Yarbrough: Trying to Understand Artie Fishel Intelligence

RING! RING! “Hello? Dick Yarbrough Enterprises. Dick Yarbrough, one of America’s most beloved, yet one of its most modest, columnists speaking.” “Hello, human person. This is Artie Fishel, of Artie Fishel Intelligence, calling. I am not a happy camp ... um, robot at the moment.

Crane: Here we go again …

The new U.S. House Speaker, Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana, is about to experience the first major test of his mettle and abilities. Just a few weeks into the job, Congress is again approaching another fiscal cliff and likely 11th-hour increase of the U.S.

Rich: Southern gothic murder (Part Three)

There is not a Southern Gothic story, murder, or else, without the Devil in a starring role.

Letters to the Editor: What’s the update?

Dear Editor, It is not often that I sign up to speak on a (Putnam County Board of Commissioners) agenda item. This past Friday, I did sign up to speak on an agenda item that was announced as a “Discussion and action on Updates to the Commissioners Compensation legislation.

Yarbrough: Why Israel has a right to defend itself

When I reflected in this space recently about having lost a grandson some 15 years ago, I received a lot of responses, including from those who had shared a similar experience of losing a child or grandchild of their own. One particular note stood out.

Smith: South Georgia peanuts

During the harvest season in October, I rode by a farm in South Georgia where the harvesting of peanuts was taking place. I pulled over and watched the peanut harvester do its thing—digging up the peanuts, shaking them, and collecting the popular product in a box container.

Southern murder gothic (Part Two)

In Walterboro, SC, kindness hangs in the air like moss in the oak trees, providing a gentle whisper of invitation. This is what people call the Low Country since it sets near or below sea level on the coast.

Letter to the Editor: Putnam County puts faith in rural health

Dear Editor, Wow, Saturday was a great day in Eatonton, Georgia! The inaugural Putnam County Day of Health was a wonderful day full of activities, festivities, education, and healthcare. Beginning at 8 a.m.

Smith: Competitors in Jacksonville

Not many fans among the 76,251 in attendance at the Georgia-Florida game on Saturday, were aware of the latent friendships that exist in the longtime rivalry. The George Bobo family and the Bill Napier family were good friends as high school coaches in Georgia.

Yarbrough: Attorney General seeks stop to police training center violence

Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr is neither a RINO (Republican in Name Only) nor a RITNO (Republican in Trump’s Name Only). His solid conservative credentials mirror those of our late U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, which is appropriate since he once served as Isakson’s chief of staff in Washington.