State Sen. Tommie Williams (R-Lyons), one of our two unelected lieutenant governors — Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) is the other — sent out a puff piece taking much credit for authoring a bill to require local school boards to consider a teacher’s “effectiveness,” not seniority, when getting rid of teachers. People both inside and outside state government tell me that Williams has … [Read more...] about January 23, 2012: Random Thoughts On Politics, Distinguished Journalists And The Birthday Girl
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June 22, 2009: Random Thoughts On Bad Service, Good Water And Other Important Matters
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON BAD SERVICE, GOOD WATER AND OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS A friend of mine, once a top official in state government, recently tried to get AT&T service to his farm in Middle Georgia. After talking to robots and not getting his calls returned by a human being, he decided he had no choice but to call the Public Service Commission and complain. The PSC never … [Read more...] about June 22, 2009: Random Thoughts On Bad Service, Good Water And Other Important Matters
Nov. 17, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECTS My feelings are hurt. An astute political observer named Larry wrote me, gloating over Barack Obama’s election and pointing out what a racist I am. He cited as proof the column in which I stated gasoline would rise to $6 a gallon before this country would elect a black man as president. The problem is I didn’t write that column. That’s what … [Read more...] about Nov. 17, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
Jul. 14, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECT No good deed goes unpunished. Recently I mentioned that Sen. Saxby Chambliss wanted to hear from you regarding your thoughts on the current energy crisis. A lot of you wrote him, and many of you sent me a copy. I found your letters a lot more thoughtful than the reply you received from the senator’s office. To call the response a “form letter” … [Read more...] about Jul. 14, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
Nov. 5, 2001: Some random thoughts on some random subjects…
While I reserve the right to occasionally add my two cents worth on the terrorists and those who tacitly support them, I believe it is clearly in the national interest that I move on to a discussion of other weighty issues that confront our society today -- like why repair people never come when they say they are going to and never apologize when they finally do appear. On a … [Read more...] about Nov. 5, 2001: Some random thoughts on some random subjects…