Stories By Richard Hyatt
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Muscogee Opinions
/ 6 years agoColumn: Mr. Brinkley went to Washington and thankfully he came back
Jack Brinkley died today, and many people won’t know who he was. But don’t feel sorry for the former Congressman from...
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Local Gov't Around GA
/ 6 years agoNewspaper attorneys file affidavits in suit demanding Montravious Thomas videos
More than 800 days after a troubled middle school student’s leg was amputated following an altercation with a contract teacher in...
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Muscogee Local News
/ 6 years agoColumbus native Robinson joins 130-year-old Atlanta law firm as a lobbyist
There have been many landmark events in Pete Robinson’s life and this month the influential public policy lawyer celebrates the latest...
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Muscogee Opinions
/ 6 years agoA community bids farewell to a beloved icon who didn’t need a last name
How do you explain his legendary status to someone who’s not from around here? All this small man with the joyful...
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Muscogee Opinions
/ 6 years agoColumn: Columbus needs a voice of conviction and passion to lobby for the new med school
Using local telephone directories as his primary text, Brother Charles delivered the same demonstrative message all over rural Georgia. At every...
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Muscogee Sports
/ 6 years agoColumn: Marathon bowl season begins with a big yawn and a big who cares
In case you’re suffering from the cold weather doldrums, the college football bowl season begins its holiday marathon on Saturday. Its...
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Muscogee Opinions
/ 6 years agoCOLUMN: For one Columbus vet, the story of Pearl Harbor began with a bulletin on a local radio station
Joe Posey died almost a month ago and when I heard about his passing it made me sad and it made...
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Muscogee Public Safety
/ 6 years agoLongtime Realtor stabbed after leaving landmark seafood joint and a meeting of the ageless Fish House Gang
Crime makes us cringe, even if the crime makes big bold headlines in a universe far away from our own. But...
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Muscogee Opinions
/ 6 years agoCOLUMN: Get yourself a scrambled dog and say a little prayer for Lieutenant
Prayers were going up all over Columbus Thursday night like steam from a gurgling pot of chili. Word was spreading that...
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Muscogee Sports
/ 6 years agoCOLUMN: Bubba Ball won lots of ball games, but more than that he won the enduring love of a school
He was charmingly cocky and adorably confident when he first hit town in the fifties, bringing optimism to an overlooked school...