TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. Here are 10 things you need to know about the election. 1. Obama won fair and square. More Americans voted for him than voted for Republican Sen. John McCain, and Obama achieved a decisive victory in the Electoral … [Read more...] about Nov. 10, 2008: Ten Things You Need To Know About The Presidential Election
Nov. 3, 2008: Kudzu-Eating Goats Offer Great Potential For Georgia
KUDZU-EATING GOATS OFFER GREAT POTENTIAL FOR GEORGIA First, an explanation as to why I am not talking about the elections this week. It is called a deadline. This column runs in a number of major markets around the state, from Rocky Face to Rincon to Sugar Hill. To ensure that all my loyal readers are treated equally, there have to be deadlines. The last thing I need is for … [Read more...] about Nov. 3, 2008: Kudzu-Eating Goats Offer Great Potential For Georgia
Oct. 27, 2008: Being Governor Of Georgia Is Not Easy And That’s No Bull
BEING GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA IS NOT EASY AND THAT’S NO BULL Where in the world is George? I’m not talking about George W. I know where that George is. He has donned his flight suit and is preparing to jet to Wall Street where he will land in front of the empty Merrill Lynch building festooned with a “Mission Accomplished” banner. No, I am talking about George E. As in George … [Read more...] about Oct. 27, 2008: Being Governor Of Georgia Is Not Easy And That’s No Bull
Oct. 20, 2008: Vive La France! My New Best Friends!
VIVE LA FRANCE! MY NEW BEST FRIENDS! I haven’t cared much for the French since some weenie named Jean-Paul Monchau came to Atlanta a few years ago as France’s consul general. He’d barely unpacked his bags before he announced that he intended to have the state of Georgia declare a moratorium on capital punishment and that he intended to see that the moratorium became … [Read more...] about Oct. 20, 2008: Vive La France! My New Best Friends!
Oct. 13, 2008: Skeeter Skates Dispenses Some Much-Needed Advice
SKEETER SKATES DISPENSES SOME MUCH-NEEDED ADVICE Leave it to my friend and counselor, Skeeter Skates, owner of Skeeter’s Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Greater Metropolitan Pooler, to shake me out of my doldrums. “Hoss, glad to see you back in the paper,” he growled over the phone. “You are about the only one of them sissy newspaper people I can abide. I just wish … [Read more...] about Oct. 13, 2008: Skeeter Skates Dispenses Some Much-Needed Advice