Loran Smith

Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Verne Lundquist

Loran Smith
Thursday, February 2, 2023
When you arrive at Dallas–Ft. Worth Airport, you always notice the sprightly atmosphere that prevails. There may be a recession elsewhere in the country but not in this sprawling metroplex. Like all big cities, Dallas has problems.
Smith/Columnist

Smith/Columnist

SMITH: Aiming for a three-peat

Loran Smith
Thursday, January 26, 2023
There will always be interesting vignettes in sports histories, some current, but most of them retold with a new perspective as a fragile world turns.
Loran Smith, Columnist

Loran Smith, Columnist

SMITH: More on Darien

Loran Smith
Thursday, December 29, 2022
After a weekend here, I came away with new friends and an insight into the life and times of a seaside community that has experienced the vagaries of life—some good, some bad—but now appears headed for headier times. Darien will be a place to visit for a variety of reasons.
Loran Smith, Columnist

Loran Smith, Columnist

SMITH: Get to know the town of Darien

Loran Smith
Thursday, December 22, 2022
This coastal town is pretty much like all the small communities that dot the nation’s eastern seaboard from Ft. Kent, Maine, to Key West, Fla. There is a unique sameness about each one, though there is usually something that makes every spot different, owing to a feature that sets them apart.
Loran Smith, Columnist

Loran Smith, Columnist

SMITH: Saturdays in Jacksonville

Loran Smith
Thursday, November 3, 2022
It is interesting to see the reaction taking place in the city of Jacksonville regarding the playing of the Georgia-Florida game each October. It is easy to understand why Florida doesn’t want the game to go home and home as they are worried about what might happen.
Loran Smith, Columnist

Loran Smith, Columnist

SMITH: Charley Trippi

Loran Smith
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The immigration stories of the 19th century are fascinating. People from the old countries of Europe, primarily, came to America, the land of opportunity, with little more than the clothes on their backs.
Loran Smith Columnist

Loran Smith Columnist

SMITH: The progression – or regression – of coaching

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Already, we are seeing, graphically, the effect that money is having on the coaching profession today. It is nothing new, but the intensity and the pressure have been ramped up dramatically. You win, praise is over the top, although there will always be carping and griping.
Dan Lanning served as defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach during Georgia’s 2021 national championship campaign. Photo by TONY WALSH/UGA Athletics

Dan Lanning served as defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach during Georgia’s 2021 national championship campaign. Photo by TONY WALSH/UGA Athletics

SMITH: Facing head coach Dan Lanning

Loran Smith
Thursday, September 1, 2022
A few years back, the trend seemed to favor offensive coordinators when head coaching jobs were being filled.
Back to school

Back to school

SMITH: Back to school

News Staff
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Seeing all the vans and U-Haul trailers across town last weekend brought about a reminder that there is nothing like the return of the students each August for the fall semester. I had a friend call about booking a room and asked for a recommendation of a lodging facility.
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