MIAMI – By nightfall, Jan. 2, 1984, the football world had already gone into a tailspin with Georgia having upset
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Tag Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: Remembering Norman King
Years ago, Reader’s Digest, published a periodic feature under the heading of, “The Most Unforgettable Character I ever Met.” There
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Loran Smith: Pheasant hunting in South Dakota
It has been several seasons since I have pheasant hunted in South Dakota, but I fully expect to return to
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Loran Smith: Daybreak in the desert
LAS VEGAS – Early morning brings about time for reflection and inspiration—a time to assess your environment, connect with humility
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Loran Smith: On Mark Richt
Not sure how many halls of fame Mark Richt will become a member of, but there are a few which
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Loran Smith: I am going to miss CBS
For the following, I am wearing the hat of a fan. I don’t know all the details of the Southeastern
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Loran Smith: This Christmas, I am going to do something for the Salvation Army
With the coming of December there is that inevitable Christmas rush. It seems that the startup begins before Thanksgiving
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Loran Smith: The Thanksgiving season is upon us
As the fields across the landscape emerge into a state of fallowness and the thermometer trends downward, we see our
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Loran Smith: Peanuts!
During the harvest season in October, I rode by a farm in South Georgia where the harvesting of peanuts was
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Loran Smith: Vernon and Patricia Brinson
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Owing to a college friendship, I was the beneficiary of the most desired accommodations for
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Loran Smith: The George Bobo Quarterback Tree
Not many fans among the 76,251 in attendance at the Georgia-Florida game on Saturday, were aware of the latent friendships
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Loran Smith: Keith Henderson and Tim Worley
In sports, we always flash back to a time when there was a singular moment that remains unforgettable. You always
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Loran Smith: John Donaldson was an extraordinary outdoorsman
DARIEN – This town is a focal point of the Georgia coast where tradition and history are as entrenched as
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Loran Smith: Catching Up With Arnold Harrison
At a prosperous automobile dealership, everyone is in motion. Nothing is idling except for a smooth-running engine which has just
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Loran Smith: Helen Remembrances
I have had a love affair with this community dating back to the first time I ventured here in the
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Loran Smith: Pumpkin soup and a bottle of Red Stripe
Where I grew up life was centered around “making do.” You never threw anything away. Your mother could make clothes
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Loran Smith: Conference Expansion, What about the fans?
With all the conference realignment which has taken place, you hear about all the travel costs and headaches which will
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Loran Smith: Hurricanes, football, cotton picking, and the 1951 playoff game between the Dodgers and the Giants
This time of the year, I always relate everything to hurricanes, football, cotton picking, and the 1951 playoff game between
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