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- Saturday, May 25, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Community columnists
Nichols: History of Machu Picchu could offer lessons to next president
An event in Israel in 1975 caused me to make plans to travel to see a mountaintop fortification in Peru. I was in the third week of a personal tour of Israel, when I went to make some publicity photographs of an agricultural high school called Kfar Silver, not far from the town of Ashdod.
Yarbrough: Let our troops know we’re worth their effort
I will have more to say on the subject in a few weeks, but your response to my request for supplies for Marine Lt. Frank Wilson and his Light Armored Reconnaissance unit in Afghanistan has been nothing short of spectacular. I talked recently to Lt. Wilson's father, also named Frank, an attorney in Cobb County, to let him know what you have done. He is very grateful to you.
Yarbrough: Georgia State's Curry scores one for the geriatric gang
Hooray for Bill Curry! He is the new football coach of the Georgia State University Panthers.
Oglesby: Memories of lost friends burn brightly
Personalities and events often seem to meld together in unexpected ways. What brought this to mind were the deaths a couple of weeks ago of a fellow church member and client, his wife only months before and of another nonclient member a few weeks earlier. An entirely different event many miles north involving still another member did the retrospective melding.
Glazer: School saga could actually be worse
To distract myself from all of the drama unfolding around the Gainesville City School Board, I turned my jaundiced eye toward Clayton County. I have no vested interests in Clayton County. I don't know anyone in or with the school system there. I've never lived or worked there. Heck, I'm not even absolutely sure if I've ever been there except to possibly drive through on the Interstate.
Thomas: Three main reasons to vote for McCain
In the light of two recent Supreme Court rulings, one in California and one at the U.S. Supreme Court, there should be little doubt as to the stakes of the elections this November.
Bowen: RFK would smile at Obama-Clinton race
June 8, 1968, is a day I will never forget. On that day I made a spur-of-the moment decision to go to a gravesite service 600 miles from home.
Yarbrough: Beware the Killer B’s of state politics
When roaming the political jungles of Georgia, beware of the Killer B's: Barr (Bob) is running for president; Bubba (aka, Lauren McDonald) is running for the Georgia Public Service Commission; Barnes (former Democratic Gov. Roy) is being encouraged to run for anything, as is Bowers (former State Attorney General Michael).
Yarbrough: Time to cool the rhetoric on Jekyll Island project
Since I had talked recently to David Egan -- whose group, the Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island, has great concerns about the island's proposed revitalization -- I thought it only fair to see what the Jekyll Island Authority has to say. (Besides, it affords me the opportunity to stop by the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island and stuff my face with corn-fried shrimp. Being a modest and much-beloved columnist ...
Thomas: California dreamin’ may lead to nationwide chaos
In the 1965 song by The Mamas & the Papas, there is a line that goes: "Stopped into a church I passed along the way ..."
Shipp: School debate is déjà vu, with no help in sight
"Why would we ever go back?"
King: Even if US knows where it wants to go, getting there can be a problem
When I think about the problems facing our country today, I recall a story of the man who lost his way and stopped to ask directions from an old farmer.
Nichols: US should have school to train bureaucrats
One of the first tasks facing our new president in 2009 will be to nominate persons to serve as cabinet officials and other top bureaucratic posts.
Yarbrough: Baseball trip with grandson is priceless
There are no two ways about it: Being a grandfather is better than a plateful of hot buttered biscuits. Nothing compares to it. Nothing comes close.
Glazer: The TV show you don’t want to watch at dinner
When I first read the press release, I thought it was a late April Fool's Day hoax.
Articles by Section - Community columnists
Glazer: What we’ve lost through social media
It is no secret that for the Facebook generation in this era of endlessly evolving technology and aggressively casual communication, there are no secrets.
Crawford: Ga. Republicans see no need to change course
The Republican Party delegates who gathered in Athens for their annual state convention heard a cautionary message from Gov. Nathan Deal about the future of the GOP.
Thomas: How US culture produced a monster like Gosnell
The surest way for sin to prosper is for a culture to stop calling it sin. Given the rapidly decaying culture in the U.S., I could proceed in a myriad of directions following such a conclusion. However, in America the foremost example of the rotten fruit born of neglected sin is Kermit Gosnell.
Yarbrough: Dalton mayor ponders uphill fight in 2014
David Pennington, the mayor of Dalton, is making noises about challenging incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal in the 2014 Republican primary.
Collins: All of Obamacare must be repealed
This week, I have my first opportunity to cast a vote to repeal Obamacare. While I have been working to stop Obamacare since I came to Congress, including my efforts to pass the Defund Obamacare Act with fellow Georgia Rep. Tom Graves, I'm looking forward to fulfilling my promise to support full repeal on the House floor.
Crawford: New Ga. ethics law is half a loaf
Until last week, Georgia had been one of only three remaining states that put absolutely no limits on how much money lobbyists could spend to influence the passage or defeat of legislation in a General Assembly session.
Commentary: It’s time for Tennessee to ‘volunteer’ over border, water
During the 2013 session, the Georgia legislature tackled a variety of issues ranging from the budget to ethics reform. One of the most notable debates revolved around whether Georgia should take action in correcting our northern boundary line along the Tennessee River.
King: Root of gun violence can be found in human brain
Last week, NPR announced that a bullet had been successfully fired from a plastic gun. The big news is this: The gun came from a 3-D printer. So much for gun control, for background checks and any other measure to reduce the number of easily available handguns in the nation.
Yarbrough: LaGrange College senior triumphs over adversity
This is the story of courage. This is a story of tenacity. This is the story of Hill Daniel.
Glazer: How Xena and Jonny rescued each other
Over time, I've fallen into a morning routine that has become invariable. I wake up, feed the animals, make coffee, read the headlines on gainesvilletimes.com and then log on to Facebook.
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