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Dick Yarbrough

Charter-school amendment debate gets ugly quickly

I knew it was going to get ugly, but I didn’t know it would get this bad this quickly. I am talking about the constitutional ... Read more

Thanks to you, Speaker Ralston might be ready to unload gravy train

Are you sitting down, dear reader? House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has announced that he will propose a full ban on gifts from lizard-loafered ... Read more

State superintendent’s endorsement raises questions

What in the world was State School Superintendent John Barge thinking when he endorsed the reelection campaign of State Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock)? ... Read more

It’s strange to watch the London Olympics 16 years after Atlanta’s games

It’s hard to believe, but it has been 16 years since the Olympic Games were held in our state. As I watch the festivities in ... Read more