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October 25, 2009
Two column enter, one column leave
In these recessionary times, finding good value can be about as hard as finding a boy in a balloon who’s not actually in the balloon. Luckily for you poor schlubs, I’ve found a way to justify your purchase of this publication for the Sunday king’s ransom (okay, Burger King’s ransom) price of $1.50.
October 18, 2009
Suckers deserve to get took
On a recent trip home to Georgia, I bought a $1 Powerball lottery ticket.
October 11, 2009
And the Nobel Prize goes to ...
Although I haven’t written my book, I have been thinking about it really hard.
September 20, 2009
People who deserve a beat down
My mother has this great saying for folks who have gotten a little above themselves.
September 16, 2009
Believe in something bigger than yourself
The doctor thought I was suffering from postpartum depression. In truth, I was simply scared that I wasn’t up to the task of caring for all those babies.
September 13, 2009
A sacred relationship in health care
Patients expect that the doctor has their best interest at heart, and are willing to give them their trust in return.
Extenze infomercials brighten late-night television
Television late night infomercials just haven’t been the same since the departure of Miss Cleo several years ago.
September 06, 2009
Protect children from Vulcans and free thinking
Many parents are upset that President Barack Obama will address their kids in class via television about the importance of education Tuesday.
August 30, 2009
Migration of Wiregrass conservatives
Any candidate or campaign can spin voters into the camps of their opponents.
Fess’n up
I consider myself a man of science.
August 25, 2009
Calley’s overdue apology can restore our humanity
Each time we spoke, I came away with the same feeling: how could such a soft-spoken man be involved in the slaughter of hundreds of Vietnamese?
August 23, 2009
Judgment call
My point, if I have one, is that judging others gets a bad rap, but really it’s a very helpful practice.
August 16, 2009
In defense of sacred story
Once Malcolm Gladwell nails Big Jim Folsom, he turns his eye to Atticus Finch.
Adulthood sneaks up on you
Like most serious disorders, adulthood and responsibility, and your awareness of it, happens in stages.
August 09, 2009
Health care happy hour
Leave it to Russia to come up with a health care reform that even I can get behind.
July 19, 2009
Observations on current events
My column this week was going to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning satire on an important social issue only the application of razor sharp wit and hilarity could solve.
July 12, 2009
Forget the emperor, the people have no clothes
It’s always been taboo to speak ill of the dead, but I say “Why not? What are they going to do, kick you?“
July 06, 2009
Jim Cook: Check for the Laid in the USA label
Instead of going to the trouble of writing a longwinded, boring column about government silliness, my kid or scatalogical material this week I’ve decided to write five short columnettes.
Think of them as the Japanese automaker version of my column: smaller and more efficient.
June 29, 2009
Jim Cook: The honeynuts have spoken
Believe it or not, going cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs may get you a spot on the next episode of “Intervention.“
June 21, 2009
Father’s Day without Daddy
I could see the plane approaching the runway. At that moment, I felt that Daddy was on stage and that the world was his audience. It was a perfect landing. When he looked over at Mommie and me, he was grinning from ear to ear.
Random nonsense
For this week’s column, instead of a long-winded tirade on whatever topic I’ve chosen to bloviate about, you’ll be treated to five short-winded rants.
June 07, 2009
Land of the Lost Ottoman
I’m firmly convinced that we could whip this terrorism and drug war thing within a month if we had 2-year-olds doing searches at airports and border crossings.
May 24, 2009
If you really want to torture someone…
Most of the forms of torture sound sort of like stuff folks did to me when I was in high school.
May 17, 2009
They just don’t make ‘em like they used to
Let’s face it, most things today just aren’t built as well as they were in the past.
May 10, 2009
There are no sacred cows
How dare you question the good work of District Attorney Doug Valeska? How dare you criticize Valeska for donations to victims’ rights organizations? How dare you?
May 09, 2009
Closet geekery
Closet geeks are those members of geekdom who chose to hide their true allegiance behind fashionable clothes, feigned interest in sports and other parts of mainstream culture.
Celebrating mothers
This weekend, we celebrate and honor our mothers. Hopefully, we honor them more than once a year, but this is their weekend.
May 03, 2009
Squeal like a pig, boy!!!
Spring is here and it appears the must-have fashion item of the season is going to be surgical masks.
April 26, 2009
Why not Obesity Day?
Unless you’re a government worker, you might not be aware there’s a holiday tomorrow.
April 12, 2009
Mommy Madonna?
If Madonna’s not able to adopt a child from Malawi, I have a wonderful alternative - adopt me.
News editor Christie Kulavich guides you to fun events happening in the Wiregrass.
Sports writer Drew Champlin writes about the latest sports news from Troy University.
Reporters Lance Griffin and Debbie Ingram write about latest news released on the country music development planned for Houston County.
