I have said it before and I say it again: If the field at Sanford Stadium is not named for Coach Vincent J. Dooley while he is still around to enjoy the honor, it will be a travesty and an insult to a man who well deserves the recognition. Alas, football fans can be among the most short-sighted of all forms of life. They are a “what have you done for me lately?” … [Read more...] about August 13, 2018: UGA Needs to do the Right Thing for Vince Dooley Now
2018 Columns
August 6, 2018: An Open Letter to Georgia’s Public Schoolteachers
Dear Georgia Public Schoolteachers: Good grief, here we are slap-dab in the middle of the dog days of summer and you are already back in the classroom. I remember as a child that my family didn’t even take vacation until August because school didn’t start until after Labor Day. When we started really didn’t seem to matter because before we wound things up around … [Read more...] about August 6, 2018: An Open Letter to Georgia’s Public Schoolteachers
July 30, 2018: Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Should Have Talked Less and Winked More
Dear Casey: Well, so much for that coronation. Jeepers Creepers. Give me $10.5 million in campaign contributions and the endorsement of one of our most popular governors in recent times and I could have gotten Cameron Charles Yarbrough elected Pope. Instead, with all that money, Gov. Nathan Deal’s endorsement, very high name recognition, two decades of … [Read more...] about July 30, 2018: Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Should Have Talked Less and Winked More
July 23, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
Spoiler alert: A non-negotiable and finite deadline doesn’t allow me the opportunity to discuss the primary runoff results this week. That’s okay. We can talk about it next week. Besides, Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, is busy spraying Arvel Ridley’s barn for fleas … [Read more...] about July 23, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
July 16, 2018: July Runoff Elections Not the End But Just the Beginning
Don’t look now but it is almost time to go back to the polls in Georgia. Either Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle or Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be selected by Republican voters in the runoff on Tuesday, July 24, to be their gubernatorial candidate in the November general election. Cagle, as you know, has had a severe case of blabbermouth and potty mouth. Among … [Read more...] about July 16, 2018: July Runoff Elections Not the End But Just the Beginning