Yarbrough: Elections not over ‘til they’re over

The good news is that the primary elections are over. The bad news is the primary elections are not over—we now have runoffs. Then it will all be over, except it won’t be. The general election is Nov. 3, so we still have that to look forward to.

Yarbrough: Keep talkin’ Southern, y’all

I’m a little late getting around to this, but there is a survey out by a group called Writing Tips Institute, a website that teaches people how to write correctly.According to the survey, 51% of Georgians would like our dialect protected by law.

Yarbrough: Random thoughts on some random subjects

I would like to say I hate it when I’m right, but Jiminy Crickets, I am right so much that if I spent all that time hating myself, I wouldn’t have time to hate broccoli. And I really hate broccoli.

Yarbrough: Political silly season upon us

Welcome to Silly Season, when our intrepid public servants—and those who aspire to be—dominate our TVs with ads, clutter street corners with yard signs, press the flesh while we’re trying to enjoy breakfast at our favorite diner, flood our mailboxes with flyers, and go online to ask us for money.

Yarbrough: Back to a hometown that is no longer home

The American novelist Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “You Can’t Go Home Again.” He was right. You can’t.I tried — with my friend, Philip.A near-fatal bout of sepsis has made driving a challenge for me and a firm no-no, according to my kids.

Yarbrough: More random thoughts on random subjects

A reader in Calhoun sent my recent column on the Monks Walk for Peace to a Facebook page devoted to that extraordinary event. As of last week, it had received over 3,000 likes, more than 200 comments, and 20 Facebook users had posted it to their own page. I suspect that number has grown since.

Yarbrough: Immovable object vs. irresistible force

Let us revisit the matter of drilling for titanium dioxide in our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge so that the world as we know it never runs out of toothpaste whitener.

Yarbrough: Monks’ walk for peace brings out the best in us

I’m trying to figure out why all the talk is about Making America Great Again? America has been great since I’ve been here, and I suspect it will be great when I’m gone.That is because it is made up of good people who do good things.No one comes close to Americans in charitable giving. In 2024, U.S.

Yarbrough: To good health and good food

Okay, it looks like I may live to fight another day. I just got a clean bill of health from my latest checkup, at my insurance company's request.Physically, all the numbers were good.

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.