Yarbrough: Tribute to one who made a better world

The late Jasper Dorsey, my former boss and mentor at Southern Bell, taught me a great deal about the business world, but he also taught me a great deal about life. One of the things he emphasized to me is that we must leave the world a better place than we found it. Audrey DeShetler did just that.

Harris: Mayhem, motherhood and meetings

Most of you know me from growing up here in Greensboro, but some of you don’t. Let me introduce myself. I’m Heather Harris, a mom of two boys, 16 and almost 4; a wife of a local electrician/contractor of 19 years; and the advertising sales director here at Smith Communications.

Rich: One million words

One million words ago, I started this column.That’s a lot of stories to tell.Additionally, I have written eleven books, including one that was turned into a television movie and one that is closing in on its 50th printing.

Yarbrough: Thoughts about fathers on their special day

This coming Sunday is Father’s Day. I thought I would get a head start on the topic since I happen to be a father, had a great father of my own, sired one who, in turn, sired one, and not to be outdone, a daughter who managed to produce one as well. Therefore, I have some knowledge about fathers.

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.