Arbery killing shows dangers of vigilantism
(May 11) It’s not just the racism, but the vigilantism too. In the now-infamous killing of black Georgian jogger Ahmaud Arbery, there is much to be said, much of it […]
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A Twitter union joke cannot be a federal case
(May 4) Somebody needs to send administrative law judge Kenneth Chu back to the salt mines. On April 27, Chu issued one of the silliest rulings imaginable in finding Ben […]
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A tribute to Don Shula, NFL coaching icon
(May 4) Younger sports fans know of former NFL head coach Don Shula, who died Monday at age 90, only by his remarkable career numbers, but they may have a […]
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Dad, in retrospect, ten years later
(April 28) I have written several times in the past about the political volunteer work of my father, Haywood H. Hillyer III, a onetime Republican national committeeman who died 10 years […]
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Alabama Gov. Ivey strikes good balance in partial re-opening
(April 28) Cautiously aggressive reopening. That’s probably the best way to describe the plan Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday for the state’s next moves in response to the coronavirus […]
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The NFL hit right notes in starting its draft
(April 24) For those of us who for weeks have been looking to the NFL draft as a desperately needed diversion from coronavirus news, Thursday’s opening minutes of the draft […]
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John Treen, controversial Republican stalwart, RIP
(April 22) The life of John Treen, who died last week of the coronavirus at age 94, is an example of how even fair and accurate headlines can nonetheless fail […]
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An afterword for Dorothy Lill, librarian
(April 17) While it’s not unusual to pay tribute to the tremendous role coaches can have in our lives, it may not be common to pay tribute to a librarian. […]
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Virus lessons: ‘Andromeda,’ and the happy medium
Pandemic response should avoid both extremes (April 9): Consider this a shoutout of empathy for all of you desperate for a “happy medium” in response to the coronavirus. On one […]
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Good news — and good memories, for kicks
When the late kicker Tom Dempsey caused a buzz (April 6): It’s difficult to overstate the importance of former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who died April 4 of the coronavirus, […]
