Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson Have you ever wondered why so many movies depicting the South also contain an underlying crazy theme? I guess that’s what they think of us in New York and LA. One of my favorites…
Crazy In Alabama?
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Water Problems in Georgia
ATLANTA (Oct. 27) – Water problems abound in Georgia, leading to $1,000 fines and jail terms for people who’ve watered their lawns at night, as well as this toon from my dad.
Saving The Jena Six
A Guest Commentary by Michael Ford CROSSETT, Ark. (Sept. 20) – With incidents like the recent ones in Jena, La., the South deserves its reputation as being the most racist region of the United States. Any white person that hangs…
Refusing to Evolve
A Guest Commentary by Michael Ford CROSSETT, Ark. (Sept. 15) – A study published this week in Nature Neuroscience and reviewed in Slate Magazine verifies something most intellectuals already knew: Liberals are smarter than conservatives. “In a rapid response test—you…
The Worst of Times, the Best of Times: August 2007 is History
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity. – Charles Dickens, A…
Dog Fighting. Michael Vick. Enough Said.
A Guest Commentary by Kevin Sims NEW EDINBURG, Ark., July 21 – I’ve been holding off blogging on this subject, not for any personal feelings or research purposes, but because of my work schedule. I came to the conclusion that…
It’s A Black and Tan World
Not Black and White Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 10 – There is a famous story about editors at the New York Times I learned while working with the elite of the elite a few years…
Krystal Ball: It’s Thompson vs. Gore in ‘08
Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson As I woke up and smelled the coffee this morning and consulted the wires, the polls and Krystal Ball, it became obvious already what’s going to happen in the Presidential election of 2008. So…
Let Them Eat Cake Off My Ass
Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson TUSCALOOSA, Ala., May 27 – If it is too hot to paint here on the verge of what promises to be a classic global warming summer of heat waves, droughts and forest fires, imagine…
‘The Tudors’ Exposes Monarchy as Corrupt
Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson The spring bird migration seems to be over now, the grosbeaks have moved on north and the mosquitoes have finally arrived, along with the dreaded need for air conditioning – a great invention that…