Columns

Warning:  This a No-Trump Zone.  If you want to revere the man or revile him this week, you are going to have to go somewhere else.  Not here. Instead, I am going to talk about unsung heroes who have been serving their country quietly and with dignity for the past 97 years -- those who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in … [Read more...] about August 13, 2023: Honoring Those Who Quietly Honor Our Country

I’m about to get myself in trouble again.  I’m still smarting from the Trump Harrumphs who accuse me of being a left-wing Commie pinko because I’m tired of his whining about losing an election Ronald Reagan would have won in a landslide. I have also upset a lot of Baptists who inform me I’m destined for hellfire and damnation because I have questioned why Apostle Paul … [Read more...] about August 6, 2023: Being A Proud Georgian is Nothing to Sneeze At

There are no winners here.  I am talking about an article that appeared recently in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, concerning allegations of misconduct by members of the University of Georgia football team. UGA's general counsel, Michael Raeber, sent the AJC a nine-page letter demanding a retraction, claiming a number of errors and fabrications and that the lead reporter, … [Read more...] about July 30, 2023: No Winners In Media Coverage of UGA Football Program

I can’t believe I am writing a back-to-school letter to you in July.  That’s because I can’t believe you are starting a new school year in July.  Somehow, that doesn’t seem right.  Back in the good ol’ days –which look better and better as I get older and older – school always began right after Labor Day. Even today, I dread the thought of Labor Day because it reminds me of … [Read more...] about July 23, 2023: An Open Letter To Georgia’s Public Schoolteachers

It has been 27 years since the Centennial Olympic Games began in Atlanta on a Friday evening, July 19, 1996, with the lighting of the cauldron by Mohammed Ali.  Remember? I was not a part of the intrepid band of volunteers who pulled off one of the greatest upsets ever and in 1990 secured the Olympic Games for Atlanta.  Their leader was a real estate attorney who had never … [Read more...] about July 16, 2023: Looking Back On The Centennial Olympic Games 27 Years Later