http://www.macon.com/151/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Charles E. Richardson 60 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:01:09 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/151/story/767256.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/767256.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:32 EDT Last week I was having a debate with myself about where I would eat lunch. There were two fast food restaurants nearby and I had to choose. One is known for its customer service, but I had just eaten there recently. The other, just across the highway, has been a disappointment every time I’ve eaten there. Against my better judgment, and the lure of something I’ve not had in a while, I decided to take a chance. http://www.macon.com/151/story/760694.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/760694.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:53 EDT Michael Jackson is dead. Hardly news now. He passed away Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. I’m not a Michael Jackson fanatic. I am a fan, but the idolatry that’s being heaped on his memory is a bit much. After all, he was just an entertainer. His death being compared to the assassination of President John Kennedy is, I think, way over the top. http://www.macon.com/151/story/753944.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/753944.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:27 EDT It’s Father’s Day, and to many children, and mothers, it’s just another Sunday. Little Q’Antity (real name) hasn’t seen Daddy in a while. He stops by occasionally, but never for too long. There’s no love there, in either direction. http://www.macon.com/151/story/746656.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/746656.html Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:04 EDT On Tuesday, columnist Bill Ferguson wrote: “It really is too bad that we can’t have a real discussion on Judge (Sonia) Sotomayor’s qualifications in the midst of all of this talk about race and gender. Is she one of the finest legal minds in the country? Does she have a reputation for writing groundbreaking, well thought-out opinions? Is she respected in the legal community as one of the best at her profession? http://www.macon.com/151/story/739147.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/739147.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:11 EDT I’ve received a variety of reactions from my “Man up” series. Some have said I’m wasting my time. I can’t quibble with that. The people I’m trying to reach read little, if at all. On the flip side, I’ve had a number of encouraging calls and e-mails. One suggested the series be included in every returning male student’s handbook. I’m not looking for accolades. I’m looking for solutions. http://www.macon.com/151/story/731688.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/731688.html Fri, 29 May 2009 18:49 EDT In my last two columns, I’ve bemoaned the fact that many of our young men are being brought up in households where there is no real male mentor. There are lessons to be learned that young men just aren’t getting. Those missed lessons will cost them dearly when they move from boyhood to adulthood. Notice, I didn’t say, “manhood.” http://www.macon.com/151/story/724927.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/724927.html Fri, 22 May 2009 20:34 EDT Last week, I recounted some lessons young boys need to know on their way toward manhood — real manhood, not just sperm donors for other less-than-a-man offspring they might create. http://www.macon.com/151/story/717307.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/717307.html Fri, 15 May 2009 16:46 EDT As some of the regular readers of this column already know, I’ve been searching for answers about manhood, or the lack of, particularly among African American youth. Too many, it seems, have an idea of manhood that is totally out of kilter with what genuine manhood is all about. http://www.macon.com/151/story/709497.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/709497.html Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00 EDT It’s Mother’s Day, and no matter how I resist, I feel a tinge of jealousy. I hear all the commercial reminders telling me to buy flowers and cards. I would love to buy every card and dozens of flowers for my mom — if I could. http://www.macon.com/151/story/702307.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/702307.html Fri, 01 May 2009 18:57 EDT A couple of weeks ago some readers of this column went apoplectic when they read, “Tea parties ’09 had a hangnail.” http://www.macon.com/151/story/694214.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/694214.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:29 EDT Have you ever had one of those days? Too much to do and not enough time to do it? Last Wednesday was one of those days for me. http://www.macon.com/151/story/686507.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/686507.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:31 EDT The Tea Parties of ’09 were a wonderful example of populist activism. They had a hook: April 15, a day most Americans dread because when the clock strikes midnight, tax returns had better be off to the Internal Revenue Service. http://www.macon.com/151/story/679701.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/679701.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:13 EDT Maybe I’m just getting old. I’ve tried not to dwell on problems all of my life, I’d rather seek solutions, but try as I might, I see no human solution for the plight many young African-American males find themselves in. Their paths have been potholed with disaster for decades, and I fear we are long past the tipping point from which there is no return. http://www.macon.com/151/story/493481.html http://www.macon.com/151/story/493481.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:35 EDT I don't know about you, but my 401(k) statement arrived the other day. It sat there ominously. I was afraid to open it, knowing what has been going on with financial markets. I debated with myself. Why open it? It can't be good news.