There is a new biography out on Pete Rose; the title and subtitle tell it all. “Charlie Hustle: The Rise
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Author Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: UGA chapter of National Football Foundation awards banquet
The University of Georgia chapter of the National Football Foundation recently hosted its 38th annual awards banquet before a full
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Loran Smith: Gardens of the World Ball – Tractors to Tuxedos
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia annually hosts a fundraiser at the University of Georgia which it bills as “Gardens
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Loran Smith: Taking my son, grandson, and his roommate to a Diamondbacks game
TEMPE, Ariz. – The winter season has passed for the Phoenix area, the 11th ranked media market in the U.
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Loran Smith: Remembering Don Leeburn
All of us bring about multiple images as we travel life’s journey, and we will be remembered differently by those
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Loran Smith: A Respite on my Porch
With the weather causing the thermometer to leap upwards last week, albeit briefly, there was time spent on my screened-in
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Loran Smith: Western Union
There is a Western Union office in a shopping center near my house, and every time I go to the
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Loran Smith: Masters Wrapup
AUGUSTA – Scottie Scheffler represents a lot of what most of us like. He is a champion who has manners,
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Loran Smith: My Grab Bag
While I am not sure of the authenticity of some of the things I bump into on the Internet, there
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Loran Smith: Masters Sunday
AUGUSTA – Verne Lundquist is quite the raconteur, a sentimental preacher’s kid who was gifted with a resonating baritone voice
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Loran Smith: Masters Saturday
AUGUSTA – The weekend is here, and a champion is waiting in the wings. His name may reside on the
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Loran Smith: Masters Friday
AUGUSTA – Even in inclement weather, there was a reverent gathering on Thursday under the Big Oak which towers gloriously
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Loran Smith: Masters Thursday
AUGUSTA – With sunny days forecast for the Masters except for the nasty expectations for Thursday morning, there was an
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Loran Smith: Masters Wednesday
AUGUSTA – Arriving here yesterday, there was that reconnecting with a place which is so magnificent that no one could
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Loran Smith: Masters Week
This is Masters week which happily connects one with fascinating yore and unending memories of the playing of the extraordinary
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Loran Smith: Sports and Reminiscing
One of my pastimes is reminiscing which seems to be gathering steam as I count my birthdays. The time for
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Loran Smith: Remembering Nat Dye
BLYTHE – This rural community of 744 hardworking folks has long been anchored amid farming and agribusiness interests along with
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