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I have gone through my files and carefully checked my notes.  I have spent hours reviewing reams of polling data and research materials and, for the life of me, I can’t lay my hands on one scrap of paper that indicates who decided the New York Times is “the nation’s finest newspaper.” I know it wasn’t me.  It must have been the snips at The New York Times.   That would be just … [Read more...] about June 8, 2003: New York Times Got What It Deserves

Isn’t it poetic justice that Eric Rudolph was discovered last week neck deep in a garbage pile? Garbage in, garbage out. Rudolph is the prime suspect in the July 27, 1996, Olympic Park bombing that killed one person, wounded more than a hundred and almost ruined a great peacetime event – the Centennial Olympic Games. He is also a suspect in several other bombings in Atlanta … [Read more...] about Jun. 1, 2003: The Olympic Park Bombing Remembered

Rats. I had a wonderfully acerbic column teed up and ready to go this week. The column likely would have given some special-interest twits a major case of hyperventilation – at least that was my intention. Then I heard Gil Watson, one of the great preachers on this planet, observe from the pulpit about how extraordinarily negative we have all become. Dr. Gil opined that we … [Read more...] about May 25, 2003: A Salute To Those Who Do Good Deeds

My Mama called it “getting your comeuppance.” That was her way of saying that, sooner or later, everybody is going to get what they deserve. Maybe it’s just me, but there seems to be a whole lot of comeuppance going down these days. First on the list – and nobody could be more deserving – is the nation of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have been walking around with this “Who … [Read more...] about May 18, 2003: There Is A Whole Lot of ‘Comeuppance’ Going On