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In memory of my beloved wife with whom I shared many joyous Easters I wish I had been there. In Jerusalem. With Jesus. I wish I could have witnessed the events of a week that changed the world forever. I wish I could have accompanied Jesus into the city as he rode astride a donkey and watched the crowds throw their cloaks before him, cheering the man they thought had come to … [Read more...] about March 28, 2021: Needing to Remember What Easter Is All About

We are winding down the first quarter of 2021 and I am holding my breath.  After all, it was the first quarter of 2020 when the world as we know it became a world we didn’t know at all and one we are still trying to come to terms with. So far in 2021, we have observed Black History Month and Women’s History Month.  The emphasis given these two observances have tended … [Read more...] about March 21, 2021: From Birdfeeders to Poets, There Is Always Something to Celebrate

I am a Son of the South and proud of it.  Born here, raised here and, God willing, will be planted here.  The South is and always will be my home. Have we always been a perfect place?  Far from it.  The notion of separate-but-equal was anything but in the South in which I was raised.  Blacks rode in the back of the bus and attended substandard schools. … [Read more...] about March 14, 2021: A Son of The South and Proud of It

  Would you like to hear an encouraging word?  How about “No!” That was the succinct reaction from Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore when I asked her if what happened in Texas where hell and most everything else froze over, could happen here.  Pridemore, a member of the state’s utility regulator since 2018, gave me a short course the other … [Read more...] about March 7, 2021: Texas Power Debacle Not Likely in Georgia Says Public Service Commissioner

In the midst of the cacophony over election reform, vaccination policy, sports betting, Trump’s grumps harrumphs and another unconscionable private school voucher scheme, a piece of much-needed legislation is quietly wending its way through the legislative maze this session and maybe will finally become law.  It is long overdue. It is called the Child Victim Protection … [Read more...] about February 28, 2021: Legislature Has Chance to Help Those That Can’t Help Themselves