Rich: Brent’s extraordinary father

Brent’s birth, when he joined his sister, Laurie, and brother, Jay, on an Autumn day, was joyous.Brent, looking straight into his mother’s eyes, smiled with an abundance of sweetness. He was happy to meet the world that he would be his new home.

Yarbrough: Make parents responsible for school absenteeism

Just what the world needs: more legislative study committees. At last count, the state Senate has 18 and there are 16 in the state House of Representatives. According to Lt. Gov.

Rich: Too funny to be true

This story sounds too remarkable to be true. You may doubt its veracity.But trust me: the truth it is.It began decades ago. Some stories happen quickly, but the most remarkable ones unfold over the years.This is one of those stories.

Yarbrough: Survey says high marks for Georgia cities

I get a lot of mail. Some of it is my fault. Strong opinions begat strong reactions. Humor-impaired wingnuts on both ends of the political spectrum are convinced I am on the end opposite their ideological purity. To them, I am either a “DemoRat” or a “RITNO” (Republican in Trump’s Name Only).

Letter to the Editor: County nixed court oversight, commissioner complains

Dear Editor,By a 3-2 vote at the called meeting on May 23, 2025, the Putnam County Commission left it to the affected residents to resolve an issue created by a presumed omission by the County Commission. The issue is whether “conditions” applied to previous rezoning approvals are still valid.

Rich: The colors of war

There is a multi-awarded country song, written by Jamey Johnson and Bill Anderson, with a line about two soldiers in World War II in a black-and-white photo: “You can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered; You should have seen it in color.

Yarbrough: Ideal candidate passes on Senate race

I wanted you to be the first to hear the news, even though it's disappointing.

Rich: When a landmark died

Perhaps, it is the older we get, the more it hurts.Or perhaps it is the more sentimental we get, the more it hurts.Growing up, we rarely ate out. We were rural country people, so my parents counted pennies to have enough for taxes, electricity, and the few groceries we bought.

Yarbrough: Taking another look at Sonny Perdue

In this job, you need a strong digestive system. Chances are that somewhere along the line, you might be eating a little crow for past opinions. Not that it has kept him awake at night, but I haven’t been particularly kind to George Ervin Perdue, aka, Sonny, in the past.

Rich: The frying pan

When brides stopped registering for china and crystal, making it less fun to shop for wedding gifts as well as much harder, I just started looking around my kitchen at what items I use the most.