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- Thursday, May 23, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Dick Yarbrough
Yarbrough: Area school has positive impact on its students
If you aren't careful, it is very easy to get pessimistic these days. We have gotten too loud, too adversarial, too politically-correct, too ethically-challenged, too secular and too narrow-minded - not to mention slightly humor-impaired.
Yarbrough: UGA tops Junior’s BUGS list of top colleges
Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company in Greater Garfield, Ga., just called me with what he said was an exciting development.
Yarbrough: David vs. Goliath charter school duel gets hotter
With the vote on the charter school amendment just over a month away, the heat is getting intense. I know. I have felt it.
Yarbrough: Party may be over at the state Capitol
When the gavel bangs to open the 2013 session of the Georgia General Assembly, I would suggest the first order of business be to have Willie Nelson serenade our solons with "The Party's Over." Willie sings that song better than almost anybody and it would be an effective way to remind our intrepid public servants that there is a new sheriff in town.
Yarbrough: Backers of charter school amendment make their case
Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, majority whip of the Georgia House of Representatives asked me if I would talk to the proponents of the upcoming constitutional amendment on charter schools and get their side of the story. This was after he and I had publicly crossed swords over the issue.
Yarbrough: A buzz or a ding signals the truth
I got called a "liberal" the other day by a reader in Cherokee County who doesn't think much of my opinions and suggested "Someone should retire his word processor."
Yarbrough: Skeeter offers advice to the next president
I was in the middle of preparing a PowerPoint presentation for you on why House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, needs a campaign war chest of $356,415.19 to run unopposed for re-election in his district.
Yarbrough: Charter school debate turns ugly
I knew it was going to get ugly, but I didn't know it would get this bad this quickly. I am talking about the constitutional amendment on charter schools to be voted on in November that asks, "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?" Dr. John Barge, Georgia state school superintendent, opposes the amendment. House Majority Whip Edward Lindsey, ...
Yarbrough: Have voters convinced speaker to get off the gravy train?
Are you sitting down, dear reader? House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, has announced that he will propose a full ban on gifts from lizard-loafered lobbyists in the next session.
Yarbrough: Endorsement spurs voucher debate
What in the world was state School Superintendent John Barge thinking when he endorsed the re-election campaign of State Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock? Rogers, in case you are not aware, is not exactly public education's best friend.
Yarbrough: Olympic memories will be of athletes, not glitches
Hard to believe, but it has been 16 years since the Olympic Games were held in our state. As I watch the festivities in London, I remembered the phone calls I had received over the past year from media members in Great Britain, asking me if I had any thoughts on what was going to happen when the Games began in London.
Yarbrough: Trip offers a reminder that life is precious
I have just returned from a memorable trip to Valdosta. I went there to speak to the Rotary Club. The members laughed in all the right places, which not only was memorable, but downright remarkable.
Yarbrough: Certified as your modest, much-beloved columnist
Would you allow an unlicensed electrician to install a bug zapper in your living room? Would you let an unlicensed plumber unclog the throne in your reading room? Would you give an unlicensed pilot permission to take you for a spin in his Sopwith Camel or allow an unlicensed insurance agent to sell your Significant Other a policy that would encourage you to do just that?
Yarbrough: Plum Nelly says Higgs boson won’t fix stupid
News bulletin: Scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle that looks remarkably like the long-sought Higgs boson. Sometimes called the "God particle" because its existence is fundamental to the creation of the universe, the hunt for the Higgs involved thousands of scientists from all over the world.
Yarbrough: Ethics reform not silly to rest of us
Everyone seems comfortable with the relationship between lawmakers and lizard-loafered lobbyists except We the Unwashed. But, then, what do we know?
Articles By Author - Dick Yarbrough
Yarbrough: Dalton mayor ponders uphill fight in 2014
David Pennington, the mayor of Dalton, is making noises about challenging incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal in the 2014 Republican primary.
Yarbrough: LaGrange College senior triumphs over adversity
This is the story of courage. This is a story of tenacity. This is the story of Hill Daniel.
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