Others have written and more will write detailed tributes to Coach Vince Joseph Dooley (age 90) as the winningest coach in the history of Georgia football (201-77-10).

Andre Dickens is the dynamic, results-oriented young mayor of Atlanta, Georgia’s capital city, after having won election early this year. Atlanta is the largest of 15 municipalities in Fulton County, stretching nearly 100 miles from the City of South Fulton and Chattahoochee Hills to Milton and Crabapple.

Two years ago this fall, the challenger candidate, Reverend Raphael Warnock, mopped the debate room floor with his opponent, junior incumbent U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler. Hers was a wooden and flat performance, appearing to recite lines from a script not connecting with any audience. What a difference some confidence and apparent conviction in a set core of values can make.

Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 17. Absentee ballot applications are being accepted and those ballots are already being cast. You will need to submit your Voter I.D., electronically or through the mail, along with your absentee ballot. Your ballots are secret, safe, and secure, and each vote will be counted.

Two of the strongest determinants of whether you are standing in a First World or Third World nation are whether you have ready and easy access to potable water, and whether the nation has some type of sewage removal and possibly treatment system in place.

Mid-term election cycles tend to not favor the party in power in the White House. True to form, President Joe Biden and the Democratic majority in the U.S.

You almost always know a bridge builder when you meet them. They bring people together, share aspirations and inspire others.

Except for my long-treasured Blackberry, I have never been an early adapter. Never “that guy” with the newest gadget, toy, or hot car.

Frank Sinatra reportedly LOVED the color orange.