Like many of you, I was up early Saturday morning as I continued watching the news coverage of the Newtown tragedy. Much of the coverage was repetitive from the day before. It was still early to expect much new information, yet there were a couple of new interviews in the morning’s coverage.

In a brief clip, a woman interviewed quoted a priest as saying, “We now have 20 new angels watching over us.” Read More»

In the Wednesday, Dec. 12, edition of The Citizen, Mr. Scott Bradshaw had a great column about the convoluted relationships among Fayette County’s water, sewer, and stormwater management agencies.

The multiple agencies involved can make the issue very confusing, and all three programs comprise significant costs borne by the customers, all of whom are Fayette County residents, businesses, and property owners.

I wanted to add some additional information and history to Mr. Bradshaw’s clarifications, at least as far as the Peachtree City agencies are concerned. Read More»

Question: If Democrats insist on raising upper tax rates, and won’t budge, and the Republicans insist on no tax hike, and won’t budge, is it the Republicans who are the obstructionists?

So, Mr. President, are you going to lead us out of this mess?

Granted, both sides created it; the Democrats and the Republicans, the presidents, and the Congress, created it.

We need big ideas and big leadership, now. The increased tax rate is such a small “fix” (it buys us eight days of government spending). Read More»