Crane: The same house

I was fortunate to grow up in circumstances and with parents who always provided good food on the table, a comfortable home, and a safe roof over our heads. They also were kind enough to instill in me the understanding that not everyone had things quite so good.

Yarbrough: No winners in media coverage of UGA football program

There are no winners here. I am talking about an article that appeared recently in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution concerning allegations of misconduct by members of the University of Georgia football team.

Crane: No name? No way

A recent Quinnipiac University poll found only 47% of registered voters in America would even consider voting for a third-party candidate for president. That percentage quickly gets worse when you put a name on that third party or candidate.

Yarbrough: The Olympic Games, 27 years later

It has been 27 years since the Centennial Olympic Games began in Atlanta on a Friday evening, July 19, 1996, with the lighting of the cauldron by Muhammad Ali. Remember?

Crane: Viva Lost Wages

My first trip to Sin City came in 1995, Christmas week. Newly divorced, I would see my toddler daughter on her third birthday that December 18th, prior to her departure on an annual pilgrimage to Virginia with her mother to visit her grandparents.

Crane: Controlled burns prevent forest fires

Last week took me to Washington, D.C., and an expert panel on public health issues, particularly inequities in healthcare across our system and nation. I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Rachel Levine there, a four-star admiral and U.S. Under Secretary for Health & Human Services.

Yarbrough: Could this columnist be replaced by ‘Artie Fishel’ intelligence?

“Hey! Who are you and what are you doing in my office?” Beep! “Hello, human person. My name is Artie Fishel. I own Artie Fishel Intelligence and I am very smart. I am fluent in more than 7,000 languages, which is 6,999-and-a-half more than you know.

Yarbrough: Some random thoughts on random subjects

Happy Belated Birthday, America! I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy, even though I wasn’t born on the 4th of July. As for Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” I would remind everyone that America was great long before Trump showed up – and remains great today.

Crane: Biden his time?

I first met then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware in 1988, after his first of two unsuccessful campaigns to become president of the United States (1988, 2008).

Yarbrough: Happy to debunk ‘Happiest States’ report

Somebody named Abigail who works for something called Scholaroo just sent out a report entitled “The Happiest States in the U.S.” Alas, Georgia – where you and I reside – apparently is not such a happy place to live.