After enduring a steady barrage of slings and arrows from this correspondent, flaggers did a wise thing. Kenneth Waters, an advocate for the pre-2001 state flag, asked for the opportunity to tell their side of the story. He put together a lunch with Dan Coleman, spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and William Lathem, head of the Southern Heritage Political Action … [Read more...] about Apr. 11, 2004: Frustrated Flaggers Tell Their Side of the Story
Apr. 4, 2004: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
To my friends at Georgia Tech: Don’t despair. Your basketball team had a great run and your coach is a class individual. Anyway, The state of Georgia already has a national basketball champion. Kennesaw State University won the NCAA Division II title a couple of weeks ago. Let Connecticut have one. No sense in our being hoggish. . . . My column on the flaggers generated … [Read more...] about Apr. 4, 2004: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
Mar. 28, 2004: Making Sure That G-8 Leaders Have Georgia on Their Minds
Are you watching the calendar? In two months the G-8 Summit is coming to Sea Island. In case you had forgotten, the G-8 is a gathering of the leaders of the world’s eight major industrial democracies. Actually, there are only seven major industrial democracies, but they had to invite France. If they didn’t, the French would get their Gallic noses out of joint. Besides, they are … [Read more...] about Mar. 28, 2004: Making Sure That G-8 Leaders Have Georgia on Their Minds
Mar. 21, 2004: Fond Remembrances of St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah
One of the most enjoyable parts of this job is the opportunity to go around the state and talk to various groups and organizations. Less pleasant is trying to get there without being run over by self-important yuppie-boomers in their gas-guzzling SUVs. Maybe that’s the reason I don’t do it more often. Recently, I was invited to Savannah to speak to the Hibernian Society, one … [Read more...] about Mar. 21, 2004: Fond Remembrances of St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah
Mar. 14, 2004: UGA Infamous Exam Raises a Few More Questions
Just when it looked as though things couldn’t get worse at my alma mater, the University of Georgia — the oldest state-chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the Classic City of the South — they got worse. For starters, we have President Michael Adams and Athletic Director Vince Dooley and their supporters engaged in civil war. The UGA Foundation is split worse … [Read more...] about Mar. 14, 2004: UGA Infamous Exam Raises a Few More Questions