Yarbrough: Looking back on a visit to Iraq 20 years ago

It was just a small paragraph buried in the paper's news briefs stating that the U.S. was drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement with the Iraqi government. A Pentagon spokesman said the drawdown reflected “our combined success in fighting ISIS.

Yarbrough: Survey confirms the great state of Georgia

It is my obligation as your modest yet much-beloved scribe to remind you of important stuff others tend to overlook. Only here will you read that broccoli can be detrimental to your well-being unless you consume large amounts of banana pudding as a cure.

Yarbrough: 2026 gubernatorial primaries a toss-up

Before I tell you what I am about to tell you, I need to tell you this: Back in 2001, as incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes was gearing up for a second term, a know-it-all columnist wrote, “I hear people say Roy Barnes will have a tough reelection. Forget it.

Yarbrough: A semi-intelligent look at artificial intelligence

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics last year “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”Between you and me, I got hosed.

Yarbrough: September brings time of reflection

September is a time of reflection for me. Most of the year is behind me with just a few months left to go. What have I accomplished thus far this year, and what do I have left to do?Same with life. I am past the September of my years, with no idea how much time there is ahead.

Yarbrough: Presidential thoughts from the coffee club

When I saw the phone jump off the cradle, I knew immediately who it was. Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia. Skeeter has that effect on people — and on telephones.

Yarbrough: Thoughts on heading off to college

I remember it as if it were yesterday. In fact, it has been a lot of yesterdays — and I mean a lot — since I first walked on the campus of the University of Georgia. My parents dropped me off at my dorm, then headed back to East Point, some 70 miles away.

Yarbrough: Reading about illness can make you sick

I feel anxious telling you this because I fear you will be depressed when you hear it, but you and I seem to be a bunch of hypochondriacs. I have received a study from MEDvidi.com, an online mental health treatment center in California that deals with conditions like, well, anxiety and depression.

Yarbrough: Remembering the Centennial Olympic Park bombing

Trivia Question: Where were you at 1:40 a.m. on July 27, 1996? You are forgiven if you don’t remember 29 years ago, but I can tell you where I was. Asleep. Very asleep.It was the midpoint of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.

Yarbrough: No sympathy for First Liberty fellows

Believe it or not, there are a number of things I don’t do well. I could never hit a curveball (or a fastball, for that matter). Still can’t. I have a hard time remembering names and dates. I’m not good at chess and have no clue as to how to play bridge.