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It’s not public schools that are failing; it is society

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It’s not public schools that are failing; it is society

Dick Yarbrough

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

When did public schools start failing?It had to be after I graduated. I seem to recall a group of dedicated teachers who taught me how to read and write, add and subtract, and even multiply and divide. All these many eons later, I still remember them: Ms. Dent in the 3rdgrade; Ms.

Stormy weather

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Stormy weather

Bill Crane

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Though I do not believe the recent New York district attorney and grand jury criminal indictments will sink the ‘unsinkable’ good ship Trump, I definitely believe the former president is in for some protracted stormy weather.

Never mind the wolves; it’s about the termites

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Never mind the wolves; it’s about the termites

Dick Yarbrough

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Columnist David French is a recent addition to the editorial pages of The New York Times. (Yes, I read The Times – but I don’t inhale.) His is a conservative voice. Born in Alabama and currently living in Tennessee, French describes himself as a “Reagan Republican,” going back to his early teens.

Markham was a ‘Renaissance Man’

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Markham was a ‘Renaissance Man’

Loran Smith

Thursday, March 30, 2023

When Monte Markham came to visit the campus of his alma mater in late February, arrangements were made by a group, which calls itself “The Enquiring Minds Club,” to host UGA’s accomplished alumnus for a presentation on his career in which he has distinguished himself as an actor, director, and...

A longing for Julia Reed

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A longing for Julia Reed

Ronda Rich

Thursday, March 30, 2023

It is no longer clear to me as to when I read first the words of Julia Reed. But it is quite vivid as to when I moved from being a reader of hers to being a fan. For years, I had devoured her articles in New York fashion and Washington news magazines.

They just don’t make ‘em like that anymore

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They just don’t make ‘em like that anymore

Bill Crane

Thursday, March 23, 2023

As a teenager growing up in Griffin, Georgia, Scott Sladewould point to the local radio station in a two-story walk-up just off the town square and say, “Someday, I’m going to be working there.

Crops and Mother Nature

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Crops and Mother Nature

Loran Smith

Thursday, March 23, 2023

The recent cold snap left this onetime farm boy emotionally bothered, and depressed. It was again a reminder how fickle Mother Nature can be, smiling so encouragingly one day and frowning with unadulterated contempt the next.

Kindnesses both remembered and forgotten

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Kindnesses both remembered and forgotten

Ronda Rich

Thursday, March 23, 2023

It happens to all of us. We do a kindness for someone then never think of it again. But it isn’t forgotten by the person who received the kindness.

What’s behind Fulton DA’s investigation of Trump?

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What’s behind Fulton DA’s investigation of Trump?

Dick Yarbrough

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Antonio Brown, 23, was recently indicted for the brutal stabbing and killing of 77-year-old Ellen Bowles last December inside a gated community in Northside Atlanta. He faces a host of felony charges in connection with that horrific event.

The loss of Parade magazine

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The loss of Parade magazine

Loran Smith

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Although I was not aware of what was going on, it was a little disconcerting in the last couple of years when on occasional weekends no Parade magazine was among the inserts in the Sunday papers. That should have been a signal—that the popular supplement was headed for extinction.

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