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SMITH COLUMN: Awaiting October
Last weekend was such a pleasant weekend. First, the weather was so delightful — early fall weather, which, unfortunately, could be an anomaly. A burdensome ...
Loran Smith, Author at LaGrange Daily News
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SMITH COLUMN: Magill gave it all to Georgia
At a gathering of Georgia alumni at the Quail Hollow Country Club, organized by John Mangan, a doting alumnus who was the epitome of the ...
by Loran Smith, Friday, September 10, 2021 9:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: The Clemson aftermath for Georgia
Georgia’s opening game victory has been hashed by the varied minions who range from the unwashed to the expert — some of whom are self-anointed ...
by Loran Smith, Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis, Georgia’s secondary coach in the glorious football season of 1980, was in Athens recently to see the grandchildren, the ones living in Oconee ...
by Loran Smith, Saturday, September 4, 2021 9:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Holly Rowe is one of the best
Holly Rowe, one of the most accomplished women of our time, was in Athens recently doing her homework — not housework, but she does that, ...
by Loran Smith, Friday, August 27, 2021 10:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Jon Fabris is still coaching
Jon Fabris is still coaching — this time, however, it is akin to home schooling since his instructional expertise is reserved exclusively for a most ...
by Loran Smith, Friday, July 30, 2021 8:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Sarah McKinney
Sarah McKinney has an enlarged heart. Before going any further, be comforted that her big heart is not a medical liability but an asset ...
by Loran Smith, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 11:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Collin Morikawa’s brilliance at the Open Championship
With the conclusion of the British Championship, the major golfing season has ended. For years, the final major, the PGA, was played in August —usually ...
by Loran Smith, Friday, July 23, 2021 11:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Appreciating the work of Erin Barger
Dr. Gary Bertsch, retired UGA professor who worked to make our world safer by reducing nuclear arsenals, sees local involvement as the key to solving ...
by Loran Smith, Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:30 am
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SMITH COLUMN: The open this week
There is something alluring about the Open championship wherever it takes place each summer. This week for the playing of the 149th championship, which dates ...