Yarbrough: When in-laws attack

I have warned my two kids that if they ever contemplated divorcing their spouse, I would keep the one they brought.My son-in-law is a retired public schoolteacher with a Ph.D., a coach, and a former Georgia Teacher of the Year.

Yarbrough: A peanut butter and jelly snodland?

Our national debt currently stands at $40 trillion (that’s trillion with a “t”) and is rising. We are at war with an intractable enemy that we were assured would last four to five weeks. It has been six months, and the enemy is as intractable as ever.

Yarbrough: A few thoughts on love – and loving well

A change of pace today.I am going to give politics and those who practice it the week off. They aren’t going anywhere, and I am tired of them and their blather. Instead, let’s talk about love. Love?

Yarbrough: Okefenokee named ‘World Heritage Site’; mining threat remains

Though somewhat old news as I write this, it is extremely good news for those who fought the fight: Our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has officially been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It happened a couple of weeks ago during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South...

Yarbrough: On God and this tiny rock

Sometimes I begin these conversations not knowing where they're going to end. This is one of those times.Today's subject involves current events, the universe, and religion.

Yarbrough: Politics with a mouthful of BBQ?

Is there any way we can bridge the political, cultural, and social abyss in which we find ourselves today?

Yarbrough: A letter, a bracelet, and God’s anonymous hand

The Beloved Woman Who Shared My Name had a refrigerator magnet that said: “Coincidence is God’s Way of Remaining Anonymous.”I have just experienced a number of coincidences that will require some explanation, so please bear with me.This column generates quite a bit of reader response, depending on...

Yarbrough: Looking at a write-in campaign for guv

A number of you agreed with my description of the recent Republican gubernatorial runoff between billionaire businessman Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones as a mudslinging pig fight and told me both candidates turned you off.

Yarbrough: Remembering a big brother and his big influence

This is going to be a bit up close and personal.For the first time in my life, I am without my big brother. Robert Earl Yarbrough Jr. has passed away, and it still feels surreal. He has always been there.

Yarbrough: Trying to deal with Artie Fishel Intelligence

RING! RING! RING!“Hello. Dick Yarbrough speaking. How may I direct your call?”“Dick, it’s me. Artie.”“I’m sorry. Artie who?”“Artie Fishel, you harebrained humanoid. Of Artie Fishel's Intelligence. You surely remember me.