Opinion
YARBROUGH COLUMN: Fixin’ to try and explain Southern talk, y’all
I have met a number of folks recently who migrated from across the Mason-You-Know-What-Line and have settled in the Great State of Georgia. We enjoy each ...
Dick Yarbrough, Author at LaGrange Daily News - Page 5 of 22
Columns
YARBROUGH COLUMN: Republican governors want sanctuary cities to walk their talk
Hola elitistas amantes de los liberales! Nosotros estamos aquí ¿Qué hay para el almuerzo? For those of you around for whom English is still your primary ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 9:30 am
Editorials
YARBROUGH COLUMN: What would life be without a cheeseburger?
I suggest you read this in a hurry because I am writing it in a hurry and hoping you and I can get to the finish ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 10:30 am
Columns
YARBROUGH COLUMN: Erk Russell belongs in the College Football Hall of Fame
Erk Russell should be in the College Football Hall of Fame. Period. End of story. But since I still have quite a bit of space ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 9:30 am
Columns
YARROUGH COLUMN: What this angry world needs is a lot more hope
My friend, Norm Solon, was a journalist and speech writer for some of the major companies and trade associations in the country. Now retired, he ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, August 23, 2022 9:30 am
Columns
YARBROUGH COLUMN: What would Will Rogers think of today’s Republicans?
American humorist Will Rogers once observed, “I’m not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” There is no question that if ol’ ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, August 16, 2022 10:30 am
Editorials
Some random thoughts on some random subjects
Fourteenth Century Italian writer Dante Alighieri in his “Divine Comedy” describes Hell as a place for those who have perverted “their human intellect to fraud ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Friday, August 12, 2022 9:30 am
Columns
YARBROUGH COLUMN: Open letter to Georgia’s school teachers
Dear Teachers, Let me begin my annual message to you as I am going to end it: Thank you.
by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, August 2, 2022 10:30 am
Columns
YARBROUGH COLUMN: Junior E. Lee talks politics and cow ticks
Well, this is interesting. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have something in common besides being a couple of old white guys. According to a New ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Tuesday, July 19, 2022 10:30 am
Columns
YARBROUGH COLUMN: A real Top Gun talks about Top Gun movie & more
I may be one of the few people on the planet that has not seen “Top Gun Maverick.” As of this writing the film, starring ...