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Clean Water: Pay Now or Later
While March 6 is stacking up as a hot political contest for the Republican presidential primary in Georgia, it is also the date Atlanta voters (mostly registered Democrats) will decide how they will...
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It’s Education, Stupid!!!
Should Georgia continue on the collision course of balancing the state budget with cuts to education? Yes, if we are satisfied that only 67% of Georgia students will earn a high school diploma. Yes, if...
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WHAT THE T-SPLOST MEANS TO ME
Like you, my friends and family have differing perspectives about the effectiveness of government and the necessity for more or less taxes to support local government, infrastructure investments and...
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New Website Coming Soon
Blogging regularly on topics from national politics to aging as a baby boomer has made my acquaintance with social media and the Internet a lot smoother than I anticipated. In the very near future, I...
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The Legacy of Fort McPherson in 100 Years
Shortly after the start of my 2002 term as mayor, an influential Council member and I wrangled behind closed doors over an issue and we were unable to repair our relationship until years after I left...
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Flint–The Poison of Politics
Prior to the environmental fiasco in Flint, I would never have imagined the likelihood that an elected official would make a budget decision that would poison an entire city. It is unimaginable, yet...
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Who you going to believe—me or your lying eyes?
If you want to know a person’s true character, pay attention to what they do not what they say. A person’s actions tell the real story of their values, their principles and their truth. Today’s Atlanta...
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