Yarbrough: Some facts of life for a new great-grandson

Dear Samuel Knox Wansley:Who are you, and who am I? The answer is that you are the family's youngest member, still awaiting your first birthday, and I am your great-grandfather who doesn’t have that many birthdays left ahead. So, we should have this conversation while I can still write it down.

Crane: What’s the deal with Greenland?

I recall the factoid from high school geography that Iceland was purposefully deceptively named and is quite green. Greenland is essentially a massive slab of ice, though not quite as icy as it used to be.

Rich: The wedding gift

It was a wedding gift. We never knew from whom it came, even after all these years.I just opened the front door, and a quart jar of clear liquid sat there. My first thought was that it was water.Then I saw the note. “Congratulations on your marriage.

Letter to the Editor: Finding hope

Dear Editor,Two weeks ago, much of the world welcomed the new year with celebration.

Tocher: A Canadian’s concern over U.S. expansionism

When I was two years old, my parents brought me and my six-month-old sister from Scotland to Canada. Late in 1997, I moved to Atlanta with my then-new, U.S.-born wife, and 20 years later, I finally officially became a U.S. citizen.

Yarbrough: Swapping one problem for another at Okefenokee?

While some things may change, others do not seem to.

Rich: Fried baloney sandwiches

It happened in Kentucky a while back.Perhaps 13 years. I don't know the name of the small town where we stopped.

Yarbrough: No clowning around with Skeeter Skates

My objective has always been to provide you with information that is not readily available to the general public so that you can shine at your next church social or cocktail party by sharing a factoid that will make the group look at you in wonderment and awe.This week, I had planned to share the...

Letter to the Editor: A missed opportunity for Lake Country

Dear Editor,On New Year’s Eve, Coweta County, Georgia, announced a transformative $17 billion data center campus to be completed by the end of 2036.

Crane: The lasting legacies of James Earl Carter

Many believe the ultimate accomplishment for any American citizen is to be elected president of the United States.