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Ask Dr. Smith

Dec 18, 2020
3 min

For this coach and teacher, you didn't have to be a star for him to care.

I found out that Ron Krall had died on the same recent morning I found my high school friend Mike Quick on TV, portraying a football coac...

barrys

Nov 30, 2020
3 min

Underestimating us Southerners can put you in Jeopardy.

This is something you’ll never hear a Southerner say. What is “I’ll take ‘Shakespeare for a thousand, Alex.” Don’t look at me like that: ...

No need for Panic, Dems: The people have spoken.

barrys

Nov 16, 2020
3 min

No need for Panic, Dems: The people have spoken.

Ever heard of the pop band called Panic! At the Disco? This is a story about Panic! At the Demo - the Democratic Party. More pithy remark...

barrys

Sep 30, 2020
3 min

Heaven help us all - again.

If you’re anything like me, your memory is so shot that you sometimes can’t remember what you had for breakfast until you belch. Or surre...

Defund the Popo? That's a big "no-no," yo.

barrys

Sep 12, 2020
4 min

Defund the Popo? That's a big "no-no," yo.

Kids today, amirite? Check this out: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect fo...

Give Herschel the ball, y'all. And tell him to stuff it.

barrys

Sep 2, 2020
3 min

Give Herschel the ball, y'all. And tell him to stuff it.

A year after I started my newspaper career at the Atlanta Constitution in 1979 – first, as the coffee-fetchingest copy boy you’ve ever se...

Dennis Rogers: He was more than just Elvis and barbecue.

barrys

Aug 12, 2020
2 min

Dennis Rogers: He was more than just Elvis and barbecue.

"Hey Saunders, come over here." It was my former newsroom colleague, Dennis Rogers, beckoning me to his desk to listen to a voicemail mes...

$600 is not a princely sum for the people who keep this country running.

barrys

Aug 6, 2020
4 min

$600 is not a princely sum for the people who keep this country running.

In college, I once attended a rape prevention class in which the instructor advised women on what they should do if attacked. Scream. Fig...

Is frolicking on the beach with friends really worth burying your mama?

Dr. Anthony Smith

Aug 1, 2020
4 min

Is frolicking on the beach with friends really worth burying your mama?

Dear Dr. Smith, I love your column in The Saunders Report. In fact, it's the main reason I subscribe. I have never been to a psychologist...

barrys

Jul 23, 2020
3 min

So long, John. Thanks for everything.**

There are only two possible answers when it comes to the saddest country music song of all time: it's either I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ...

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For this coach and teacher, you didn't have to be a star for him to care.

Underestimating us Southerners can put you in Jeopardy.

No need for Panic, Dems: The people have spoken.

Heaven help us all - again.

Defund the Popo? That's a big "no-no," yo.

Give Herschel the ball, y'all. And tell him to stuff it.

Dennis Rogers: He was more than just Elvis and barbecue.

$600 is not a princely sum for the people who keep this country running.

Is frolicking on the beach with friends really worth burying your mama?

So long, John. Thanks for everything.**

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