In my house, the contest for state school superintendent is as important as the governor’s race. I have a son, son-in-law and now a grandson who are public school teachers and they — and all the other teachers — deserve a draw-a-line-in-the-sand advocate. School teachers don’t need another bureaucratic initiative from people who haven’t seen the inside of a classroom in … [Read more...] about October 25, 2010: School Superintendent Needs To Be A Champion For Public Education
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October 18, 2010: Regents Face Increased Skepticism About Need For New Engineering School
The State Board of Regents voted recently to tighten their policies governing illegal immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities and they did it with little discussion. Funny how those things happen. It wasn’t all that long ago that we were being lectured by Chancellor Erroll Davis, who said, “We have no reason not to allow illegals to attend, any more than the … [Read more...] about October 18, 2010: Regents Face Increased Skepticism About Need For New Engineering School
October 11, 2010: Seminary President Needs To Focus On Hate Groups, Not Yoga
Albert Mohler is at it again. Albert is president of the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky which must give him a lot of time to think about the burning issues of the day. Unfortunately, somewhere between the thinking and the saying, there seems to be a major disconnect. You may recall that Albert is the guy who got his robe in a wad a few years back when the … [Read more...] about October 11, 2010: Seminary President Needs To Focus On Hate Groups, Not Yoga
October 4, 2010: A Salute To Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team And The Man Who Led Them
Five years ago this week, I was in Iraq in a dirty, foreboding piece of real estate known as “The Triangle of Death.” That is not a misnomer. I almost found out the hard way. I had been invited by Gen. Stewart Rodeheaver, commanding officer of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team. The general gave me free rein to go out with the troops and see the war up-close and personal … [Read more...] about October 4, 2010: A Salute To Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team And The Man Who Led Them
September 27, 2010: UGA President Adams Has It Right On Athlete Behavior
When I pay University of Georgia President Michael Adams a compliment, you may be sure it is the real thing. Somewhere over the years, he and I have gotten at rigid right angles. It is not the end of the world for either of us. The president seems to have survived without my advice and counsel — although he would be light years less controversial had he listened to me — and I … [Read more...] about September 27, 2010: UGA President Adams Has It Right On Athlete Behavior