I can’t add to the well-deserved paeans to Congressman Lewis but I can share a few memories that hopefully highlight him as a person. Even with the most charitable interpretation I can’t say that I was close to, or truly knew him. I did have several close experiences with Congressman Lewis over a 12-year period.
This week’s Courier Herald column: In the fall of 1983 I began the only formal training I’ve had in the field of journalism. It was then that I became a staff member of The Tigers’ Roar, the student newspaper of Fayette County High School. I was a freshman. As was and is typical of fourteen
This week’s Courier Herald column: I don’t have the answers. At this point, I’m not even sure we’re asking the right questions. A nation already on edge over experiencing a public health crisis simultaneously with the greatest economic challenge in a century is now dealing with public protests and riots. Our divided nation seems only
This week’s Courier Herald column: To Aidan, Gena, Max, and the other members of the Class of 2020, You got hosed. There’s really not a better spin on how your senior year was interrupted and then cut short. You had certain expectations, hopes, and dreams. There were things you wanted to do. Instead of proms,
This week’s Courier Herald column: David Pollack was a three-time All-American standout on defense for the University of Georgia and is currently an analysist for ESPN. That’s the network where we used to watch sporting events before we became stuck in the present. Pollack has always been a motivational leader, even during the time when
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” None of us could have planned this six months ago. If we had tried, we would have been disregarded as alarmists at best, and conspiracy theorists at worst. And yet, here we are. We remain trapped in the present. Many of our past plans
Today is crossover day, what is normally one of the busiest days of the Georgia General Assembly. And yet, the thoughts and actions of many are elsewhere, and thus a few words here about the Covid-19 virus, reeling financial markets, potential government responses, and what the next few weeks will likely look like. Imagine if
When we think of the greatest POTUS from Georgia we probably picture more of a Principal Chalmers-esque character than a Gene Simmons-esque one. However, as you’ll see in this exclusive preview of “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President”, the man’s got rhythm in his heart. The “rockumentary” will kickoff the Tribeca Film Festival on April
“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today.” – Chinese proverb. This focus this week is ringing in a new year, as well as a new decade. The beginning of a new decade helps us to put a lot of this “new year, new you” talk
This week’s Courier Herald column: Every family has their Thanksgiving traditions. When I was growing up, Thanksgiving involved a trip to my Grandmother’s house where aunts, uncles, cousins, and an occasional guest or three would have one of the best meals of the year. I come from a long line of great cooks, and with
