My fellow Americans, rather than the rib-tickling, head-scratching, mind-altering prose usually found in this space, today I will present my annual State of the Column speech. (Applause!) I figure if presidents, governors and assorted city and county politicos can waste our time telling us what a wonderful job they are doing in their annual State of the Whatever speech, you … [Read more...] about Jan. 19, 2003: State of the Column: No New Taxes, No McKinney
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Jan. 12, 2003: Some Unsolicited Advice to our New Governor
Dear Governor Perdue: You may not remember me, but along with the state’s movers and shakers we used to eat lunch together at the President’s house in Athens before University of Georgia football games. That was back in the days when I was a very important person and you were just another Democratic state senator. Now look at us. Here you are, the new Republican governor of … [Read more...] about Jan. 12, 2003: Some Unsolicited Advice to our New Governor
Jan. 6, 2003: Rename Sanford Stadium For Dooley
Let me say this as simply as I can. When Vince Dooley retires as athletic director at the University of Georgia in 2004, Sanford Stadium needs to be renamed Dooley-Sanford Stadium. I’m not sure who is empowered to make that decision – the university administration, the athletic board, the Board of Regents, the Legislature, the governor, all of the above, some of the above. … [Read more...] about Jan. 6, 2003: Rename Sanford Stadium For Dooley
January 1, 2003: A Letter To My Grandsons
To Brian and Thomas Yarbrough; Zachary and Nicholas Wansley: When I wrote you this time last year, we had just experienced the worst terrorist attacks ever in our country. We were still in a state of shock over the events of Sept. 11, and were trying to absorb just how much evil human beings can do to one another. What a difference a year makes. Today, some people among … [Read more...] about January 1, 2003: A Letter To My Grandsons
Dec. 22, 2002: A First Look at the Events of 2003
Don’t look now, but I think we have survived 2002. As is my custom, I plan to greet the New Year scarfing down record amounts of corn-fried shrimp at the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island with a group of friends who are better than I deserve. The year was memorable, to say the least. We saw a French judge try to fix the ice-skating competition at the … [Read more...] about Dec. 22, 2002: A First Look at the Events of 2003