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In The Belly Of The Beast Recently I spent a morning at the Social Security office in Vidalia. There’s no more accurate definition of governmental bureaucracy, unless maybe you count the drivers license office. But that’s a state program, while social security is federal. The office was packed with folks, all grasping their assigned paper…

Impeachment Thoughts Since I seem to have acquired a reputation for having an opinion, I’m often asked what I think about the current circus in Washington. This week, a few thoughts. 1. No matter how things go, it won’t change most people’s minds. The pro-Trumpers and the anti’s separated themselves into different camps even before…

Sports V. Academics This week let’s talk about schools. We’re fortunate to have a better school system than most rural counties in South Georgia. Our buildings are newer than most, our faculty is better trained than most, and community support is usually fairly high. In many communities, the tax base is too low to properly…

Fighting Climate Change In keeping with my resolution to be positive, let’s begin with climate change. I’m positive the weather is changing: it’s warmer in the daytime and cooler at night. Beyond that, experts can’t agree. Many say it’s getting warmer overall, yet some don’t. It doesn’t help the doomsayers when some of their data…

Happy New Year! I won’t be making the usual resolutions this year. Losing weight, walking more, spending less…I haven’t had much luck keeping those, so I’m going to try something else: positivity. Fifty years ago, Spiro Agnew spoke words written by William Safire that struck a nerve then and are even more relevant now. Speaking…

‘Tis The Season One of my favorite things about this time of year is reconnecting with friends, family, loved ones, acquaintances, former students, and colleagues. Many of these I only get to see or talk to once a year. As we talk and get caught up, I can’t help but look at how things are…