You may have read that the United States Supreme Court is going to hear a case about whether or not prayer can be uttered in town councils across America. Last year, a federal appeals court ruled that such a nefarious deed violated the First Amendment’s ban on an “establishment of religion.” If such a ban were to be upheld, I predict it wouldn’t be long before prayer would be … [Read more...] about August 12, 2013: A Soggy Reminder To Be Careful What You Pray For
2013 Columns
August 5, 2013: School Teachers: They’re Grasshoppers in an Elephant Fight
Dear Public School Teachers: As you head back to the classroom for the new school year, I would like to tell you that things have changed for the better but I would be fibbing. Budgets will continue to shrink, classroom sizes will increase and the ignoramuses among us will still expect you to close the door on society’s ills and magically educate the next generation — whether … [Read more...] about August 5, 2013: School Teachers: They’re Grasshoppers in an Elephant Fight
July 29, 2013: Why Wasn’t Skeeter Skates Included On Azerbaijan Junket?
I read recently in the Atlanta newspapers that our intrepid public servants just keep on going — on trips, that is. Despite a self-congratulatory swipe at ethics reform in the last session, there seems to be nothing stopping the boys and girls of the General Assembly and assorted state bureaucrats from continuing to zip around the globe, courtesy of foreign governments and big … [Read more...] about July 29, 2013: Why Wasn’t Skeeter Skates Included On Azerbaijan Junket?
July 22, 2013: Looking Back On 15 Years Of An Accidental Career
This month, I begin my 16th year as a syndicated newspaper columnist in Georgia. Time flies when you are having fun and I am having a ball. I hope you are, too. This career – unlike my tenure at BellSouth and then at the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games – was accidental. In June, 1998, just as I had about talked myself into retirement, I was asked by the Atlanta … [Read more...] about July 22, 2013: Looking Back On 15 Years Of An Accidental Career
July 15, 2013: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
After much posturing, the General Assembly passed a sleeves-out-of-their-vest piece of legislation on lobbying reform in the last session and wants us to believe they have answered our concerns. Not so. Lobbyists still have better and more frequent access to politicians in state government than We the Unwashed (and the legislation didn’t quell the self-righteous “My vote is … [Read more...] about July 15, 2013: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects