I’m fixing to say I told you so. I told you that man made global warming was a scam, and now it has been exposed as exactly that. In what has been coined as “Climate Gate,” due to the leaking of thousands of private e-mails from within the global warming priesthood centered within the University…
It was a thing of beauty. The Atlanta night time sky was illuminated with the glow that comes from the combination formed when God inspired human ingenuity is painted against the canvas backdrop of God’s creation. The old stadium at the corner of Techwood and North Avenue was bulging at the seams as the loyalists…
Feed the BirdsOne of the favorite pastimes in these colder winter months is watching the birds eat at the bird feeders spread throughout my yard. Sometimes, I enjoy watching the cardinals and nuthatches battle the squirrels from my kitchen window, as they dine at the “squirrel proof feeder.” At other times, I like to watch…
There’s an old adage, “No news is good news.” And as a matter of fact, I have repeated that adage to many of my worrywart friends when they have confided in me about their needless worries.See, I am blessed with a lack of worry. I used to worry a lot. Then one day I figured…
Mrs. Betty Persons Ballard of Macon, 79, widow of Lucian Benton Ballard, died Sunday, November 29, 2009. Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at Hart’s Mortuary at the Cupola, 6324 Peake Road, Macon with the Reverend Malcom Davis officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.Visitation will be one hour prior to…
Sometimes life presents you with an opportunity that does not come around often; a brief moment of magic that, if you are not careful, can be missed, never to return. However, if you are aware, and take hold of that moment, life blooms and is enriched.Saturday was a busy day; we had an event planned…
I’m fixing to run for public office. Well, I was fixing to, but I forgot to fill out the forms and pay the fees and all that stuff until it was too late. But it’s just as well because I didn’t have my heart in it. If I was going to run though, if I…
PIEDMONT DEFENDERS MAKE TACKLE The Piedmont Academy football team got back on the winning track last Friday with a 26-14 victory against Griffin Christian. The win pushed the Cougars back over the .500 mark at 3-2 with what could be termed the ultimate test coming up this Friday. The homecoming victory last week, however, was…
RAMARDO STEWART CARRIES BALL The ‘Canes lost their first region game of the year last Friday night to Southwest Macon 27-14, giving them a 0-1 region record and a 2-2 overall record.Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jimmy Hughes said, “We turned over the ball six times. We got a fumble and two interceptions from…
In a double header Tuesday versus Central Macon the Lady ‘Canes improved their region record to a perfect 10-0 with only three games left in the regular season.The team won 8-0 in a five-inning mercy rule game in the last game of the double header. Pitcher Megan Studdard struck out eight and gave up no…