Category Archives: general

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 »

You can blame it on AutoCorrect, SpellCheck, or just plain old lack of spelling skills, but social media continues to be a bottomless pit of unintentional laughs.  Here is my… Read more »

I’ve been quiet long enough.  Somebody must say it.  The negative political ads must stop.  Now.  More than ever, they just need to go away. Notice I didn’t say “all”… Read more »

Yes, we have a lot of problems in our nation, many of them in the inner cities. Open any newspaper, or watch a TV newscast, and you’ll see the almost-daily… Read more »

One day last week, I was determined to find, and report some good news.  I had heard of an inner-city program that keeps boys busy during the summer by teaching… Read more »