Stories by Bill Kirby

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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

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Affinity to nap could stem from little dogs

I want to go to sleep in my time machine and wake up eight hours in the future. - Jarod Kintz I mentioned a few weeks ago my new affinity for naps.
By Bill Kirby

An amazing teenager: The odd story of a real Lulu

In the 1880s, a Georgia teen amazed everyone with her mysterious powers.
By Bill Kirby

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Don't forget where you parked

OK, let me share the secret to getting around through Masters Week traffic. There is no secret.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, April 8, 2013

Proposals add to baseball victories

While many were getting ready for golf over the weekend, some of us were enjoying the season's opening games of the Augusta GreenJackets.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Kirby: Taft's Augusta diet was of epic proportions

This is a story about golf and Augusta, about love and loss and about what happens when you set your mind to something.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Kirby: Woman, old photos reunited

An Augusta woman lost her old photos in a Target shopping cart, but now she has them back again.
By Bill Kirby

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Woman returns missing photos

An Augusta woman's diligence helps woman, 84, get back lost family photos.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, April 1, 2013

Shopper finds old photos

One shopper loses, one finds old photos in shopping cart at Target.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Kirby: Sudden wealth changes most people

Every big winner gives us all the chance to wonder for a while how we would react with the prospect of sudden wealth.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Kirby: Some people can fall asleep anytime, anywhere

There's no telling when I might fall asleep: Staff meetings, family (in-law) visits. And church, where my wife has been known to elbow me when she detects a slight snore.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, March 25, 2013

Kirby: There's money to be made in misery

There's money in misery. That's what I always tell people when they seek my investing advice, which so far has done as well as my NCAA bracket. But still, they ask, and still I answer with what ...
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Kirby: Role as poinsettia farmer has finally paid off

The blooms really began to show last week. I guess it's always like that. You watch a plant or shrub over gloomy winter months and begin to think it might be dead, and then, there they are. 
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Kirby: Visitors' to-do lists get longer

I keep getting suggestions of unique spots to show our Masters Tournament guests in a few weeks.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, March 18, 2013

Bill Kirby: Why can't we ignore daylight saving time?

OK, a week into the daylight saving time change and I've adjusted, but I still think it's a foolish government intrusion.
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Kirby: Readers give Augusta visitors many sites to see

Readers have plenty of ideas for Masters visitors interested in historic Augusta sites.
By Bill Kirby

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Kirby: March is time to watch your back

If you're a Ro­man Caesar, the 15th of March can can kill you. If you're the rest of us, it might give you a pinch.
By Bill Kirby

Monday, March 11, 2013

Kirby: Daylight saving is a waste of our time

Why do we let our government give us the time of day twice a year?
By Bill Kirby

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Kirby: Ball of fire seen in Augusta skies in 1948 remains a mystery

More than half a century ago, Johnny Battle, legendary city editor of The Augusta Chronicle, looked out our newsroom's second floor window and saw something quite remarkable. 
By Bill Kirby
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Irish pick new coach

James Leonard was named Aquinas' new head football coach on Friday. His father, Denny, was himself a former Irish head coach.
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