THE AMAZING SKEETER SKATES TELLS IT LIKE IT IS It never fails. Just let me say one nice thing about the Great State of Georgia and I get letters from people who (a) live in the state, but (b) are originally from a state north of the Mason-Dixon Line that (c) they think is better than the state in which they now reside, namely Georgia. As many of my readers have figured out … [Read more...] about Aug. 11, 2008: The Amazing Skeeter Skates Tells It Like It Is
Aug. 4, 2008: Georgia Native A Key Player In Ford’s Turn-Around Efforts
GEORGIA NATIVE A KEY PLAYER IN FORD’S TURN-AROUND EFFORTS Benny Fowler represents everything that is good about this country, so it is not surprising that American-headquartered Ford Motor Company has him in a key position to help the company in its turn-around efforts. Fowler is group vice president for global quality at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich., reporting … [Read more...] about Aug. 4, 2008: Georgia Native A Key Player In Ford’s Turn-Around Efforts
Jul. 28, 2008: Ten Years Of Making Folks Laugh And Cry Or Rant And Sputter
TEN YEARS OF MAKING FOLKS LAUGH AND CRY OR RANT AND SPUTTER It was 10 years ago this month that the Atlanta Business Chronicle asked me to write a column giving my view of Atlanta two years after the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. I had been the managing director of communications and government relations for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and the paper wanted to … [Read more...] about Jul. 28, 2008: Ten Years Of Making Folks Laugh And Cry Or Rant And Sputter
Jul. 21, 2008: Georgia At The Epicenter Of The Political World
GEORGIA AT THE EPICENTER OF THE POLITICAL WORLD Are we Georgians a privileged group or what? Here we sit in the greatest state in the union with its majestic mountains; beautiful beaches; the oldest state-chartered university in the nation located in Athens, the Classic City of the South; sweet Vidalia onions and more barbecue than we can eat. And just when we thought things … [Read more...] about Jul. 21, 2008: Georgia At The Epicenter Of The Political World
Jul. 14, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECT No good deed goes unpunished. Recently I mentioned that Sen. Saxby Chambliss wanted to hear from you regarding your thoughts on the current energy crisis. A lot of you wrote him, and many of you sent me a copy. I found your letters a lot more thoughtful than the reply you received from the senator’s office. To call the response a “form letter” … [Read more...] about Jul. 14, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects