Dick Yarbrough

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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: What they say and what it means

The following is a Public Service Announcement: Congress is in recess and members are back home. Kiwanis, Rotarians, Chambers of Commerce, and other assorted groups can expect likely visits from their intrepid public servants.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Some random thoughts on some random subjects

As I watched the surreal events this past week concerning the first-ever criminal indictment of a former president of the United States, I thought of a passage in the Old Testament, Hosea 8:7: “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Never mind the wolves; it’s about the termites

Columnist David French is a recent addition to the editorial pages of The New York Times. (Yes, I read The Times – but I don’t inhale.) His is a conservative voice. Born in Alabama and currently living in Tennessee, French describes himself as a “Reagan Republican,” going back to his early teens.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Discussing political realities with Skeeter

When Skeeter Skates calls, you had better put everything on hold. He just did and I just did. For those of you who may not be familiar with Skeeter, he is the proprietor of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia, and a legend in his field.
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Dick Yarbrough/Columnist

Yarbrough: Contemplating life on this tiny blue dot

Please read this slowly. Read it alone. Read it with someone. Read it not just once. Read it several times. Then read it again. These are not my words. These are the words of famed astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan. It was 33 years ago this month (Feb.
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Dick Yarbrough/Columnist

Yarbrough: We the unwashed, hosed again

I am struggling to come up with just the right word to describe the trip two lame-duck politicians and their posse took to Europe this past November on your and my dime (aka, taxpayers.