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Darrell Huckaby: Writing this column never grows old

Sometimes when I speak I am asked to field questions from the audience.

Rob Jenkins: Saying goodbye to another year of folding chairs and ballpark hotdogs

I've been thinking once again about the way we parents become enslaved to our kids' activities.

Mark Shields: Obama's second term pitfalls

The president who benefits from personally giving the green light to Navy SEAL Team 6 will also be held accountable for the wrongful acts of his appointees.

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JENKINS: The AAU Effect is damaging college basketball

Next time you're watching a college basketball game, and supposedly "big-time" players are clanking the ball off the rim over and over again, remember that we mainly have the AAU culture to thank.

Jeff Meadors: Schools should consider blend of budgeting tactics

is much sound and even more fury over public school budgets, and it signifies something.

Darrell Huckaby: High school basketball has been a love affair through the years

I have been having basketball withdrawals.

Darrell Huckaby: Teachers, students held to the wrong standard

Somebody has got to realize that there has to be a better way to evaluate the success of a student, a teacher, a classroom, a grade level, a principal, a school, a school system and, yes, a superintendent of schools than the almighty standardized test scores.

Mark Shields: Honeymoon for a pope

Pope Francis, less than a month in office, is enjoying what could be called a real political honeymoon.

Rob Jenkins: How did SACS wind up as the villain?

Blaming SACS for a system's poor performance is like blaming the Bar Association for a lawyer's misconduct.

Jack Simpson: Memories of small-town life linger on

When you think about it, there is a lot to be said for growing up in a small town.

Darrell Huckaby: I enjoy a cup of Joe -- despite the risks

I think that relaxing with a good cup of hot coffee at the beginning of the day is good for the soul.

Cal Thomas: Why do liberals fear success?

There are many successful liberals, so why do so many of them wish to subsidize failure for the poor, instead of showing them how to succeed?

Darrell Huckaby: A fan of women's basketball and Andy Landers

I was a fan of women's basketball long before it was cool.

Doug Holt: Ethics bill is focus of final legislative week

Last week saw the conclusion of this year's legislative session.

Jeff Meadors: Schools rise and fall on leadership

Down Ga. Highway 36 toward Jackson, beyond the old Meadors home place, stand schools of personal interest to me.

Cal Thomas: The dangers of public opinion

History is full of warnings about what happens when people follow public opinion instead of standing by their principles.

Jack Simpson: Hoover's No. 3 man has left us

He's gone, and I shall join the ranks of family and friends who will miss him.

Darrell Huckaby: Another sign that the world has gone crazy

Just when I thought it was safe to glance at the news again I confirmed my growing suspicion that the world has gone slap dab crazy.

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