GOP REBELS LOSE BATTLE; SPEAKER LOSES WAR I called Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, the other day to see how he likes living in the political doghouse. Graves was one of several House members who defied the wishes of Speaker Glenn Richardson, R-Hiram, wishes and voted for the re-election of Mike Evans to the State Transportation Board from Georgia’s 9th Congressional District. … [Read more...] about Feb. 11, 2008: GOP Rebels Lose Battle; Speaker Loses War
Feb. 4, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECTS A recent column on HB 905, legislation proposed by Rep. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, that would establish a technical education track in Georgia high schools, got a huge response. Readers across the state expressed strong approval of his efforts. Several sent me copies of notes they had written him in support. People inside the political process … [Read more...] about Feb. 4, 2008: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
Jan. 28, 2008: Delta, Northwest Employees And Customers Should Be Leery Of Proposed Merger
DELTA, NORTHWEST EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE LEERY OF PROPOSED MERGER According to news reports, one of the biggest issues in the current merger talks between Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Northwest is who would run the new company — the Delta guy or the nabob from Northwest. I’ll try to keep this simple, but it seems that Richard Anderson, Delta’s current CEO, … [Read more...] about Jan. 28, 2008: Delta, Northwest Employees And Customers Should Be Leery Of Proposed Merger
Jan. 21, 2008: Rep. Fran Millar Deserves An ‘A’ For His Education Efforts
REP. FRAN MILLAR DESERVES AN ‘A’ FOR HIS EDUCATION EFFORTS The HOPE scholarship has kept a number of Georgia’s brightest kids at home and has vastly improved the academic quality of our state’s universities and colleges. If a college education isn’t your bag, the state of Georgia also offers one of the best technical education systems in the nation. Great universities and … [Read more...] about Jan. 21, 2008: Rep. Fran Millar Deserves An ‘A’ For His Education Efforts
Jan. 14, 2008: After Three Years, Nichols Case Goes Nowhere
AFTER THREE YEARS, NICHOLS CASE GOES NOWHERE Excuse me for bringing up a sore subject again, but it has been almost three years since someone who looked an awful lot like Brian Nichols overpowered a deputy at the Fulton County courthouse in March 2005, took her gun and the lives of four innocent people — a superior court judge, a court reporter, a deputy sheriff and, later, a … [Read more...] about Jan. 14, 2008: After Three Years, Nichols Case Goes Nowhere