Richard Hyatt

Barbecue purists won't be fooled

Saw the latest issue of Atlanta Magazine the other day and it struck me their cover story must be a short one. This classy city mag is delving into territory it doesn't understand, telling big-city readers it has found 10 good barbecue restaurants within Greater Atlanta.

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Richard Hyatt: Overreactions on both sides of the Olive Garden table

When Kamryn wanted to drink her chocolate milk out of a long-stemmed wine glass, our only concern was how delicate it was. Sheís a rambunctious 4-year-old who usually drinks from a sippy cup, but when she saw the goblet on the table, she wanted to be a big girl.
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RICHARD HYATT: What a difference a year makes for educator

What a difference a year makes
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Richard Hyatt: Schools proposal in direct conflict with MCSD past

John Phillips discussed the possibility of 40 teachers losing their jobs and presented a plan to relocate children at two local schools with the emotions of a debate over whether he should use black or blue ink to endorse his impressive paycheck.
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Richard Hyatt: From manual typewriters to Twitter

When I entered the world of Twitter a couple of weeks ago, my colleagues at the newspaper dubbed it “an Internet milestone.”
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Richard Hyatt commentary: CSU should forget dreams of football

They don’t own a football and there’s no money in their athletic budget to buy one, but that doesn’t silence the constant whisper of Columbus State University fielding a football team.
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RICHARD HYATT: School board, city disputes rock the boat

The good ship Columbus is rocking and no one is grabbing the wheel.
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Richard Hyatt: Time to say goodbye to Annette Funicello

How do we explain our feelings for Annette Funicello when we don't understand them ourselves?
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Richard Hyatt: Jimmy Hightower was a Friday night legend

Jimmy Hightower won football games but it wasn't victories that packed the pews this week at the First Methodist Church in Americus
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Richard Hyatt: Lula Lunsford Huff fights the good fight

When Lula Lunsford Huff talks about the neighborhood around the Liberty Theatre, she talks with passion -- not politics.
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Richard Hyatt: Behind the scenes tour of our Chattahoochee River

When Stephen Summers talks about the Chattahoochee River, he's talking about a friend. And when he introduces his friend to a newcomer, he shares admiration and respect and wonderment about where that powerful stream has been and where it is going.