Hollywood is the land of make-believe and nowhere is that make-believe more evident than in the film industries’ alleged impact on Georgia’s economy. That, according to Dr. J.C. Bradbury, professor of Economics at Kennesaw State University. After the General Assembly passed and Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure banning abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, … [Read more...] about August 19, 2019: Is Hollywood’s Impact on Georgia’s Economy Just More Make-Believe?
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August 12, 2019: Be Careful What You Root Out of The Family Tree
When my momma was alive, she was a walking repository of our family’s history, not only hers but my dad’s as well. She could rattle off the names of great-aunts and not-so-great uncles, cousins, the good, the bad and the ugly. There was the uncle who was in the Battle of the Marne in World War I, one of the bloodiest battles in history, the brother of a … [Read more...] about August 12, 2019: Be Careful What You Root Out of The Family Tree
August 5, 2019: An Open Letter to Georgia Public Schoolteachers
Dear Georgia Public Schoolteachers: Unless I have miscalculated, I believe this is early August and you are already back at work. School in August? For a guy who never started school until Labor Day, that takes some getting used to. And wasn’t it just last year that a group of resorts, chambers of commerce and the Atlanta Braves goaded a bunch of politicians … [Read more...] about August 5, 2019: An Open Letter to Georgia Public Schoolteachers
July 29, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Politics and Other Trivialities
I know he is a long-time reader of this space and should he be doing so this week, I want Sen. Johnny Isakson to know he is in our prayers (assuming mine gets past the ceiling.) The senator is currently rehabbing after a fall at his residence in Washington, breaking four ribs. In the current dysfunctional political environment where each side is trying to out-scream … [Read more...] about July 29, 2019: Some Random Thoughts on Politics and Other Trivialities
July 21, 2019: Gov. Kemp Makes Long Overdue Changes to Board of Regents
Gov. Brian Kemp has made some crackerjack appointments since taking office in January, but none better than naming Atlanta real estate executive Sam Holmes to the Board of Regents, which oversees the University System of Georgia. Holmes comes from good stock. His dad, businessman Paul Holmes, is one of the most widely-respected and best-liked souls in the state. … [Read more...] about July 21, 2019: Gov. Kemp Makes Long Overdue Changes to Board of Regents