There are few people, places or things for which I have more passion than the University of Georgia and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications there. This love affair goes back decades to when I was an incoming junior at UGA. I walked into Grady on the first day so nervous that I thought seriously of walking back out and going home and getting a … [Read more...] about May 1, 2017: Having a Chance to Repay a Debt Owed to My Alma Mater
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April 24, 2017: Legislature Turns Adoption Efforts Into Political Sausage
There is a saying that the two things you don’t want to see made are law and sausage. Sometimes, they are hard to tell apart. State Rep. Bert Reeves, R-Cobb County, can speak first-hand about how the political process can stink worse than ground-up hog parts. Georgia’s adoption laws are antiquated and in serious need of updating. The last time the state code … [Read more...] about April 24, 2017: Legislature Turns Adoption Efforts Into Political Sausage
April 17, 2017: Georgia’s First Ladies Make Their Own Mark in State
You may have read about the sudden resignation of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley last week. The “Luv Guv” as he was known in the local media was facing impeachment proceedings for campaign finance violations and allegations of some boy-girl hanky-panky with one of his top aides. Bentley is the third Alabama governor to resign since the 1990s, following Don Siegelman, … [Read more...] about April 17, 2017: Georgia’s First Ladies Make Their Own Mark in State
April 10, 2017: This Week A Time to Remember What Easter Is All About
Continuing a long-standing Easter Week tradition in this space. 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 … [Read more...] about April 10, 2017: This Week A Time to Remember What Easter Is All About
April 3, 2017: Broccoli Up The Nose Ends Any Thoughts Of A Political Career
My fellow Americans, it is with heavy heart that I inform you today that I am not now nor will I become a candidate for public office. I felt compelled to share my decision with you after I was deluged with mail this past week urging me to offer myself for public service. (Note from editor: He got three emails. Big deal.) However, there is much … [Read more...] about April 3, 2017: Broccoli Up The Nose Ends Any Thoughts Of A Political Career