Monday, July 7, 2025 -Bill Crane- Dropping in and out of family and friend celebrations of our nation’s birth over the long holiday weekend, and as we enter the 250th year of this ‘great experiment,’ I am troubled by the tension and at times outright hostility which exists among us. America still leads the world…… Continue Reading
Monday, June 30, 2025 -Bill Crane- Former U.S. House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), won that position as the 55th House Speaker on the 15th ballot, during January 2023, after House Republicans won a narrow majority during President Joe Biden’s 2022 midterm elections. McCarthy, a well-regarded House member since 2007 and solid fundraiser from California made a fatal concession in…… Continue Reading
Monday, June 16, 2025 -Bill Crane- It was the morning of September 4, 2024, Georgia’s deadliest school shooting was underway in Winder, Georgia at Apalachee High School. Thanks to a recently upgraded school security system, a fast-acting school resource officer and local law enforcement, the mass murder was halted at four fatalities, with serious injuries to…… Continue Reading
Monday, June 9, 2025 Bill Crane Noting that at least two egos in that Oval Office are roughly the size of the edifices on Mount Rushmore, it was reasonably clear to me that the White House bromance between President Donald J. Trump, and entrepreneur Elon Musk could not last. That said, I did not expect the break-up to…… Continue Reading
Monday, May 26, 2025 -Bill Crane- Millions of Americans just spent a relaxing or enjoyable weekend, welcoming summer, wrapping up the school year and graduation ceremonies, and heading out on long weekend mini-trips and even stay-cations, firing up the barbecue, opening up their community pool…or simply tossing back a few with family and friends. But this…… Continue Reading
Monday, May 12, 2025 -Bill Crane It has been a few years since my last trip to the Florida panhandle, where our family had a vacation home on St. George Island, which offered many incredible charms including houses with views of both the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Apalachicola Bay. And on the other end…… Continue Reading
Monday, May 5, 2025 -Bill Crane For the Graduates of 2025, Aim High – In 1887, Gustave Eiffel and his team began construction of what was then intended to be a temporary monument, to be completed in time for the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, and commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of the French Revolution. And during early construction,…… Continue Reading
April 21, 2025 -Bill Crane While recently celebrating my friend and mentor, Professor Dodie Cantrell Bickley, following a retirement celebration (effective at the end of May 2025), at the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia, I witnessed Professor Cantrell, also selected more than once during her tenure as the best teacher and faculty…… Continue Reading
Monday, April 14, 2025 -Bill Crane The American people have long demonstrated antipathy towards tariffs and duty fees. In Boston on December 16, 1773, in response to increasing tariffs on tea under the monopoly control of Great Britain, American colonists, disguised as native Americans boarded the Dartmouth, a British ship owned by the East India…… Continue Reading
Monday, April 7, 2025 -Bill Crane Like millions of other Americans, since my late 30’s, I have dealt with a chronic medical condition, in my case Ulcerative Colitis. Treatable, and manageable, though without a cure and that pre-existing medical condition made securing medical insurance a real joy, until the advent and passage of the Affordable…… Continue Reading
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