Maybe it’s the phase of the moon or maybe some star is out of whack in the cosmos, but I sure am getting fussed at these days. Even my good deeds don’t go unpunished. I thought I was being extremely magnanimous when I said recently that Georgia Tech had a great basketball season and has a quality coach. A Tech alumnus from Gainesville wrote and said Tech people don’t care what … [Read more...] about Apr. 25, 2004: Why Is Everybody So Fussy These Days?
2004 Columns
Apr. 18, 2004: We The People Say Enough is Enough is Enough
It is a new day in our country, and it has been a long time coming. We the People have spoken and we have said, “Enough is enough is enough.” Neither The New York Times nor the television networks nor all the glitterati in Hollywood can get us back in our cocoon. Let them think us a bunch of ignorant yahoos. Frankly, my dear, We the People don’t give a damn what they think. We … [Read more...] about Apr. 18, 2004: We The People Say Enough is Enough is Enough
Apr. 11, 2004: Frustrated Flaggers Tell Their Side of the Story
After enduring a steady barrage of slings and arrows from this correspondent, flaggers did a wise thing. Kenneth Waters, an advocate for the pre-2001 state flag, asked for the opportunity to tell their side of the story. He put together a lunch with Dan Coleman, spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and William Lathem, head of the Southern Heritage Political Action … [Read more...] about Apr. 11, 2004: Frustrated Flaggers Tell Their Side of the Story
Apr. 4, 2004: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
To my friends at Georgia Tech: Don’t despair. Your basketball team had a great run and your coach is a class individual. Anyway, The state of Georgia already has a national basketball champion. Kennesaw State University won the NCAA Division II title a couple of weeks ago. Let Connecticut have one. No sense in our being hoggish. . . . My column on the flaggers generated … [Read more...] about Apr. 4, 2004: Some Random Thoughts on Some Random Subjects
Mar. 28, 2004: Making Sure That G-8 Leaders Have Georgia on Their Minds
Are you watching the calendar? In two months the G-8 Summit is coming to Sea Island. In case you had forgotten, the G-8 is a gathering of the leaders of the world’s eight major industrial democracies. Actually, there are only seven major industrial democracies, but they had to invite France. If they didn’t, the French would get their Gallic noses out of joint. Besides, they are … [Read more...] about Mar. 28, 2004: Making Sure That G-8 Leaders Have Georgia on Their Minds