Yearly Archives: 2018

Sometimes I need a little fresh air.  Certainly it’s good for my physical health, but it’s much more than that.  When I walk away from my television or my computer,… Read more »

I once wrote about the clichés we use in TV news. Oh, I still hear them every night. I even slip up and use them myself now and then. Whenever… Read more »

UPDATE AUGUST 23, 2018: Major Tommy Bradford is on the road to recovery, and will remain in law enforcement!  Read his letter to the public at the end of this… Read more »

Based on the opinions and votes of disc jockeys and radio listeners nationwide, and aired on the Vinyl Express (Big 95.3 and big953.com) August 18-19, 2018 Best rock ‘n roll… Read more »

I have been covering schools for twenty-five years, and if you’ll pardon the pun, it has been very educational.  I feel fortunate to have visited more schools than the milk… Read more »

I’m not much of a handy man. Or as we say in the south, I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed. Still, I can handle basic chores like mowing… Read more »

Guest column written by my son, Chris Carroll: My first memories of Chipper Jones are hearing my dad tell my brother & me about him in 1992 when I was… Read more »

As I reminisce about days gone by, I realize that there are many things I will never do again. I have decided to make a list. I will never again… Read more »

As I sit at home, grumpy with a lingering cold, it’s as good as time as any to fix Major League Baseball.  My beloved Atlanta Braves are about to return… Read more »

I don’t know how we did it, but we did.  Those of us who grew up in the 20th century managed to survive fewer than fifty varieties of milk. In… Read more »