I received a press release last week from the Secular Coalition for America, a group of “atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans” announcing plans to establish a chapter in Georgia to lobby state lawmakers. Among the things they don’t like in our state are the annual Clergy Day at the state capitol and a law that “requires” that “In God We … [Read more...] about June 18, 2012: Methodists More Than A Match For Secularists
June 11, 2012: Odds Are Will ‘The Winner’ Rogers Wishes He Was Mork From Ork
For a guy more uptight than a bullfrog in boiling water, State Sen. Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) can be a hoot. I first discovered this when he and another senator named Chip (Pearson, from Dawsonville) teamed up a few years ago to pass a bill in the senate banning our body parts from being micro-chipped without our permission. I thought that was pretty funny: … [Read more...] about June 11, 2012: Odds Are Will ‘The Winner’ Rogers Wishes He Was Mork From Ork
June 4, 2012: Georgia’s Golden Isles Don’t Need Dr. Beach’s Approval
Have you ever heard of Florida International University? I must admit they don’t come to mind when talking about institutions of higher learning. Perhaps that is because I think first of the University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South, current state football champions and home to 18 Rhodes … [Read more...] about June 4, 2012: Georgia’s Golden Isles Don’t Need Dr. Beach’s Approval
May 28, 2012: Explaining Voter Anger To Speaker Ralston No Easy Task
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! “Mr. Speaker, may I come in?” “Well, if it isn’t Spiro Amburn, my favorite chief of staff.” “Doggone it, Mr. Speaker, you say that every time I come in the door. I am your only chief of staff!” “Did somebody get up the wrong side of the bed this morning? Looks like I’ve got to turn that pookie-puss into a smiley face. Who’s taking us to lunch … [Read more...] about May 28, 2012: Explaining Voter Anger To Speaker Ralston No Easy Task
May 21, 2012: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
I write to applaud you for having made it through another year in Georgia’s public schools. Good for you. Frankly, I wonder sometimes why you do what you do and then I remember that you are changing young lives for the better. Not many of us can make that claim. Your rewards for your efforts are unpaid furlough days, larger class sizes, no pay increases (but increased … [Read more...] about May 21, 2012: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers