Dear Public School Teachers in Georgia: Well, here we go again. New school year. New opportunities. New faces. And the same old problems. As the song says, “Sometimes, it feels like you and me against the world.” I have added two new teachers to the family this year. Grandson Nicholas Wansley is teaching high school science (like his father and his uncle) at South Forsyth … [Read more...] about August 15, 2011: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public School Teachers
August 8, 2011: Let’s Send August To Uranus Where It Belongs
I usually try to run the big decisions by you before I take action, but I know you have been distracted over the past weeks watching our selfless public servants in Washington put our interests and those of our nation above petty, partisan political sniping in the debt ceiling debate and marveling at how our crackerjack president, Mr. Swivelhead, makes Jimmy Carter’s woebegone … [Read more...] about August 8, 2011: Let’s Send August To Uranus Where It Belongs
August 1, 2011: Looking Back Fifteen Years: The City Of Atlanta Blew The Olympic Games
The 15th anniversary of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games has come and gone with barely a whimper. Looking back, the Olympic Games were not the City of Atlanta’s finest hours — or days. They were given a unique gift and didn’t know what to do with it. I know. I was managing director — communications and government relations for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games — and … [Read more...] about August 1, 2011: Looking Back Fifteen Years: The City Of Atlanta Blew The Olympic Games
July 25, 2011: Being Politically-Correct Is Harder Than It Looks
There is a fallacious, salacious and slightly audacious rumor afloat that I can be a tad politically-incorrect at times. Moi? Knock me over with a (organically-grown) goose feather. I’ll have you know that some of my best friends are (fill in the blank) and (fill in the blank), not to mention (fill in the blank.) On rare occasions, I have even been seen in public with (fill in … [Read more...] about July 25, 2011: Being Politically-Correct Is Harder Than It Looks
July 18, 2011: Should We Trust in God or the State Government?
You would think designing a license tag would be relatively simple, wouldn’t you? Not in Georgia. Our state is sucking wind financially. Public schools are a mess. Speaker of the House David Ralston thinks paying one’s taxes is for plebeians. We can’t find anybody to pick our cucumbers – if the drought hasn‘t already killed them – because those who would have picked them … [Read more...] about July 18, 2011: Should We Trust in God or the State Government?