by John D. Pierce | Jul 26, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce One of my favorite newspaper columns by the late Lewis Grizzard argued somewhat humorously that in adulthood we seek those things that were forbidden by our parents. He used his own experience with chocolate-covered donuts as an example. No matter how...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 16, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce The State of Georgia has made the biggest, unnecessary mess out of launching a new car tag design. The Department of Revenue screwed up the contest by displaying some of the final-eight tag designs with “In God We Trust” at the bottom (where...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 15, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce My Friday proofreading will be through blurry, blurry eyes. I really, really didn’t want to go to Atlanta tonight. (Oh, I guess that would be last night now.) But daughter Abigail really, really did. She had won VIP and Meet & Greet tickets...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 9, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Few things disgust me like slick TV preachers preying on the aging and the ignorant for their own financial gain. I try to avoid them but sometimes my channel surfing leads me there. Most often I move ahead quickly — but other times I watch the...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 2, 2011 | Opinion
The Woodruff House gazebo on Mercer University’s law campus atop Coleman Hill in Macon, Ga. Photo by John Pierce.By John Pierce Coleman Hill is the high point of downtown Macon with stately old homes and the towering presence of Mercer University’s law...
