I offer a few happier thoughts that I hope are some comfort in a time of sorrowful and demoralizing team sports news in our county. I ran track and cross country for nine years: five in high school (DeKalb County high schools began at 8th grade at the time) and four in the NCAA. I owe much of my growth in high school and my survival in college to my athletic ... (click for more)
One of the smartest things the legendary football coach Bear Bryant ever said were these words, “In a crisis, don’t hide behind anything or anybody. They’re going to find you anyway.” When the Hamilton County School Board meets in an emergency session tonight, “they” are most definitely going to be there. And, quite predictably, it will be a circus; swarms of media, live television ... (click for more)