Macon Telegraph: Charles E. Richardson

Courageous cowards

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:55 EDT

Well, the House went and did it. After voting down a 106 page bill on Monday that would have bolstered the economy (we hope) and stopped the slide of Wall Street, Friday, the same body of 435 representatives voted for it. Talk about a flip-flop.

'Why would they do that?'

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:25 EDT

This past week I saw an example of what's wrong with education. It's not the facilities, no matter how new or old. It's not the quality of teachers, even though some are better than others. It's not the No Child Left Behind requirements, although many of the edicts have nothing to do with the education of children. It's not the money we spend per child or the bus schedules or the time school begins or ends. The problem with education boils down to one component: Parents.

The value of life?

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:10 EDT

Macon has been hard hit by a rash of violence. Some of it gang related, some not. Too many people settling beefs with a gun, and too many of those arguments are just not worth having. What is a life worth, or is it worthless?

Republican extinction?

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:41 EDT

The outcome of the November 2008 presidential election is still to be decided, but no matter who wins the Oval Office, Republicans face another daunting task: Survival.

Living up to our creed

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:13 EDT

When the estimated quarter million people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963, 45 years ago last Thursday to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak, only the most visionary, and probably insane, among them would've entertained the thought of a black president.

The tragic threes

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:41 EDT

There is an old wives tale that bad things happen in threes. I'm sure it's just coincidence, but it seems to hold true.

Time to get up, again

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:25 EDT

In all my years newspapering, I've never been on the front page. Sure, I've had 1A bylines, but never did I ever dream or want to have my picture on the front page of this or any newspaper.

Who's to blame for the housing crisis

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:29 EDT

A few weeks ago respected conservative columnist Walter Williams tried to place blame for the housing meltdown. Williams is an economics professor at George Mason University, so far be it from me to take issue with his opinion, but even distinguished professors can be wrong.

E-mail says a lot about you

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:27 EDT

There are many readers who probably assume I support Barack Obama for president just because he and I share a common African-American heritage. They would be wrong. Our country is too much in a ditch to support a candidate just because we share skin color. I'm not shallow enough to ignore the simple fact that Obama hasn't served an entire term in the U.S. Senate yet. I haven't swallowed the Obama Kool-Aid.

Open letter to parents

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:28 EDT

I need to have a serious conversation with parents of school-aged children. Houston, Twiggs and Baldwin county schools start Monday, Bleckley County on Tuesday, Jones County on Wednesday, Bibb and Peach counties on Thursday and Monroe County next Friday.

The way it used to be

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:43 EDT

"You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood, back home to romantic love, back home to a young man's dreams of glory and of fame, back home to exile, back home to lyricism, back home to singing just for singing sake, back home to places in the country away from all the strife and conflict of the world, back home to the father you lost and have been looking for, back home to someone who can save you, ease the burden for you, back home to the old forms and systems of things, which once seemed everlasting, but which are changing all the time - back home to the escapes of time and memory."

Looking for a new mayor

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:11 EDT

Buyers, be aware

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:56 EDT

It's not often I buy items that have a rebate associated with the purchase. Why? Rebates are a monumental hassle.