A man of the cloth by the name of Markel Hutchins is suing the estate of the late Kathryn Johnston for a half-million dollars. Ms. Johnston was killed in 2006 by a bunch of rogue cops in Malfunction Junction, aka, Atlanta in a botched drug raid. Some of Malfunction Junction’s finest executed a "no-knock" warrant on her home. The nonagenarian Ms. Johnston got a gun and fired … [Read more...] about August 29, 2011: Man of the Cloth Wants a Piece of the Action
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August 24, 2011: A Remembrance of a Short Life Well-Lived
Long-time readers will remember several years ago when I talked about a beautiful little lady I had met when she was just 2 years old and who possessed the most crystal blue eyes I had ever seen. Her name was Abby Smith and she was a knockout. It was not long after our encounter that Abby was diagnosed with a brain tumor. A medulloblastoma brain tumor, to be exact. Thus began … [Read more...] about August 24, 2011: A Remembrance of a Short Life Well-Lived
August 15, 2011: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
Dear Public School Teachers in Georgia: Well, here we go again. New school year. New opportunities. New faces. And the same old problems. As the song says, “Sometimes, it feels like you and me against the world.” I have added two new teachers to the family this year. Grandson Nicholas Wansley is teaching high school science (like his father and his uncle) at South Forsyth … [Read more...] about August 15, 2011: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
August 8, 2011: Let’s Send August To Uranus Where It Belongs
I usually try to run the big decisions by you before I take action, but I know you have been distracted over the past weeks watching our selfless public servants in Washington put our interests and those of our nation above petty, partisan political sniping in the debt ceiling debate and marveling at how our crackerjack president, Mr. Swivelhead, makes Jimmy Carter’s woebegone … [Read more...] about August 8, 2011: Let’s Send August To Uranus Where It Belongs
August 1, 2011: Looking Back Fifteen Years: The City Of Atlanta Blew The Olympic Games
The 15th anniversary of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games has come and gone with barely a whimper. Looking back, the Olympic Games were not the City of Atlanta’s finest hours — or days. They were given a unique gift and didn’t know what to do with it. I know. I was managing director — communications and government relations for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games — and … [Read more...] about August 1, 2011: Looking Back Fifteen Years: The City Of Atlanta Blew The Olympic Games