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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Mitch Clarke's column
On his way out, Adams can heal old wounds
I'd be less than disingenuous if I said I didn't dance a little jig when I heard the news that Michael Adams was stepping down as president of the University of Georgia.
Don't be a chicken, eat your vegetables
It didn't take me long after moving here to learn that the Poultry Capital of the World takes its chicken seriously.
Sign of the times: Leave our carts alone
Before we get started this morning, I need to tell you that I've never stolen a shopping cart from a grocery store.
The story of Glory and the tree frog
Glory, the black and white springer spaniel who lives at my house, turns 14 this week, which roughly translated means she's as old as Methuselah.
Parents gone wild only hurt their children
Hardly a day goes by that I don't see something in the newspaper or on the TV or on the wires that makes we want to scream.
Finally, something delcious is good for us
It sounded too good to be true, but there it was on the "Today" show for all the world to see.
The attack of the annoying computer passwords
My life has been overtaken by passwords. I have so many passwords now for so many websites that I cannot keep them straight. I have to have a password for everything. My bank account. My credit card. The cable company. The cell phone company. Amazon.com. The UGA ticket office. I even need a password to sign into this newspaper's website. I understand the need to have different passwords. Elsewhere in today's paper is a story ...
Hey y'all, don't call them cheesy grits
With the big-time presidential candidates campaigning across the South the last two weeks, it became painfully obvious that each was trying to out Southern the other.
Where does that hour of time really go?
We've been asking readers this week to tell us whether they like daylight saving time or hate it. Before I share my thoughts on the subject, I offer a little public service announcement.
Washington weighs in on issues in Washington
George Washington, the father of our country, stopped by the office last week. Hey, some folks try to conjure up the ghost of Great Aunt Maude. I talk to the Founding Fathers. Play along. President Washington came to town because he heard Georgia was the largest of the states holding presidential primaries this week, and he was interested in learning more about the system we use to elect presidents. It's very different than the way ...
This old dog doesn’t need any new tricks
BLAKELY - It must be tough getting older. Not me, of course. I still consider myself to be young and vibrant. "But Mitch," my friends say, "you're 48 now. Shouldn't you at least consider yourself middle aged?" "Au contraire," I say. Life expectancy today is nearly 80, and what with science developing new cures and new medicines at an ever-increasing speed, who's to say what life expectancy will be in the future. The Census Bureau says ...
Pan-fried crickets is not what's for dinner
There are few foods that I won't eat. I had an aversion to green beans as a child, but I outgrew it. I've made no secret of my dislike for mushrooms. Mushrooms are fungus and I'm not going to eat fungus as long as there is perfectly good food available that has grown in the sunshine. I also dislike rutabagas, mostly because I don't want to eat anything that smells like rutabagas smell while they ...
Operators are standing by to plan your funeral
I was remembering a commercial this week that used to air years ago in the middle of the night where a man came out and tried to sell you on the idea of pre-planning your own funeral.
Be careful, your money might end up in Aruba
I guess we should be lucky that we are living in the computer age. By and large, these devices have made our lives a lot easier and allowed us to do things we never thought possible.
I'm not offended if you notice I'm bald
Our corporate human resources staff came to town last week to show us a training video. It's part of regular, ongoing training, and this particular video dealt with the issue of workplace harassment.
Articles by Section - Mitch Clarke's column
Even battered and bruised, America will always stand tall
Mere minutes after a teenage terrorist had been captured, Bostonians poured into the streets and cheered – cheered! – the police and firefighters who had ended the terror.
Grab your wallets, the tax man cometh
The government has been getting its grubby little paws into your paycheck every two weeks for the last year, and now it's ready for you to give more.
Man's best friend made a lasting impression
I often get asked how Glory, the black and white springer spaniel who lives at my house, and I got together.
My column today comes without any side effects
I sometimes have a hard time sleeping, so I do what a lot of people suffering from insomnia do. I turn on the TV.
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