Dick Yarbrough
Talking politics with the Ryo Morning Coffee Club
You can tell from the way the telephone rings who is on the other end of line. It is Skeeter Skates. When Skeeter calls, the ...
Dick Yarbrough, Author at The Post-Searchlight
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Paying tribute to Betty Foy Sanders and a life well-lived
She was Georgia’s Grand Dame. Our state’s First Lady. A prolific artist. A philanthropist and my muse. She was Betty Foy Sanders, who died on ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, June 13, 2022 9:08 am
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Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
February is Black History Month. I wonder if there will be any recognition of the accomplishments of Condoleezza Rice, the first Black female secretary of ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, February 14, 2022 9:37 am
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On and off the field, the University of Georgia is a winner
As exciting and satisfying as it has been, there is more to the University of Georgia than a College Football National Championship. Way more. I ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, February 7, 2022 9:47 am
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Former congressman says Trump should support, not attack other Republicans
I can think of no stronger and more reputable conservative voice than that of former U.S. Cong. Bob Barr, who represented Georgia’s 7th congressional district ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, January 31, 2022 10:23 am
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Georgia’s pandemic test scores a no-brainer
I received an email from a group called Cherry Digital in Portland, Oregon, or what remains of the town after being firebombed to near obliteration ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, January 24, 2022 9:49 am
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A tribute to a good friend and a great statesman
This is a column I wish I didn’t have to write. It is about my friend, Johnny Isakson. You have seen, read and heard a ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 10:13 am
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Could Republican internal warfare help Stacey Abrams become governor?
Donald Trump is on record as having stated that having Democrat Stacey Abrams as governor of the Peach State would be better than our current ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, December 13, 2021 9:57 am
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God’s involvement in wife’s portrait no coincidence
This week, I am going to forego any discussion of politics and share a personal experience with you. It involves art, Ray Charles, the Righteous ...
by Dick Yarbrough, Monday, November 15, 2021 10:09 am
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Labor commissioner’s good deed hard to swallow
It is said that no good deed goes unpunished. If you don’t believe that, ask Mark Butler, commissioner of the beleaguered Georgia Department of Labor. ...