To refresh your memory, Cole is one of three UGA athletes being investigated for having raped a female student or having had consensual sex with her or some combination of both, depending on whose story you believe. Call me naïve but I was hoping someone would say that Cole was attracted to Athens by the new School of Public and International Affairs and decided to get a head … [Read more...] about Feb. 11, 2002: How in the world was Tony Cole ever accepted to the University of Georgia?
2002 Columns
Feb. 4, 2002: If Rosie O’Donnell Can Do it, So Can I
In case you have been busy with mundane stuff like making a living, you may have missed the big news that has the entertainment world in a dither. The popular daytime television talk show host will apparently come out of the closet and proclaim her sexuality. To borrow some show business lingo, Rosie is “outing herself.” The smart money says she is going to declare she is … [Read more...] about Feb. 4, 2002: If Rosie O’Donnell Can Do it, So Can I
Jan. 28, 2002: Dear Boss,
You are no doubt up-to-date on the latest incident of resume padding at Georgia Tech. The new assistant football coach, Rick Smith, has confessed that he didn’t play football or baseball at Florida State as his resume claims. Happily, the good folks at Tech have told him not to worry about the oversight. They have had some experience with this sort of thing in the … [Read more...] about Jan. 28, 2002: Dear Boss,
Jan. 21, 2002: Welcome to Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta
A question I am asked quite often these days is what I think of Shirley Franklin, the new mayor of Atlanta. The answer is, I think she is terrific. She and I worked together at the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. We both reported directly to Billy Payne, ACOG’s CEO. We both were impatient, opinionated and outspoken, and we got along famously. As we say down South, … [Read more...] about Jan. 21, 2002: Welcome to Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta
Jan. 14, 2002: A friend once asked my advice about running for a seat on his county commission.
I strongly urged him not to. I suggested instead that if he wanted to get into politics, he consider the state Legislature. “If you are a county commissioner, your constituents will call you every time a streetlight goes out, there is a pothole in the road or their garbage isn’t picked up promptly,” I told him. “If you are in the Legislature, nobody will know or care.” I … [Read more...] about Jan. 14, 2002: A friend once asked my advice about running for a seat on his county commission.