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Kathy Cox has resigned as State School Superintendent to take a new job in Washington. I have no way of knowing who will win the job this fall, but I do know that what public education lacks more than dollars is a strong and effective advocate. No one – not Cox, not the State Board of Education, not the Georgia School Board Association, not the Georgia Association of Educators … [Read more...] about May 17, 2010: Lack Of Shared Vision Has Made Georgia’s Public Education A Barren Wasteland

If I want to pucker a few know-it-all Yankee fannies, all I have to do is start bragging about how the Great State of Georgia is most blessed among these our United States. There are majestic mountains to the north and the Golden Isles to the south. In between, we have the University of Georgia, the oldest-state chartered university in the nation, located in Athens, the … [Read more...] about May 10, 2010: Sweet Vidalia Onions- Just Another Of Georgia’s Blessings

I don't give a flip whether Jason Carter is elected to the Georgia state senate or not. He won't represent me because I don't live in Georgia's 42nd district. What I do care about is that his grandfather, Jimmy Carter, is at it again. If you are a long-time Georgian, you will remember the savagely racist campaign Carter ran for governor in 1970, impugning the reputation of a … [Read more...] about May 3, 2010: Jimmy Carter’s Al Het? Oy Vey!

Now that the legislative session is (drum roll, please) history, it is time to turn our sights to the governor’s race. The C. Richard Yarbrough Multinational Media and Pest Control Company is pleased to announce the results of the first comprehensive poll on the upcoming gubernatorial campaign by its subsidiary, Round or Square, Inc., one of the nation’s leading opinion … [Read more...] about April 26, 2010: Round Or Square, Inc. Makes A Bee-Line To Releases First Poll On Governor’s Race

With the Legislature about to wind up another colossal performance of democracy in action, there is still some unfinished business awaiting our public servants. My sources tell me that these are matters that should have been dealt with earlier in the session but those darn lobbyist dinners take an inordinate amount of time, as do the trips to the bank to deposit the … [Read more...] about April 19, 2010: Will Legislature Move Atlanta To Idaho And Other Stupid Matters