I am up to my gizzard with our governor and Legislature and assorted bureaucrats stomping around in public education with little regard for the consequences of their actions. Example: One school system in the state has been considering allowing the police to bring Tasers into the schools to quell unruly students. While this is going on, Gov. Sonny Perdue has rolled out a … [Read more...] about Feb. 22, 2010: Want Parents In Charge of Education? Then Let Government Rate Them
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Feb. 13, 2010: A Valentine Story of Love and Marriage and Endurance
This is a Valentine story. We had our first date on Valentine’s Day a few eons ago. She and I were juniors in high school and just good friends. Nothing more. We agreed to go together to the Sweetheart Ball sponsored by the school newspaper. Stringent privacy laws prevent me from revealing the name of the editor of the school paper. I can tell you that he still doesn’t … [Read more...] about Feb. 13, 2010: A Valentine Story of Love and Marriage and Endurance
Feb. 8, 2010: Is That A Zit on Your Forehead or Are We Being Followed?
While you and I have been tending to the mundane matters of life like filing our taxes and paying our bills, members of the General Assembly have been watching too many science fiction movies. Sen. Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville) aided by Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock), recently pushed a bill through the State Senate making it illegal to implant microchips or … [Read more...] about Feb. 8, 2010: Is That A Zit on Your Forehead or Are We Being Followed?
Feb. 1, 2010: Leave It To Skeeter Skates to Put Things in Perspective
LEAVE IT TO SKEETER SKATES TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE Whenever this world starts looking too complicated, I call my friend Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Greater Metropolitan Pooler. Skeeter has a wonderful way of putting things into perspective. “Hoss, this is going to have to be a quick conversation,” he said, “I am right in the … [Read more...] about Feb. 1, 2010: Leave It To Skeeter Skates to Put Things in Perspective
Jan. 25, 2010: What State Politicians Need is a Good Old-fashioned Tea Party
What this state needs is a good old-fashioned Tea Party. Not one directed at the liberal weenies in Washington who tried to ram health care reform down our throats. This protest needs to focus on the State of Georgia. Our governor and members of the General Assembly continue to remind us that state revenues are dropping precipitously and budgets must be cut. Among those … [Read more...] about Jan. 25, 2010: What State Politicians Need is a Good Old-fashioned Tea Party