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Don’t look now, but somebody is getting ready to spray paint a cow patty. According to news reports, Delta Air Lines has hired a creative firm called BrightHouse to help improve its image. You remember Delta, don’t you? They are the folks who said they had to pay their executives $27 million in bonuses and offer them special pension protections so that the suits wouldn’t run … [Read more...] about Jun. 29, 2003: Delta’s Efforts at a New Image Don’t Fly With Me

A reader who describes herself as a “bleeding heart liberal” has asked if I was serious when I compared the New York Times to a mere mortal newspaper in a recent column that appeared in a mere mortal newspaper. If so, the letter writer said she was looking forward to my column comparing Mt. Everest and Brasstown Bald. Admittedly, I am a little slow on the accelerator, but … [Read more...] about Jun. 22, 2003: Comparing Mt. Everest and Brasstown Bald

Dear Dr. Adams: I know you don’t need any more mail from know-it-all alumni, particularly one who writes a column, but I had hoped we might talk about your decision not to extend the contract of Athletic Director Vince Dooley. I have spent the past four decades dealing with crises – many of which would make this brouhaha look like a walk in the park. I believe I could have … [Read more...] about Jun. 15, 2003: Some Unsolicited Advice For The President of UGA

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