Dick Yarbrough
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Column: Education expert says students aren’t blue...
by Dick Yarbrough
Columnist
10:43 AM, Friday, May 24
Dear public school teachers in Georgia: It looks as if you have survived another year of underwhelming support from state legislators, many of whom would kiss a tree toad if so instructed by the anti-public education crowd. I know it is frustrati...

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Loran Smith
Column: All’s well that ends well
Never thought the title of a Shakespearean play would apply to me personally, but in the aftermath of the dastardly b...
04:16 PM, Thursday, May 02
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Lauretta Hannon
Column: Kids gone bad and us doing good
Q: Why do children now feel the need to be rewarded for anything they do? An example is reading in school in order ...
04:09 PM, Thursday, May 02
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Thornton Kennedy
Column: ’20s office building example of early adaptive reuse
One of the oldest office buildings in Buckhead is a slightly askew, three-story, brick-and-stucco structure on Roswel...
12:37 PM, Wednesday, May 01
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Dick Yarbrough
Column: Boston terrorist attack brings back memories of At...
When the terrorist attacks occurred in Boston during the running of the Boston Marathon, memories came flooding back ...
04:07 PM, Thursday, April 25
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: North Desert Drive completion needed...
EDITOR: The Autobahn is an expressway in Germany. To my knowledge, there is no posted speed limit as motorists can...
04:00 PM, Thursday, April 25
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Lauretta Hannon
Column: Touchy subjects and mood swings
Q: I’m recently engaged to the love of my life. And I don’t say that lightly. He’s kind, patient, trustworthy and a...
03:50 PM, Thursday, April 25
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Get involved during Air Quality Awar...
EDITOR: On Monday, we will kick off Air Quality Awareness Week with Gov. [Nathan] Deal to educate Georgians about ...
03:35 PM, Thursday, April 25
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Congratulations to judges on state a...
EDITOR: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to congratulate Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Elizabet...
03:29 PM, Thursday, April 25
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Thornton Kennedy
Column: Historic kidnapping makes for great cocktail fodder
The abduction of Atlanta banker John King Ottley is one of the most sensational stories in the annals of Atlanta hist...
05:02 PM, Wednesday, April 24
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Guest column: April is National Donate Life Month. Are yo...
Every 10 minutes, another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list, and sadly, approximately 18 pe...
10:30 AM, Friday, April 19
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Dick Yarbrough
Column: Random thoughts on random subjects
It turns out that you can go home again. I recently established a chair in crisis communications leadership at the Gr...
04:46 PM, Thursday, April 18
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Loran Smith
Column: Why can’t we have both the Internet and newspapers?
We are about to leave the chill of winter’s hangover — not with regrets but with anticipation of spring’s sunshine an...
04:31 PM, Thursday, April 18
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Lauretta Hannon
Column: Elder abuse and funny haircuts
Q: Why are young people so disrespectful to the elderly? They no longer hold doors open at stores for older people ...
04:24 PM, Thursday, April 18
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Thornton Kennedy
Column: Subtle improvements a smart play for history center
Sheffield Hale didn’t wait long to make his presence felt. A little more than a year ago, March of last year to be pr...
05:10 PM, Wednesday, April 17
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Lauretta Hannon
Passive aggressives, covert abusers and staying in relatio...
Q: What’s the difference between getting your point across in a nice way and being passive aggressive? A: Nice is...
04:17 PM, Monday, April 15
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Recent Comments

« K. Kemp wrote on Friday, May 24 at 12:32 PM »
Beautiful thought: "a school is not a business." However, wit...
« ThatsJustPeachy wrote on Thursday, May 23 at 10:44 AM »
I think regular opossums are much cuter than that mascot.
« Phil Ketron wrote on Wednesday, May 22 at 08:09 PM »
Looking forward to your achievements both on and off the field...
« Mindi Hutchinson wrote on Tuesday, May 21 at 02:56 PM »
And Swade is my son,I am so proud of all your achievements and...