Rich: Dill and me

It was in the Springtime, some 20-odd years ago, that I was headed to the Georgia coast for a speaking engagement.My phone rang. This was in the glorious days before texting had rudely invaded our lives.The most beautiful, lilting voice replied to my “Hello?”

Tocher: ‘Saw it with my own eyes’ may no longer count

It’s no longer science fiction or even something to eventually get used to; artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, already racing ahead, though plenty of us are feeling more than a little apprehensive about what that means for everyday life.Scroll through social media or watch...

Yarbrough: Let’s show our thanks first

I guess I need to check my calendar. I had assumed this was Thanksgiving Week, but according to the television ads, it’s Christmas already — or “the Holiday season,” for the politically correct.There is just one problem. I haven’t yet had the chance to express my gratitude or to tell you why.

Letter to the Editor: Wreaths Across America

Dear Editor,I am writing to urge our community to show its robust support and volunteer for a crucial annual event: Wreaths Across America, this year on Saturday, Dec. 13.The mission of Wreaths Across America is both simple and profound: to honor the fallen, those who serve, and the next...

Crane: Marjorie Taylor Greene 2.0

As we watch our local, state, and federal elected officials in office and in action, their public media appearances and more salacious comments tend to define their public persona overly.

Crane: Just say no to ‘Arc de Trump’

Finalizing this column on Veterans Day, I want to be clear that our nation is forever indebted to the millions of men and women who have served in uniform.

Yarbrough: What’s in a word?

Simply put, there is nothing like a good whiff of petrichor to make a guy feel on top of the world. That depends, of course, on my computer’s teraflop since I’m WFH and not interested in ghost kitchens.

Smith: Fall scenes

With a fortnight remaining in November and the thermometer readings in decline, a sense of appreciation is building as the transition to indoor living takes place, but only when daylight segues into darkness.November is a time to underscore rich traditions and the changing of the seasons, and...

Rich: Small room, big dreams

(Sitting in for Ronda is her primetime Emmy award-winning husband, John Tinker.)Whenever I’m at Ronda’s Mama’s house, I spend a little time in Ronda’s childhood bedroom, where she lived until after attending college, as a day student, while earning tuition money by working varied jobs.

Yarbrough: PSC race about pocketbooks, not politics

I am getting mail crediting me for the defeat of the two incumbent Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week.