Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, liberal or conservative, there is one thing that should unite one and all – how government spends your tax dollars. In Georgia, the best way to know that is through the state’s Open Records law. In short form, government entities, agencies and individuals using our tax dollars must – with very limited exceptions -- … [Read more...] about September 19, 2021: It’s No Secret Cognia Disregarding Open Records Law
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September 12, 2021: Looking for Some Good News in These Trying Times
It is hard to find much good news these days as we relive the horrific events of 9-11 that took the lives of 2,977 innocent souls in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. And then after some 2,500 American deaths, we have withdrawn our troops from that hellhole called Afghanistan. We will now have to endure those … [Read more...] about September 12, 2021: Looking for Some Good News in These Trying Times
August 28, 2021: Nervously Awaiting Another Football Season at UGA
If you don’t know by now, I love my alma mater, the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation. I am a proud graduate and a past president of the national alumni association. I have a haughty-looking portrait hanging somewhere in my beloved Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, where I give what I consider a rather generous … [Read more...] about August 28, 2021: Nervously Awaiting Another Football Season at UGA
August 22, 2021: Remembering A Time When Negative Was Positive
I had a COVID-19 test the other day even though I have been fully-vaccinated and wear my mask regularly in public. I am sure to some of you that proves I am a liberal weenie commie who loves Nancy Pelosi, watches CNN and glows in the dark. But I digress. My doctor thought it would be a good idea for me to take the test. The not-so-good idea was ramming a … [Read more...] about August 22, 2021: Remembering A Time When Negative Was Positive
August 15, 2021: Skeeter Skates and Gang Suggest Some Topics Besides Politics
While trying to figure out whether to dangle my participle in this hot weather or work up a sweat and split an infinitive, the phone rang. It was Skeeter Skates, proprietor of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia, and a charter member of the Ryo Morning Coffee Club in Ryo, Georgia. If you are not familiar with the Ryo Morning Coffee Club, it … [Read more...] about August 15, 2021: Skeeter Skates and Gang Suggest Some Topics Besides Politics