Yarbrough: Thoughts about fathers on their special day

This coming Sunday is Father’s Day. I thought I would get a head start on the topic since I happen to be a father, had a great father of my own, sired one who, in turn, sired one, and not to be outdone, a daughter who managed to produce one as well.

Stone: Poked, pinched and punctured

Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.-- John WayneSo, you’re having Irish oatmeal and pistachios for breakfast when your phone rings.You don’t want to answer because you are deep in thought.

Yarbrough: Make parents responsible for school absenteeism

Just what the world needs: more legislative study committees. At last count, the state Senate has 18 and there are 16 in the state House of Representatives.

Stone: ‘What you gonna do in those shoes?’

I don’t know how I do it, but I’ve written about everything. I’ve written about my shoes.We’re all about shoes this week, so let’s just do it. You’ve heard about that old woman who lived in a shoe with so many young’uns; what could she do?

Rich: Too funny to be true

This story sounds too remarkable to be true. You may doubt its veracity.But trust me: the truth it is.It began decades ago.

Letter to the Editor: Public Service Commission needs watchdogs, not ‘lap dogs’

Dear editor, Georgia Power and the state Public Service Commission recently reached an agreement in which Georgia Power will maintain its current base electricity rates for the next three years, but will limit public scrutiny of the rate-making process and Georgia Power’s finances (Atlanta...

Letter to the Editor: Hope will prevail

“Habemus Papum.” “We have a Pope.”That announcement, made on May 8 to the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, preceded the appearance of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who, as the new Holy Father, had taken the name Leo XIV.

Yarbrough: Survey says high marks for Georgia cities

I get a lot of mail. Some of it is my fault. Strong opinions begat strong reactions. Humor-impaired wingnuts on both ends of the political spectrum are convinced I am on the end opposite their ideological purity.

Stone: People will come, Ray

You can observe a lot by just watching.Yogi BerraI had reached the 681-word mark at 3 p.m. when I was struck by full-blown panic.This column is complete trash, I realized. No one wants to read about any of it.But I didn’t have time to do much about it.

Letter to the Editor: Memorial Day

Dear editor, With Memorial Day right around the corner on Monday, May 26th, as we honor and mourn military personnel who gave their lives serving this great country and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, I researched flag etiquette for the somber occasion to ensure my home shows the...