Dick Yarbrough

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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Where 39,000 words went this year

As we end one year to begin a new one, it means it’s time for the annual report required of all card-carrying members of the National Association of Modest-Yet-Much-Beloved Columnists. Our motto?Sometimes in error, never in doubt.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: I wish I had been in Bethlehem

These words are dedicated to the memory of my late friend, Otis Brumby, Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal. He encouraged me to run this column each Christmas season. It is also dedicated to those who believe.I wish I had been there.In Bethlehem.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Turning down all those dukedoms

I got a lot of mail encouraging me to take the job as Duke of York, which I appreciated. I thought long and hard about it, but decided to take my name out of the running. I hope you aren’t disappointed, but looking back, I believe it was the right decision.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Let’s show our thanks first

I guess I need to check my calendar. I had assumed this was Thanksgiving Week, but according to the television ads, it’s Christmas already — or “the Holiday season,” for the politically correct.There is just one problem. I haven’t yet had the chance to express my gratitude or to tell you why.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: What’s in a word?

Simply put, there is nothing like a good whiff of petrichor to make a guy feel on top of the world. That depends, of course, on my computer’s teraflop since I’m WFH and not interested in ghost kitchens.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: PSC race about pocketbooks, not politics

I am getting mail crediting me for the defeat of the two incumbent Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week. I am also getting mail blaming me for the defeat of the two incumbent members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Random thoughts on random subjects

Color me bummed. I found out last week that, despite my sterling silver credentials, it seems my chances of being appointed Duke of York have been flushed down the loo.I got a note from a reader who says I made a “serious factual error” in my column.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: The possibilities of becoming a duke

I am looking for a new job. No, I’m not planning on giving this one up. I’m having too much fun messing with the humor-impaired, but I feel like I am ready for a new challenge, like maybe becoming a duke.My sources tell me the position of Duke of York has recently opened up.
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Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: Newspaper Week salutes local journalism

Last week was National Newspaper Week, which means a lot to me. I have the best job in the world.Each week, I get to share my thoughts with you, courtesy of the editors, and then wait to see how you feel about those thoughts.