JEKYLL ISLAND AUTHORITY SAYS REVITALIZATION PLANS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS Since I had talked recently to David Egan — whose group, the Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island, has great concerns about the island’s proposed revitalization — I thought it only fair to see what the Jekyll Island Authority has to say. (Besides, it affords me the opportunity to stop by the exquisite … [Read more...] about May 26, 2008: Jekyll Island Authority Says Revitalization Plans Still A Work in Progress
May 19, 2008: An Evening With The Real Forrest Gump And Other Heroes
AN EVENING WITH THE REAL FORREST GUMP AND OTHER HEROES I have met the real Forrest Gump. Not the ninny sitting on a Savannah park bench, prattling about a box of chocolates. His name is Sammy L. Davis and he is a recipient of the Medal of Honor, this nation’s highest award for military heroism. The movie “Forrest Gump” borrowed heavily on Davis’ real-live exploits in … [Read more...] about May 19, 2008: An Evening With The Real Forrest Gump And Other Heroes
May 12, 2008: Baseball Trip with Grandson Was a Home Run
BASEBALL TRIP WITH GRANDSON WAS A HOMERUN There are no two ways about it: Being a grandfather is better than a plateful of hot buttered biscuits. Nothing compares to it. Nothing comes close. After deciding that President Peanut would be home long enough to wash his socks before taking off for Timbuktu to mediate a simmering dispute among local mountain goats, I figured that … [Read more...] about May 12, 2008: Baseball Trip with Grandson Was a Home Run
May 5, 2008: Do A Good Deed For Our Troops In Afghanistan
DO A GOOD DEED FOR OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN Okay, listen up. I have a job for you. Actually, it’s not a job. It’s a good deed. Lt. Frank Wilson, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, is deployed in Afghanistan, helping root out the Taliban bad guys. He and his unit are out in the field for long stretches of time, enduring hardships that you and I can only imagine from the … [Read more...] about May 5, 2008: Do A Good Deed For Our Troops In Afghanistan
Apr. 28, 2008: Jekyll Grassroots Group A Formidable Factor In Redevelopment Plans
JEKYLL GRASSROOTS GROUP A FORMIDABLE FACTOR IN REDEVELOPMENT PLANS I learned the hard way in my corporate life never to underestimate the power of grassroots organizations. They are always the last to blink in a fight. I have the scars to prove it. One such group is the Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island, which claims to represent more than 5,000 visitors to the island from … [Read more...] about Apr. 28, 2008: Jekyll Grassroots Group A Formidable Factor In Redevelopment Plans