2007 Columns

GOP LEADER SAYS WATER, TAX REFORM TO DOMINATE BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION Don’t look now, but the Legislature opens for business in about eight weeks. You might want to hide the silverware. To find out what we should be prepared for, I dropped by Jerry Keen’s offices for a chat recently. Keen (R-St. Simons) is the House majority leader and a major player in the Legislature. It … [Read more...] about Nov. 19, 2007: GOP Leader Says Water, Tax Reform To Dominate Busy Legislative Session

A LOST FRIEND REMINDS ME OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE Don’t look now, but Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s a good time to get things in perspective, to reflect on all the things for which we have to be thankful. In truth, we should never let the sun set without giving thanks for our blessings, but we are usually too focused on being nibbled to death by ducks to … [Read more...] about Nov. 12, 2007: A Lost Friend Reminds Me Of What Is Important In Life

SOME HELPFUL ADVICE TO THE GOVERNOR REGARDING THE WATER CRISIS DEAR GOV. PERDUE: When you decided to run for governor a few years ago, I’ll bet you never thought you had signed on to manage the worst water crisis in our state’s history. Usually, our governors just make a lot of speeches and issue proclamations and talk about how they are going to improve public education. … [Read more...] about Nov. 5, 2007: Some Helpful Advice To The Governor Regarding The Water Crisis

CHAMBLISS TALKS ABOUT PEACHCARE, WATER AND WARTS Sen. Saxby Chambliss called the other date to update me — and you — on a number of issues currently ricocheting around Washington, including continued federal funding for the State Children’s Insurance Program, known in Georgia as PeachCare. The program authorizes states to provide healthcare coverage to "targeted low-income … [Read more...] about Oct. 29, 2007: Chambliss Talks About Peachcare, Water And Warts

RANDOM THOUGHTS ON RANDOM SUBJECTS Lordy, I upset some Georgia Tech fans a couple of weeks ago by poking fun at their all-night Welcoming Event and Brand Alignment hootenanny on November 1. One reader told me that students no longer use slide rules at Tech, as I had implied. I suppose that means they’ve also given up the T-Squares they used to wear on their belts like … [Read more...] about Oct. 22, 2007: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects