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- Sunday, May 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Dick Yarbrough
Yarbrough: Women’s biggest health threat? Dealing with men
I read several news reports recently about a study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and the Imperial College in London that says while women are still expected to live longer than men, the gap is closing. The study concludes that life expectancy for women in Georgia increased by a little less than three years while men increased more than 5½ years.
Yarbrough: Secular group gets no ‘amen’ from me
I received a press release last week from the Secular Coalition for America, a group of "atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans" announcing plans to establish a chapter in Georgia to lobby state lawmakers.
Yarbrough: ‘Will the Winner’ eclipses Mork from Ork
For a guy more uptight than a bullfrog in boiling water, State Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, can be a hoot. I first discovered this when he and another senator named Chip (Pearson, from Dawsonville) teamed up a few years ago to pass a bill in the Senate banning our body parts from being micro-chipped without our permission.
Yarbrough: Ga. beaches don’t need approval
Have you ever heard of Florida International University? I must admit they don't come to mind when talking about institutions of higher learning. Perhaps that is because I think first of the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, current state football champions and home to 18 Rhodes Scholars. Woof! Woof!
Yarbrough: Ga. House Speaker has a real gift for politics
"Mr. Speaker, may I come in?" "Well, if it isn't Spiro Amburn, my favorite chief of staff." "Doggone it, Mr. Speaker, you say that every time I come in the door. I am your only chief of staff!" "Did somebody get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Looks like I've got to turn that pookie-puss into a smiley face. Who's taking us to lunch today? " "That's what I want to ...
Yarbrough: Teachers, keep fighting the good fight
To Georgia's public school teachers: I write to applaud you for having made it through another year in Georgia's public schools. Good for you. Frankly, I wonder sometimes why you do what you do and then I remember that you are changing young lives for the better. Not many of us can make that claim. Your rewards for your efforts are unpaid furlough days, larger class sizes, no pay increases (but increased expenses) and a ...
Yarbrough: Skeeter is way out of his league as a lobbyist
Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter's Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Metropolitan Pooler, called me this week.
Yarbrough: Random thoughts on UGA fishing team, Daffy Duck and Junior Lee
Random thoughts: Just when my life seemed to have lost all meaning, up jumps our Ambassador to Outer Space, Cynthia McKinney, who has announced her intentions to run for Congress as a member of the Green Party this fall in Georgia's 4th District. This is quite a comedown for Miss Moonbeam, who was the Green Party's candidate for president in 2008. But incumbent Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson has impressive space cadet credentials himself. In 2010, ...
Yarbrough: Judge sees majesty in the law, not jokes
While May 1 is designated Law Day in the United States, Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, chief judge of the U.S. Southern District of Georgia, says we Americans should remember that every day is a day of law in this country. There would be anarchy without it.
Yarbrough: Giving high marks to Gov. Deal so far
Dear Governor, I know you have been waiting to hear how I think you are handling things these days, but I wanted to give you time to get the legislators out of town and to be sure all the silverware is accounted for. Plus, I have been busy trying to help your pal, Leroy Gingrich, understand he has blown his chances of becoming president of the United States and that he might want to go back to Washington and moonlight as the Pillsbury Doughboy.
Yarbrough: Atlanta spinal center rebuilds lives, lifts spirits
Those of you who regularly check this space know this, but to the newcomers out there: I am a whiner. Like Goldilocks, I whine when the porridge is too hot. I whine when the porridge is too cold. But unlike Goldilocks, I whine even when the glop is just right.
Yarbrough: Some dreamy headlines I found in the clouds
Sometimes I look at the shape of the clouds above me and I can see a tea kettle or maybe the little fat guy that runs North Korea. And then sometimes I just close my eyes and think of headlines I would like to see, such as:
Yarbrough: Legislature doesn't always do what it says
Do you really think if the state takes control away from local school boards to establish charter schools as the upcoming constitutional amendment proposes, they will do it better? If so, you are smoking rope. Once our legislators get control of the process, there is no guarantee that they will do what they say.
Yarbrough: Junior has a Looney Tunes idea for our next president
Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Ga., called me all out of breath.
Yarbrough: Legislators take on the ‘big’ issues
"Members of the legislature, my name is Figby and I have been asked by House Speaker Dennis Ralston, along with Sens. Tommie Williams and Chip Rogers, to discuss some potential campaign issues this fall. They are, of course, your leaders and have helped make the General Assembly what it is today.
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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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