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One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is my regular telephone conversations with grandson, Brian. He is just getting his feet wet in the business world and is trying to adequately provide for a wife and child during these fragile economic times. He is finding that it isn’t as easy as it looks in the movies. Somewhere along the way Brian has discerned that his … [Read more...] about Jan. 23, 2010: Grandson Has Good Role Models Who Make a Difference

Let’s cut our legislators a little slack before they begin their deliberations in the current session of the General Assembly. They need some time to get adjusted. You don’t just go to Atlanta and start passing laws. The first thing you do is find out if anybody moved the bathrooms while you were gone because you might just find yourself in some bureaucrat’s new digs for all … [Read more...] about Jan. 18, 2010: Legislature Start A Reminder That There Are Some Things That Even A Goat Won’t Do

MOVE OVER HUMPHREY AND SETH JOHN – HERE COMES SONNY I read where Gov. Sonny Perdue held a pep rally at the Capitol for state agency heads, state employees and assorted bass fishermen to fire up the troops as he prepares for the last year of what has been a scintillating two terms as our leader. Although he won’t admit it, sources tell me that the governor is concerned about … [Read more...] about Jan. 11, 2010: Move Over Humprey and Seth John — Here Comes Sonny