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In 1960, it cost about two dollars a month to get a copy of the Macon Telegraph or Atlanta Journal or the Savannah Morning News delivered to your front door every day. The minimum wage then was $1.00 …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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9/11/24
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Since we last discussed efforts to drill in our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for titanium dioxide so that mankind will never experience life without toothpaste whitener, nothing has changed …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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9/11/24
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Finally, the waiting is all over. Labor Day, the traditional end of summer, is behind us. We are now officially in the throes of the rapidly approaching “national contest”. Sides have been …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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9/4/24
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Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December. But the days grow short when you reach September. Truer words were never spoken – or sung. I wish I had written those words, but they come from …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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9/4/24
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This is a column that has been in my heart for many years. Hopefully, there is someone who remembers the name, Lewis S. Proctor. He was a Justice of the Peace throughout my lifetime with him. This …
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SHIRLEY TWISS
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8/28/24
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Uncle Aubrey was divorced and had two children who came to visit us every other weekend. When they came, Momma would pick me up at school on Friday and we would drive about twenty miles to the little …
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LAROSE TAPLEY
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8/28/24
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Uh! Oh! I could tell by the sound of the phone who was on the other end. Skeeter Skates, owner and operator of the Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia. When Skeeter …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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8/28/24
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As Kamala Harris leaves the shelter of the White House and the honeymoon of the Democratic Convention in Chicago, she will face some serious headwinds that will likely surprise her with their …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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8/28/24
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Dad Redding was a good sort of fellow to have around. He opened the store every morning before the streetlights were turned off, or the Atlanta newspapers were thrown onto the loading dock from the …
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Charles Schwabe
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8/21/24
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A point of personal privilege, please. Last week, the Georgia Board of Regents officially approved the Jane J. Yarbrough Nursing Fellowship at the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State …
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Dick Yarbrough
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8/17/24
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For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. And you know the rest. That familiar proverb is my way of saying that for want of a word, a critical fact got botched. A …
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Dick Yarbrough
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8/15/24
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Cats. I never realized how important they are. I suppose they have their place in the world, but I confess, I never developed a meaningful relationship with a single one. I had a grandmother who …
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Charles Schwabe
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8/15/24
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After much soul-searching, thought and deliberation, I have decided to change careers . . .again. In today’s fast-moving business and political world, the most sought-after professionals and …
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Charles Schwabe
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8/7/24
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RING! RING! RING!
“Hello. This is Dick Yarbrough, your modest and much-beloved columnist speaking. How may I help you?
“Dickie, it’s your old pal, Artie!”
“Artie? Artie …
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Dick Yarbrough
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8/7/24
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I don’t know what it is, but for girls, becoming a Cheerleader in high school is about the greatest thing since sliced bread. Especially in a small town where football is the second greatest thing. …
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By: La'Rose Tapley
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7/31/24
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In my Swainsboro years, the Dixie was our major place of entertainment. Seeing the movie was not the only attraction. After buying your ticket from Ada Walden, you walked into the most inviting …
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By: Shirley Twiss
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7/31/24
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Now, I’m going to blush. Not only am I smarter than smart, I am also a chick magnet. My cup runneth over. With what little modesty I can muster, I must admit I didn’t set out to be this …
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By: Dick Yarbrough
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7/31/24
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August is an uncertain, unassuming month. It’s not quite Autumn, but with school starting,you can’t really call it summer. August sometimes feels like it’s not really sure it’s in the right …
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By: Charles Schwabe
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7/31/24
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If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you are an official member of the “baby boomer” generation. Your parents belong to what has been termed the “greatest generation”. It is important to …
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Charles Schwabe
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7/24/24
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For those of you with some walking-around knowledge of what goes into this space each week, you know that I write what I mean and mean what I write. But today, I am going to walk back something I …
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Dick Yarbrough
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7/24/24
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