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Putting the accent on how we talk in the South
Well now, don’t that just beat all? A new study from Answering Service Care reveals that the Southern accent is officially the friendliest in the ...
Author: dickyarbrough Thomasville Times-Enterprise
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Legislature passed the buck again on our Okefenokee
Nada. Nil. Zip. Zero. So went the discussions in the just-concluded session of the Legislature regarding the possible permitting by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, April 7, 2025 11:13 am
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Some random thoughts on some random subjects
Our intrepid public servants must think we are a bunch of imbeciles. (And they may be right, since we are the ones who elect them.) ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, March 31, 2025 9:18 am
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If we can’t be happy, can we just annex Finland?
Perhaps you are not familiar with the World Happiness Report that ranks countries on how happy their citizens are. The release of the 13th edition ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, March 24, 2025 12:15 pm
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Watching the pendulum swing along the political spectrum
Like the late baseball great Billy Martin used to say in the beer commercials, I feel strongly both ways. For me, it’s not about the ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Sunday, March 9, 2025 7:48 pm
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Legislators propose bills to address Okefenokee mining controversy
Don’t get your hopes up, but a couple of bills have surfaced in the Legislature addressing the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (insert oxymoron here) giving ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, March 3, 2025 9:20 am
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Joining those who are saying goodbye to DEI
Uh. Oh. This column as you read it may never be the same again. I’m not talking about finally figuring out where commas go. That ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Sunday, February 23, 2025 5:50 pm
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Georgia congressman’s name game a bit lame
Georgia’s 1st Dist. Rep. Buddy Carter is a pharmacist. I can’t be sure, but I’m guessing he may have had a sip or two of ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Sunday, February 16, 2025 6:14 pm
Columns
Reminding ourselves of what is important and what is not
Have you ever read, seen or heard something that sticks to your mind like glue and just won’t go away? I have. It was an ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Sunday, February 9, 2025 9:52 pm
Columns
President Trump: America is already great. Make it good again
Dear Mr. President: I am writing a letter you will never see or know of its existence. So, why the effort? It is because I ...