Stand back, Tony Randall and Jack Klugman! Make way for America’s newest Odd Couple, Sam Nunn and Ted Turner! Nunn and Turner. Turner and Nunn. Either way you say it, it boggles the mind to think of these two on the same planet, let alone working together. Sam Nunn, former senior senator from Georgia, is one of the finest men to ever walk the halls of Congress. Ted … [Read more...] about Jan. 29, 2001: Move over, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon!
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Jan. 8, 2001: It was not my alma mater’s finest hour.
Forty years ago this month, two young people who wanted to attend the University of Georgia along with other high school seniors in the state, were forced to go to federal court to gain admission. The two students were eminently qualified except for one extenuating circumstance. Both were black. As federal judge William A. Bootle so aptly stated in ordering their admission, … [Read more...] about Jan. 8, 2001: It was not my alma mater’s finest hour.
January 1, 2001: To Brian and Thomas Yarbrough; Zachary and Nicholas Wansley:
Well, boys, it looks like we made it to the new millennium. The last time we did this was a thousand years ago, and if the planet doesn't self-destruct in the meantime, it will be another thousand years before we do it again. You are fortunate to have lived through a change of centuries and then to have witnessed the start of a new millennium. When you think about all the … [Read more...] about January 1, 2001: To Brian and Thomas Yarbrough; Zachary and Nicholas Wansley:
December 28, 2000: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
Don’t look now, but the New Year is here. I had a feeling it was coming and, as is my custom, I made ready with a primordial ritual of devouring all the corn-fried shrimp the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island could muster. It is a solemn and sacred ceremony, heavy with symbolism and tartar sauce. I had many observations to make before Y2K pulled out of … [Read more...] about December 28, 2000: Random Thoughts on Random Subjects
December 21, 2000: Good Luck to President-Elect George W. Bush
Honorable George W. Bush President-Elect of the United States Congratulations on your election as the 43rd president of the United States. I know you are glad to have this ordeal behind you. The rest of us are, too. Because you barely squeaked by Al Gore, the assumption is that our nation is deeply divided. It isn’t. We found that our democracy works well and we are … [Read more...] about December 21, 2000: Good Luck to President-Elect George W. Bush