PAYING HOMAGE TO THREE WISE MEN This is the story of three wise men. They do not come bearing gifts of gold and myrrh and frankincense. Their gifts are service, intelligence and integrity. They don’t have exotic names like Bithisarea, Melichior, and Gathaspa. Theirs are ordinary names: John, Raymond and Roy. But there is nothing ordinary about them. All three are World War II … [Read more...] about Nov. 30, 2009: Paying Homage To Three Wise Men
Nov. 23, 2009: Southern Expert Puts Latest Health Survey In Perspective
SOUTHERN EXPERT PUTS LATEST HEALTH SURVEY IN PERSPECTIVE Imagine my surprise to read recent news reports that Georgia is among the least healthy states in the nation because of, among other things, our “poor diet.” Obviously, the experts who put the report together have never heard of sweet tea, Vidalia onions, barbecue sandwiches or grits with butter. That doesn’t sound like … [Read more...] about Nov. 23, 2009: Southern Expert Puts Latest Health Survey In Perspective
Nov. 15, 2009: Powerful Rules Chairman Plans To Restore Certified Teacher Funds
POWERFUL RULES CHAIRMAN PLANS TO RESTORE CERTIFIED TEACHER FUNDS Attention, National Board Certified teachers in Georgia who got hosed by the state in the last legislative session: I think I have found the guy in the white hat that plans to ride to the rescue. And he is a good one to have on the horse. His name is Rep. Earl Ehrhart (R-Cobb County). This is not a back-bencher … [Read more...] about Nov. 15, 2009: Powerful Rules Chairman Plans To Restore Certified Teacher Funds
Nov. 8, 2009: American Muslims Can’t Have It Both Ways
AMERICAN MUSLIMS CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS There are just a few things you can count on in this world: The sun will rise in the east; nobody will ever sing better than Ray Charles and somebody will try to make a martyr out of that piece of camel dung that killed 13 innocent men and women at Ft. Hood, Texas. Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim and a major in the U.S. Army for reasons I … [Read more...] about Nov. 8, 2009: American Muslims Can’t Have It Both Ways
Nov. 1, 2009: Long-Ago Letter Still A Fitting Tribute To Our Veterans
LONG-AGO LETTER STILL A FITTING TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS My friend Sam Griffin, the retired publisher of the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, recently shared a letter written to him in 1942 by his father, Capt. Marvin Griffin, later to be governor of Georgia, as he and his men, members of the Georgia National Guard’s 101st Coast Artillery/Anti-Aircraft Battalion, were preparing to … [Read more...] about Nov. 1, 2009: Long-Ago Letter Still A Fitting Tribute To Our Veterans