Yarbrough: Let’s show our thanks first

I guess I need to check my calendar. I had assumed this was Thanksgiving Week, but according to the television ads, it’s Christmas already — or “the Holiday season,” for the politically correct.There is just one problem. I haven’t yet had the chance to express my gratitude or to tell you why.

Letter to the Editor: The color purple

Dear Editor,Advent is the liturgical season preceding Christmas, during which Christians around the world patiently and hopefully await the Nativity of the Lord. This year, Advent begins on Nov. 30 and lasts until Dec. 24. In Latin, the word advent means “a coming” or “an arrival.

Yarbrough: What’s in a word?

Simply put, there is nothing like a good whiff of petrichor to make a guy feel on top of the world. That depends, of course, on my computer’s teraflop since I’m WFH and not interested in ghost kitchens.

Stone: What are you doing to my game, Rob?

Time to download the ballgame, the latest version is out. Works on your PC and it works on Macs. Let’s just hope that the system ain’t hacked. So, it’s root, root, root kits and malware; viruses you can’t tame. For it’s one, two three clicks you’re out in the XBox game.T.

Rich: Small room, big dreams

(Sitting in for Ronda is her primetime Emmy award-winning husband, John Tinker.)Whenever I’m at Ronda’s Mama’s house, I spend a little time in Ronda’s childhood bedroom, where she lived until after attending college, as a day student, while earning tuition money by working varied jobs.

Crane: Just say no to ‘Arc de Trump’

Finalizing this column on Veterans Day, I want to be clear that our nation is forever indebted to the millions of men and women who have served in uniform. This includes all those serving today, in every corner of the globe, protecting our nation, our freedoms, and our way of life as Americans.

Smith: Fall scenes

With a fortnight remaining in November and the thermometer readings in decline, a sense of appreciation is building as the transition to indoor living takes place, but only when daylight segues into darkness.

Yarbrough: PSC race about pocketbooks, not politics

I am getting mail crediting me for the defeat of the two incumbent Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week. I am also getting mail blaming me for the defeat of the two incumbent members of the Georgia Public Service Commission this past week.

Stone: Rolling thunder chasing the wind

I recently received two pieces of news almost simultaneously that left me suffering from something I can only describe as emotional paralysis.

Morris: Sourdough starter and the virtue of patience

Water, allowing it to double in size and become ready for baking.It’s a trial-and-error project, where the slightest mistake can cause significant setbacks. I am now in month three of regularly working on this hobby, and I still haven’t seen a good loaf of bread.