Stories by Bill Kirby

Monday, May 20, 2013

Bill Kirby: Dog bite prompted some rabid imagiing

Georgia made the top 10 in states with the highest number of dog bites.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Bill Kirby: Passwords are necessary, but not without some drawbacks

My wife, our home accountant, will periodically demand my attention with updates on household domestic policy. She involves me (if only for legal reasons) because modern life is complicated.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Kirby: Surprising family facts found in old photos

Last weekend I was spending Mother's Day with the folks. We were looking through old, old photos a distant relation had sent to my mom. Among them was an image showing two soldiers during the War ...
By Bill Kirby

Monday, May 13, 2013

Kirby: This doctor is in -- my corner

My doctor is my proof that I'm doing OK in the health department.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Kirby: Kids grow up despite our discouragement

Our son has returned from his first year of college. Everything went well away at school. But now he's back and we're not sure what to do with him.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Kirby: Mystery develops from photo search

I've got a mystery and perhaps you can help me solve it. Do you know who this woman is?
By Bill Kirby

Monday, May 6, 2013

Bill Kirby: Bill Kirby: I seem to have Deja view

I always seem to hit the rerun of old shows where I hit it before, the last time I channel surfed into the same broadcast. I told my wife it is "Déjà view" - my phrase for the more famous ...
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Bill Kirby: It takes more to gain citizenship

You might have missed it, but last week's May Day inspired demonstrations across the country to make American citizenship easier to gain.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Kirby: Attention brings end to trash pile

I would like to thank Augusta Cares and all the other public employees and private citizens involved in getting an unsightly trash pile on Mount Auburn Street cleaned up.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, April 29, 2013

Kirby: Trash is where you look

The "Augusta Herald" has been gone for 20 years, but a pile of trash just keeps growing.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Kirby: Confederate memorial honors Richmond County soldiers

For the most part Georgia's annual Confederate Memorial Day passed quietly Friday, the old Lost Cause losing again to a trend toward political correctness.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Kirby: Spring travelers send dispatches

Augustans are traveling. I know because here are their reports.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, April 22, 2013

Kirby: Garages offer new view of economy

I think Saturday must have been Clean Out Your Garage Day in my neighborhood.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Kirby: Many predictions missed the mark

Don't ask to look into my crystal ball. I am terrible at predicting anything. After all, when I left college I was staking my future on a profession dominated by typewriters.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Kirby: Solutions to sticky situation suggested

All I had to do was ask ... and many of you answered when I wondered Tuesday how to get a melted stick of chewing gum out of a pocket in my favorite blue dress shirt.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, April 15, 2013

Bill Kirby: Any ideas for getting gum out of pocket?

I accidentally left half a stick of chewing gum in the pocket of one of my favorite shirts, and the dryer melted it in.
By Bill Kirby

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Child, 8, found dead in Hephzibah

The body of an 8-year-old child reported missing Saturday night was found early this morning in a pool at a Hephzibah residence.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Burke grave robbers sought

At least five graves in a historic cemetery outside Waynesboro, Ga., were found looted Saturday morning, and a $2,000 reward is being offered to find those who did it.
By Bill Kirby

Friday, April 12, 2013

Augusta's RiverWalk still solid; I checked

Unlike Augusta, Columbus seems to have a lot of problems with its riverwalk.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, April 11, 2013

When you're an optimist, who needs glasses?

So there I was, sitting around my parents' house on my recent visit. I notice my father squinting at the TV.
By Bill Kirby
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