom that I thought had to be a gas explosion in our villa neighborhood. I ran to the door, all the while …
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La'Rose Tapley
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1/24/24
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Years ago, Barbara Mandrell had a hit country song “I was country when country wasn’t cool” that resonated with a man everybody called Uncle Shug in Garfield. He went a step further than Miss …
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Ronnie Johnson
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1/3/24
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According to the calendar, we are already two and a half days into our next 584 million mile trip around the sun, zipping along with the rest of our solar system neighbors. It’s a brand-new year, …
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Charles Schwabe
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1/3/24
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I am so conflicted these days. I haven’t been my usual sharp incisive self. Even the RITNOs (Republicans in Trump’s Name Only) must be wondering why I haven’t jerked their pompous, …
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Dick Yarbrough
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1/3/24
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It’s been more than 20 years since Swainsboro High School won a state football championship. That’s a long time to pursue a dream, but that’s how good football programs rise and rise again. …
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12/6/23
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You never know what you are going to discover in the process of churning out columns. And, of course, I have an obligation to share with you any new and exciting developments, hoping that at your …
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12/6/23
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After giving thanks for our many blessings and had our fill of turkey and dressing, we turned our wishes onto the magic that will happen on the evening of December 24. Shirley and every other Emanuel …
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12/6/23
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Rats! Can you believe it? Once again I have been passed over for the Nobel Prize in Literature. This is beginning to get on my nerves. Some guy named Jon Olav Fosse won it this year. As you may know, …
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11/29/23
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In the room, on the other side of the curtain, lay a young man. I watched as two uniformed officers accompanied him. He looked to be about 20 years old and appeared to be sleeping. There were several …
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11/29/23
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As I am writing this on November 26, 2023, the country is celebrating a new holiday. Today is National Leftovers Day. Obviously, the first Sunday after Thanksgiving is the natural time for this …
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11/29/23
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One of my grandmother’s favorite expressions was, “if you worry about nothing, pretty soon you will really have something to worry about”. Now I don’t know if that makes sense to you, but if …
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Charles Schwabe
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11/15/23
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“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, …
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Dick Yarbrough
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11/15/23
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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 …
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11/8/23
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