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Column: Education expert says students aren’t blue...

by Dick Yarbrough
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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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Column: To Cameron: Thank you for reminding us what really...
Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Over the years it has been a tradition at the first of the year to impart some words...

11:21 AM, Thursday, January 10

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Guest column: Congress, President should take a stand on g...
Editor’s note: The following guest column is written as a letter addressed to the U.S. Congress. Dear members of...

11:11 AM, Thursday, January 10

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Guest column: Those pesky Tupperware lids
On top of everything else — global warming, the West Nile Virus, the stagnant economy – now I’m expected to deal with...

10:28 AM, Thursday, January 10

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Georgia legal community mourns Westm...
EDITOR: On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to express condolences to the family, colleagues and f...

10:25 AM, Thursday, January 10

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Column: Legendary coach delivered title 50 years ago
On New Year’s Eve in 1962, 50 years ago to be exact, 32 Northside youths won a disputed youth football national title...

10:00 AM, Thursday, January 10

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Guns, children don’t mix
EDITOR: The Dec. 26 issue contained a front-page story with a [Buckhead] gun store owner’s reaction to the recent ...

08:56 AM, Thursday, January 10

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Column: Goats could be answer to Georgia’s economic issues
My work never ends. Not only do I have to deal with compound verb forms each and every week, the editors insist I thr...

01:23 PM, Wednesday, January 02

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Column: 20 things I’d like to say before I die
So Forbes put out a list of “40 things to say before you die.” It was a twist on the traditional bucket list idea, bu...

01:10 PM, Wednesday, January 02

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Column: New year means more parks in area
Ah, the sweetness of a new year. The possibilities are endless; change is a given and in 365 days we will be much imp...

12:52 PM, Wednesday, January 02

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Column: Sorry Mayans, but there is a new year coming
I was hoping that for once the Mayans would be right about something and that the world would have ended on Dec. 21, ...

04:13 PM, Wednesday, December 26

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Guest column: School safety a shared focus in community
The recent events in Connecticut have shaken us all, making us realize just how precious a young life is and how we h...

03:56 PM, Wednesday, December 26

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Guest column: Finding a more practical purpose for the Chr...
Once upon a time, when my children were young and I was vulnerable, one of my sons looked at me with his big, round, ...

03:23 PM, Wednesday, December 26

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Column: Buck’s head stops here when it comes to storytelling
In the course of writing these columns, I on occasion get something wrong. While never my intention, as I dig for the...

11:25 AM, Monday, December 24

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Column: I wish I could have been there in Bethlehem
This column was a favorite of my friend, Otis Brumby Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal and Neighbor Newspa...

02:49 PM, Wednesday, December 19

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Guest column: How to find things
Step 1: Lose Something. Without this first step, none of the rest of the steps even make sense. Imagine what a chum...

02:39 PM, Wednesday, December 19

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