Everyone seems comfortable with the relationship between lawmakers and lizard-loafered lobbyists except We the Unwashed. But, then, what do we know? Rep. Don Parsons (R-Cobb County) a seven-term member of the House views the fuss over trying to curb unlimited lobbying expenditures as “silly.” Mr. Parsons has some serious competition in the Republican primary. I would have … [Read more...] about July 2, 2012: We The Unwashed Don’t Find Lobby Reform ‘Silly’
2012 Columns
June 25, 2012: It’s Not The Menu That’s Threatening Women’s Longevity, It’s The Men
I read several news reports recently about a study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and the Imperial College in London that says while women are still expected to live longer than men, the gap is closing. The study concludes that life expectancy for women in Georgia increased by a little less than three years while men … [Read more...] about June 25, 2012: It’s Not The Menu That’s Threatening Women’s Longevity, It’s The Men
June 18, 2012: Methodists More Than A Match For Secularists
I received a press release last week from the Secular Coalition for America, a group of “atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans” announcing plans to establish a chapter in Georgia to lobby state lawmakers. Among the things they don’t like in our state are the annual Clergy Day at the state capitol and a law that “requires” that “In God We … [Read more...] about June 18, 2012: Methodists More Than A Match For Secularists
June 11, 2012: Odds Are Will ‘The Winner’ Rogers Wishes He Was Mork From Ork
For a guy more uptight than a bullfrog in boiling water, State Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) can be a hoot. I first discovered this when he and another senator named Chip (Pearson, from Dawsonville) teamed up a few years ago to pass a bill in the senate banning our body parts from being micro-chipped without our permission. I thought that was pretty funny: … [Read more...] about June 11, 2012: Odds Are Will ‘The Winner’ Rogers Wishes He Was Mork From Ork
June 4, 2012: Georgia’s Golden Isles Don’t Need Dr. Beach’s Approval
Have you ever heard of Florida International University? I must admit they don’t come to mind when talking about institutions of higher learning. Perhaps that is because I think first of the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, current state football champions and home to 18 Rhodes … [Read more...] about June 4, 2012: Georgia’s Golden Isles Don’t Need Dr. Beach’s Approval