2025 Columns

You get who you vote for.  Or don’t vote for.  Or who you vote for and don’t know you are voting for.  It is not my job to lecture you on your civic responsibilities.  But I do think I owe it to you to tell you there are some important elections upcoming that can have a significant impact on your pocketbook. Like the Georgia Public Service Commission. The five-member … [Read more...] about October 18, 2025: Upcoming Public Service Commission Race A Referendum on Georgia Power?

I am a week late getting to this because I wanted to share my experiences of being in Iraq 20 years ago with the brave men and women of Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team and meeting an IED (a bad guy’s homemade bomb) up close and personal. Last week was National Newspaper Week which is also up close and personal to me but for different reasons.  I have the best job in the … [Read more...] about October 11, 2025: National Newspaper Week A Salute to Local Journalism

It was just a small paragraph buried in the news briefs inside the paper stating that the U.S. was drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement with the Iraqi government.  A Pentagon spokesman says the drawdown reflects “our combined success in fighting ISIS.” There were no details on the number of troops that have withdrawn or when the drawdown would be completed. I … [Read more...] about October 4, 2025: Looking Back On A Visit To Iraq 20 Years Ago With A Group Of Georgia Heroes

It is my obligation as your modest-yet-much-beloved scribe to remind you of important stuff others tend to overlook.  Only here will you read that broccoli can be detrimental to your well-being unless you consume large amounts of banana pudding as a cure.  Or, that You-Know-Where-Institute of Technology is facing an educational crisis.  They are graduating more engineers than … [Read more...] about September 28, 2025: Survey Confirms Why the Great State Of Georgia Is Great

Before I tell you what I am about to tell you, I need to tell you this:  Back in 2001, as incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes was gearing up for a second term, a know-it-all columnist wrote, “I hear people say Roy Barnes will have a tough reelection.  Forget it.  Roy Barnes will easily win a second term.”  Oops. Despite leading all the pre-election polls and outspending his … [Read more...] about September 21, 2025: There Is No Telling How 2026 Gubernatorial Primaries Will Turn Out