Morris: Grief for a season’s unfortunate end - A short-lived fan experience

The moment the Sugar Bowl ended, I couldn’t help but ask myself, “Why in the world did you become a sports fan? Why did you embrace this passion, knowing it will only break your heart?”I don’t know how to answer that question.

Yarbrough: Where 39,000 words went this year

As we end one year to begin a new one, it means it’s time for the annual report required of all card-carrying members of the National Association of Modest-Yet-Much-Beloved Columnists.

Stone: Top 10 predictions for 2026

In the year 4545, Ain’t gonna need your teeth, won’t need your eyes. You won’t find a thing to chew.

Rich: What a year

A new year has begun, and this makes me very happy. Good riddance to 2025.The Good Book instructs, “Pride goeth before destruction.” My pride almost killed me this year.All my life, I have enjoyed good health. Yet, I never appreciated it as it is meant to be appreciated. In fact, I bragged about it.

Yarbrough: I wish I had been in Bethlehem

These words are dedicated to the memory of my late friend, Otis Brumby, Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal. He encouraged me to run this column each Christmas season.

Stone: The soul of wit

Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Ephesians 5:19-20I brought a copy of Charlotte’s Web home with me the next evening and began to read it to Chiyo the spider.

Rich: The story of Him

Years ago, a Harper-Collins editor called my agent.“Could we interest Ronda in writing about the strong faith of Southern women?” he asked. “My mother was Southern.

Yarbrough: Attorney General Carr makes run for governor

I sat down recently with Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to talk about his decision to run for governor.

Stone: Chiyo’s web

From three to four, he planned to stand perfectly still and think of what it was like to be alive . . .From Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteOn the day I met Chiyo, I was feeling low, like I was never going to amount to much of anything.

Letter to the Editor: Affordability — a hoax?

Let the celebrations begin! Our fearless leader in the White House has informed us that affordability is nothing more than a Democratic hoax.