Courier Herald column for the week of November 26th: First Lady Rosalynn Carter died last week at the age of 96. She dedicated her adult life to public service which is most often viewed through the lens of her husband and true partner in life of 77 years, President Jimmy Carter. While the two worked
This week’s Courier Herald column. Senator Jeff Mullis is winding down a 22-year career in the Georgia General Assembly. A commanding presence at Georgia’s Capitol, he has served as the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee for the past eight years. He’s probably the most powerful legislator most of you have never heard of. To
Last week’s Courier Herald column: Pete and Betty Hearn were regulars in our family’s Fayetteville Georgia hardware store when I was growing up. I don’t recall their main line of business, but one side operation they ran involved sharpening of saw blades for us and our customers. They kept their business affairs direct and simple.
This week’s Courier Herald column: It was January of 1975. Wheel of Fortune made its television premier. The Atlanta Falcons used the first pick of the NFL draft to add Steve Bartkowski from UCLA to their roster. And down at the Georgia capitol, 27-year-old Calvin Smyre of Columbus was sworn in for the first time
This week’s Courier Herald column: We lost a great leader this week. Johnny Isakson was the kind of person that made you proud to be a Georgian. Senator Isakson said what he meant and meant what he said. He did so with a smile and humility. He was a man who accomplished much in his
This week’s Courier Herald column: I celebrated another trip around the sun a couple of weeks ago. Given a worldwide pandemic, nationwide economic shutdown, and my own personal journey with Covid, I’ll channel the Grateful Dead in summing up my 52nd year with “What a long strange trip it’s been.” I tend to use my
Today is Theresa’s birthday. I’ll take the safe route and say that she’s celebrating her 29th birthday. Take some time and wish her congratulations on another trip around the Sun.
This week’s Courier Herald column: The Georgia House of Representatives passed a resolution last week that would name a Savannah bridge after former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. No, it’s not the soon to be replaced bridge spanning the Savannah river, but a new one spanning a massive railyard leading into the Port of Savannah. Isakson
Our friend Ginny Ray suffered an accident at her home on Sunday. She fell backwards and hit her head on concrete and is currently hospitalized with a skull fracture, three brain bleeds, and pressure on her brain. She is in serious condition in ICU, but it she is progressing in a positive direction. Please keep
This week’s Courier Herald column: I got the sad news that Uncle Bob passed away last week, at the age of 90. Robert Poydasheff wasn’t really my uncle, but that’s what everyone in Columbus Georgia called him. In addition to the honorary title of Uncle, he accumulated other titles of significance during his life. He
