If the first two months are any indication, it is going to be a very interesting year. I haven’t really hit my stride yet, and already my mailbox is overflowing. Either I have been remarkably adept at pushing hot buttons or it is just too cold to go outside and play Cowpersons and Native Americans. The Woman Who Shares My Name says I get a lot of mail because I am provocative. … [Read more...] about Feb. 19, 2007: My Mailbox Says It Is Going To Be a Very Interesting Year
Feb. 12, 2007: Snagging “Super Speeders” in Georgia Is a Super Idea
Well, they finally got something right under the Gold Dome. After enduring a spate of proposals in this legislative session that range from silly (the governor’s “Go Fishing” program), to scary (deciding how the state will redevelop Jekyll Island), to serious (rescuing PeachCare insurance), to just plain dumb (cutting the school-year calendar), here comes “Super Speeder” … [Read more...] about Feb. 12, 2007: Snagging “Super Speeders” in Georgia Is a Super Idea
Feb. 5, 2007: Legislative Effort To Cut School Calendar Deserves An “F”
Before this session of the Legislature began, State School Superintendent Kathy Cox told me she hoped legislators would work with her and her staff to get the department’s views on proposed legislation affecting public education in Georgia. That seems fair. Lawmakers know to talk with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources, for example, before … [Read more...] about Feb. 5, 2007: Legislative Effort To Cut School Calendar Deserves An “F”
Jan. 29, 2007: State Democratic Honcho Needs To Put Up Or Shut Up
Bobby Kahn, the just-retired chairman of the state Democratic Party, has made a serious personal charge against Republican Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson and, of this writing, hasn’t backed up his accusation. Kahn says that the Speaker had an “inappropriate relationship” with an Atlanta Gas Light Company lobbyist while cosponsoring a bill that would have financed a $300 … [Read more...] about Jan. 29, 2007: State Democratic Honcho Needs To Put Up Or Shut Up
Jan. 22, 2007: Flaggers Should Celebrate All That Is Glorious About The South
Tweaking flaggers is like bearbaiting. There’s not a lot of sport in it, and I only do it when I am too bored to pick on the blowhard city of Atlanta. In case you are not aware, flaggers are not imbued with much of a sense of humor. I reckoned in this space last year that with 2006 state elections upcoming, flaggers would have all the political influence of a dill pickle. … [Read more...] about Jan. 22, 2007: Flaggers Should Celebrate All That Is Glorious About The South