I was surprised when the phone rang this morning. I expected it to be a friendly robot offering me a credit card I don’t want or a back brace I don’t need. What to my wondering ears should appear but Skeeter Skates, the proprietor of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair, located in Ryo, Georgia. When Skeeter calls, you can forget the … [Read more...] about November 4, 2019: Discussing Impeachment With Skeeter Skates and the Ryo Coffee Club
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October 28, 2019: The University Of Georgia is Winning Where It Counts
I bow to no one in my love for and loyalty to the University of Georgia. I bleed red and black. I have served as president of the National Alumni Association, have been named the university’s outstanding graduate and today endow a professorship as well as fellowships at my beloved Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. I can never repay my university for what it … [Read more...] about October 28, 2019: The University Of Georgia is Winning Where It Counts
October 14, 2019: Can We Ever Stop Ranting and Listen To Each Other?
Sometimes the best advice can come from the strangest places. Jackie Cushman has a new book out entitled, “Our Broken America: Why Both Sides Need to Stop Ranting and Start Listening.” Such advice could not come at a better time. Ranting has become our national pastime and it is hard to listen when we are ranting. And if we aren’t broken as a … [Read more...] about October 14, 2019: Can We Ever Stop Ranting and Listen To Each Other?
October 7, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
As if we need more proof that the impeachment cacophony is Inside-the-Beltway blather between Republicans and Democrats, cheered on by wingnuts and navel-gazing pundits, consider how important that issue is to families whose loved ones may have been abused in some of Georgia’s senior care facilities. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has done one of the finest jobs of … [Read more...] about October 7, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
September 30, 2019: If You Want To Talk Impeachment, You Had Better Hurry
If you are up to your gullet with all the mud-slinging in Washington, you have come to the right place. I am right there with you. I have spent enough time in and around D.C. to know the impeachment controversy involving Donald Trump is partisan political posturing by Democrats and Republicans. This issue isn’t about you and me. It is an Inside-the-Beltway … [Read more...] about September 30, 2019: If You Want To Talk Impeachment, You Had Better Hurry