It has been 27 years since the Centennial Olympic Games began in Atlanta on a Friday evening, July 19, 1996, with the lighting of the cauldron by Mohammed Ali. Remember? I was not a part of the intrepid band of volunteers who pulled off one of the greatest upsets ever and in 1990 secured the Olympic Games for Atlanta. Their leader was a real estate attorney who had never … [Read more...] about July 16, 2023: Looking Back On The Centennial Olympic Games 27 Years Later
May 28, 2023: Make Way For A New Oxymoron – United Methodist
We are all familiar with the term “oxymoron,” meaning a figure of speech that combines words with opposing meanings, such as bittersweet or jumbo shrimp, freezer burn or pretty ugly. Here’s a new one to add to the list: United Methodist. The Methodist Church, the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination, is about as united these days as a flock of chickens in a … [Read more...] about May 28, 2023: Make Way For A New Oxymoron – United Methodist
May 21, 2023: What Is Fueling Georgia Power’s Rate Increases?
If you happen to be a Georgia Power Company customer, I have some good news and some bad news. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Your bill is going up $16 per month starting June 1. That’s on top of what you are already paying for your service. And the good news? It is not really a rate increase. The company is just passing along its fuel costs to you for the … [Read more...] about May 21, 2023: What Is Fueling Georgia Power’s Rate Increases?
May 14, 2023: A Choice of Biden or Trump Not Much of A Choice
A recent poll from Associated Press and the University of Chicago’s research center NORC found that 70 percent of Americans, including 44 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of independents do not want Donald Trump to run for president in 2024. The same poll found only 26% of Americans want to see Joe Biden run again in 2024, including 77% who say they are … [Read more...] about May 14, 2023: A Choice of Biden or Trump Not Much of A Choice
April 2, 2023: It’s Not Public Schools That Are Failing, It Is Society
When did public schools start failing? It had to be after I graduated. I seem to recall a group of dedicated teachers who taught me how to read and write, add and subtract and even multiply and divide. All these many eons later, I still remember them: Ms. Dent, in the 3rd Grade; Ms. Bolton, in the 5th Grade; Ms. Largin, in the 6th; Mr. Gibbons, my high school geography … [Read more...] about April 2, 2023: It’s Not Public Schools That Are Failing, It Is Society