I have the privilege of speaking to a group of newspaper publishers at the Georgia Press Association’s winter gathering in Atlanta. This is a special opportunity because this is a special group. Besides, I think my lunch is free although I can’t be sure. Publishers run a tight ship. Newspaper publishers manage a business that is more than a business. What they do is … [Read more...] about January 14, 2013: Local Newspapers Serve As Our Advocates And Protectors
January 7, 2013: To Cameron: Thank You For Reminding Us What Really Matters
Dear Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Over the years it has been a tradition at the first of the year to impart some words of wisdom in this space to your father, uncle and cousins, who double as my grandsons. Perhaps some of my observations were useful to them. Maybe some fell on deaf ears. I have never asked. Anyway, they are adults now; old enough and wise enough (I hope) to … [Read more...] about January 7, 2013: To Cameron: Thank You For Reminding Us What Really Matters
December 31, 2012: Could Goats be the Answer to Georgia’s Problems?
My work never ends. Not only do I have to deal with compound verb forms each and every week, the editors insist I throw in some commas along the way for reasons I don’t fully understand. I think commas are a nuisance and only serve to get in the way of great thoughts. There is also my much-admired work with the humor-impaired. Only this week, a reader called me “morally … [Read more...] about December 31, 2012: Could Goats be the Answer to Georgia’s Problems?
December 23, 2012: Sorry, Mayans, But There Is A New Year Coming
I was hoping that for once the Mayans would be right about something and that the world would have ended on December 21 as they had said it would. That would have taken care of the fiscal cliff and all the politicians that caused it. A little fire and brimstone would serve them right. As usual, the Mayans blew it. Then again, what can you expect from a civilization that … [Read more...] about December 23, 2012: Sorry, Mayans, But There Is A New Year Coming
December 17, 2012: I Wish I Could Have Been There In Bethlehem
This column was a favorite of my friend, Otis Brumby, Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal and Neighbor Newspapers, who passed away earlier this year. It is dedicated to his memory. I wish I could have been there. In Bethlehem. I wish I could have witnessed the birth of the baby Jesus in that humble setting of a lowly manger. Was it really as cold that night as it … [Read more...] about December 17, 2012: I Wish I Could Have Been There In Bethlehem