This world is full of surprises. I just got a call from Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter Skates Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Greater Metropolitan Pooler. That alone is rare. Skeeter doesn’t call me much because he doesn’t particularly care for those of us in the media. He thinks we add little value to society. That doesn’t make him unique. According to my mail, quite a few … [Read more...] about September 14, 2015: Skeeter Skates Torn Between Greater Metropolitan Pooler and Ryo
2015 Columns
September 5, 2015: Festive Gala An Example Of The Best Of Cobb County
I witnessed the best of Cobb County this past Sunday evening. I saw people – a lot of people – from all walks of life come together at the Marietta Performing Arts Center to help a family turn tragedy into triumph by giving generously of their time and talent and money to support a worthy endeavor and to have a fun time while doing it. There was no talk of bond financing, … [Read more...] about September 5, 2015: Festive Gala An Example Of The Best Of Cobb County
August 31, 2015: Great Grandson’s Enthusiasm a Reminder of Why Teachers Matter
Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Pardon me, but your great grandfather is having a surreal moment. Knowing you are now firmly ensconced in the first grade is taking some getting used to. I remember entering Ms. Dent’s first-grade class at Colonial Hills grammar school in East Point, Georgia, a few millennia ago. My memory is a bit hazy on the details but I am reasonably sure I … [Read more...] about August 31, 2015: Great Grandson’s Enthusiasm a Reminder of Why Teachers Matter
August 24, 2015: Gov. Deal’s Communications Director Ready to Try it on His Own
Unless you are one of the intrepid public servants we keep sending back to the Gold Dome to get you out of our hair, or a lizard-loafered lobbyist lurking around the capitol with free lunch coupons or members of the news media with coffee stains on their shirts and cynicism in their hearts, the name Brian Robinson may be unfamiliar to you. For four-and-half years, Robinson has … [Read more...] about August 24, 2015: Gov. Deal’s Communications Director Ready to Try it on His Own
August 17, 2015: One Of Georgia Tech’s ‘Lost Dodd Boys’ Looks Back On The Experience
To say Betty Wallace loves Georgia Tech is to say Romeo loved Juliet or hogs love slop. It is a simple fact. Who else do you know that attended Georgia Tech football games for some eighty years – that’s not a misprint – and was a season ticket holder for Tech basketball for decades until the practicality of age made her realize she could root just as hard from home as she did … [Read more...] about August 17, 2015: One Of Georgia Tech’s ‘Lost Dodd Boys’ Looks Back On The Experience