Yarbrough: Happy birthday to UGA

What happens when you get a signer of the Declaration of Independence in a room with a signer of the United States Constitution? The University of Georgia, of course.You may have been busy watching reruns of “Mr. Ed” last week and missed the news, but Jan.

Benjamin-Smith: Wandering down memory lane

Sometimes I wonder.No, I wonder quite a bit.Then the wandering steps in, and that’s probably where the Georgia train starts to move.

Letter to the Editor: PDA problems and questions remain

Dear Editor,Last week’s meeting between the Putnam Development Authority (PDA) and the Board of Commissioners left more questions than answers.While there was no shortage of accolades, there was still no real explanation for issues that directly affect taxpayers.

Rich: The beautiful sisters

When I was in junior high, I discovered three beautiful sisters in high school. Connie, Sharon, and Vicki.Occasionally, I had a class in the high school hall and one of the beauties would float by while I, clinging to my books, stared, star-struck.

Yarbrough: Not much peaceful about Nobel Peace Prize

Well, one thing you can be sure of is that I am in good company. It looks like I’m not the only one who got hosed by the Nobel Committee. It seems the president of the U.S. of A. was also passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, even though he said he had stopped eight wars.

Crane: Allies, adversaries, and assets

As a young man, I was blessed to have a grandmother who took an interest in my education. Mary L. Crane read almost constantly. Her office and home were covered with books and magazines, tabbed for re-reading, and highlighted for the appreciation of more important passages.

Rich: The dinner table

It’s just a memory now.And, perhaps I won’t recall it precisely because of the decades that have passed, but I will tell it as best I can.I was what people used to call a “late in life child,” so my siblings were much older.

Yarbrough: The elephant in the room? It’s our Okefenokee

Don’t look now, but there is an elephant in the room. Well, it’s not exactly a room. It is our state government. And it’s not an elephant, either. It is our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which they want to pretend isn’t there and wish we would, too. Fat chance.

Crane: I stand with Greenland

As chronicled in the Sagas of Icelanders, Norwegian sailors (often called Vikings) founded two small colonies near the northernmost tip of Newfoundland, Canada, and a second site in southwestern Newfoundland.

Crane: Dine out more, or prepare to eat in

With the cold and flu season in full force, it seems complicated to believe the start of the global Covid pandemic is now more than five years in the rearview. The pandemic impacted economies worldwide, and almost every industry sustained injury, though some more than others.