Yarbrough: Not much peaceful about Nobel Peace Prize

Well, one thing you can be sure of is that I am in good company. It looks like I’m not the only one who got hosed by the Nobel Committee. It seems the president of the U.S. of A. was also passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, even though he said he had stopped eight wars.

Yarbrough: The elephant in the room? It’s our Okefenokee

Don’t look now, but there is an elephant in the room. Well, it’s not exactly a room. It is our state government. And it’s not an elephant, either. It is our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which they want to pretend isn’t there and wish we would, too. Fat chance.

Yarbrough: Observations for three great-grandsons

Dear Henry, Noah, and Samuel Knox Wansley: It looks like it’s your turn to receive some unsolicited advice from an old man who has been dispensing it since your daddy and his cousins were about your age. It has been a long time.

Yarbrough: Inviting the president to address captains of industry

What a way to start my new year: a phone call from Skeeter Skates.

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. Our motto?Sometimes in error, never in doubt.

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. It is also dedicated to those who believe.I wish I had been there.In Bethlehem.

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. Carr will face off against the current Lt. Gov.

Yarbrough: Santa Claus joins the information age

I visited this topic some years ago, but things don’t seem to have changed.RING! RING! RING! “Beep! Beep! You have reached the offices of Santa Claus and Associates at the North Pole.”“Hi, my name is Dick Yarbrough, and I would like ...

Yarbrough: Turning down all those dukedoms

I got a lot of mail encouraging me to take the job as Duke of York, which I appreciated. I thought long and hard about it, but decided to take my name out of the running. I hope you aren’t disappointed, but looking back, I believe it was the right decision.

Yarbrough: Let’s show our thanks first

I guess I need to check my calendar. I had assumed this was Thanksgiving Week, but according to the television ads, it’s Christmas already — or “the Holiday season,” for the politically correct.There is just one problem. I haven’t yet had the chance to express my gratitude or to tell you why.