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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Dick Yarbrough
Column: We are all to blame for church membership decline
A recent study from the Pew Forum on Religion and Life reveals that for the first time in our history, more people in...
11:15 AM, Tuesday, November 20
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Robin Jean Marie
Column: To roast a turkey
More often than not, I’ve been the two-sides-and-dessert purveyor when it comes to family Thanksgivings. But this yea...
10:59 AM, Tuesday, November 20
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Thornton Kennedy
Column: Library takes prominent place for time being
There are so many things for which I am thankful this holiday season: a happy, healthy family, friends, a roof over o...
10:44 AM, Tuesday, November 20
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Dick Yarbrough
Column: Junior E. Lee discusses recent election results
I have just received Junior E. Lee’s analysis of the recent elections. Junior, as you know, is general manager of the...
05:39 PM, Wednesday, November 14
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Mark Wallace Maguire
Column: First! ... and the 5-year-old
Last year marked the first time when my oldest son Patrick, now 6, actually watched, and I mean really watched part o...
05:27 PM, Wednesday, November 14
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LETTER TO EDITOR: People, businesses should give more
EDITOR: Thursday is National Philanthropy Day. The word “philanthropy” comes from the Greek roots “phil” — loving ...
05:24 PM, Wednesday, November 14
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Thornton Kennedy
Column: Park opens window into a dynamic world
Organized football is something with which I am not entirely comfortable. Growing up on West Wesley Road in Buckhead,...
05:44 PM, Tuesday, November 13
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Officer Larry Jacobs - Sandy Springs Police
Column: Let’s talk apartment security.
Apartment living leaves you vulnerable to burglaries and here is the reason why. It is much easier for a criminal to...
01:01 PM, Friday, November 09
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Dick Yarbrough
Column: A salute to the hero who made it home and to those...
Because of the timing of my column deadline, I will have to defer comment on the elections until next week. I can say...
06:04 PM, Wednesday, November 07
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Robin Jean Marie
Column: Everything old is new again
There’s a movement afoot — have you noticed? It’s all about local, farm-to-table food. It’s about growing what we eat...
05:54 PM, Wednesday, November 07
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cemetery should not be desecrated
EDITOR: A recent proposal for new construction has alarmed many in the historic preservation community. A citizen ...
05:52 PM, Wednesday, November 07
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Liberal arts build truly closed minds
EDITOR: James W. Wagner, president of Emory University, recently wrote an opinion piece entitled “Liberal arts bui...
05:50 PM, Wednesday, November 07
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Thornton Kennedy
Column: Guitar player was famous bluesman
Blind Willie is a name so synonymous with blues music, its origins are almost irrelevant. It seems you could go to Be...
05:36 PM, Wednesday, November 07
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Dick Yarbrough
Column: Ten reasons to vote ‘no’ on charter school amendment
The charter school amendment will be decided on Nov. 6. If it doesn’t pass, it will be the greatest upset since Davi...
03:56 PM, Wednesday, October 31
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Edward Lindsey
Column: Charter school amendment an important tool in educ...
The charter school amendment is an important education reform for Georgia. Statewide, the overall high school graduat...
03:47 PM, Wednesday, October 31
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« Chanda White wrote on Monday, May 20 at 10:47 AM »
Lat year's VBS was great. This year's VBS will be a world tour...
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