Isn’t it poetic justice that Eric Rudolph was discovered last week neck deep in a garbage pile? Garbage in, garbage out. Rudolph is the prime suspect in the July 27, 1996, Olympic Park bombing that killed one person, wounded more than a hundred and almost ruined a great peacetime event – the Centennial Olympic Games. He is also a suspect in several other bombings in Atlanta … [Read more...] about Jun. 1, 2003: The Olympic Park Bombing Remembered
2003 Columns
May 25, 2003: A Salute To Those Who Do Good Deeds
Rats. I had a wonderfully acerbic column teed up and ready to go this week. The column likely would have given some special-interest twits a major case of hyperventilation – at least that was my intention. Then I heard Gil Watson, one of the great preachers on this planet, observe from the pulpit about how extraordinarily negative we have all become. Dr. Gil opined that we … [Read more...] about May 25, 2003: A Salute To Those Who Do Good Deeds
May 18, 2003: There Is A Whole Lot of ‘Comeuppance’ Going On
My Mama called it “getting your comeuppance.” That was her way of saying that, sooner or later, everybody is going to get what they deserve. Maybe it’s just me, but there seems to be a whole lot of comeuppance going down these days. First on the list – and nobody could be more deserving – is the nation of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have been walking around with this “Who … [Read more...] about May 18, 2003: There Is A Whole Lot of ‘Comeuppance’ Going On
May 11, 2003: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
After our troops had kicked Saddam's crowd back to the 14th century from whence they came, President George W. Bush's landing on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln was the icing on the cake. Looking at the young men and women aboard the carrier, obviously they were as proud of their commander-in-chief as he is of them. Mr. Bush's high-profile trip was made even more … [Read more...] about May 11, 2003: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
May 4, 2003: Why I’m Glad I Don’t Live In California
Normally this space is reserved for the serious discussion of such burning issues as: Did the airheaded Dixie Chicks think their political views would seem more relevant if they posed nude on a magazine cover? How do money-grubbing Delta executives sleep at night without falling off their wallets? Does anybody really care what Al Sharpton thinks about anything? Let’s hold … [Read more...] about May 4, 2003: Why I’m Glad I Don’t Live In California