Tag: commentary
When my grandmother died, there was only one thing I wanted—her cast-iron skillet
The South has a way of sneaking into your soul. Although I grew up in Texas and spent decades in New York, my fondest memories are rooted in Alabama, where I spent my childhood summers with my grandparents. Images of tall Southern cakes, straw baskets brimming with peaches, and my apron-clad grandmother waving from her back porch still transport me to a place where I feel safe and loved.
Commentary: Why I dread raising my daughters in the age of Trump
My daughters are three and six years old, and today I had to face them.
Commentary: Emory students doth protest too much
One has to wonder: If the written words “Trump” are enough to send some students into a tailspin, how do they react to sound bites of Trump on NPR or clips of him on cable television? Do they unplug the TV? Do they submerge the radio in a vat of acid?
6 reasons the New York Times story on Atlanta restaurants gave me cultural indigestion
The headline of the piece was “Atlanta Pulls a Chair to the Table for Culinary Greats,” but after reading it, perhaps a more accurate one would have been “Bless Their Hearts.”
Commentary: Atlanta is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Here’s how we change that.
"History shows that affordable communities today may not be affordable tomorrow."
Requiem for a Reporter: Kathy Scruggs
In her heyday, Kathy Scruggs was a hard-drinking, tough-talking police reporter who wasn't afraid of anything. Her raucous sense of humor was what I loved most about her.
