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
Oct. 26, 2009: An Ode To A Wise Son From A Grateful Father
AN ODE TO A WISE SON FROM A GRATEFUL FATHER I am not going to tell you how old he is because he might not want you to know. So, I will just tell you that on his birthday next week, the last number will have a “zero” behind it and he was born as Dwight Eisenhower was going out of office and John F. Kennedy was coming in. You can figure out the rest. His name is Ken. He is my … [Read more...] about Oct. 26, 2009: An Ode To A Wise Son From A Grateful Father
Oct. 19, 2009: Just What The World Needs: A New Public Opinion Poll
JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS: A NEW PUBLIC OPINION POLL The Yarbrough Multinational Media and Pest Control Company is pleased to announce the results of the first survey by its new subsidiary, Round or Square, Inc., one of the nation’s leading opinion research firms located in a pool hall in Greater Garfield, Ga. Dick Yarbrough, chairman of the board of the conglomerate and a … [Read more...] about Oct. 19, 2009: Just What The World Needs: A New Public Opinion Poll
Oct. 12, 2009: Why Should Teachers Believe Anything Politicians Say?
WHY SHOULD TEACHERS BELIEVE ANYTHING POLITICIANS SAY? My son-in-law, Dr. Ted Wansley, teaches at Whitewater High School in Fayette County and coaches the school’s cross-country teams. He is also a National Board Certified teacher. Ted got his doctorate at evening classes at Georgia State University while teaching high school during the day. He could have been satisfied with … [Read more...] about Oct. 12, 2009: Why Should Teachers Believe Anything Politicians Say?