http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk It's your chance to sound off on various topics. en-us cwarmbold@ajc.com 2009-02-24T20:36:16-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 It's your chance to sound off on various topics. http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2009/02/24/community_votes.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk The president of the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores, argues for Senate Bill 16, offering Georgia communities an oppportunity to allow Sunday alcohol sales. Read the full column The chairman of the Georgia Christian Alliance argues that if the Georgia... 11105503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2009-02-24T20:36:16-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2009/02/09/public_needs_sc.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Before my twins entered first grade, I sent a note to the principal asking if one of them could have the same teacher who taught my older children in first grade and was dearly loved by them. Close to retirement,... 10676603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2009-02-09T09:30:39-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2009/02/02/should_parents.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk For children to succeed in school, we’re told that parental involvement is key. But I’m beginning to wonder if we’ve pushed that theme too far. I’m not talking about the fourth-grader who shows up at the science fair with a... 10473003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2009-02-02T09:30:19-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2009/01/22/gambling_good_f.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk If some conventioneers are complaining they are bored due to a paucity of nightlife in Atlanta, it might be that we are just not doing a good enough job marketing what we have. Even in Buckhead where we went through... 10242503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ 2009-01-22T10:16:13-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2009/01/20/what_will_you_r.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Some inaugural addresses offer lines that enter the common language. Others sink into oblivion. Is there a line or phrase in Barack Obama’s inaugural speech that you think will be long remembered? If so, which one and why? Blog with... 10182503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2009-01-20T11:26:47-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/12/10/should_black_wh.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk As chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, state Sen. Seth Harp (R-Midland) thinks he’s found a way to save money: Consolidate some public colleges. Harp’s proposal does more than just chafe against the usual sentimental attachments to familiar institutions.... 9384703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-12-10T12:22:33-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/12/01/should_hope_be.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Most HOPE Scholarship recipients in Georgia were college-bound from the cradle. The question was never whether they would go to college, but where. Because of the generosity of HOPE, which covers tuition and a portion of books and fees at... 9159003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ 2008-12-01T10:03:43-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/11/do_profs_pull_s.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk New research contradicts the assertion that colleges are hotbeds of liberal indoctrination where professors turn malleable students into soy latte-sipping, Birkenstock-wearing, Jon Stewart-watching lefties. If students become more liberal in college, it is usually because of the influence of their... 8745703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-11-11T12:24:33-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/10/what_should_be_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk An Associated Press story notes that Michelle Obama has “been compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, is every bit as high-powered as Hillary Rodham Clinton was and has praised Laura Bush’s calm and rational approach to issues. “So what kind of first... 8725503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-11-10T08:30:35-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/05/stereotypes_wil.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk As I watched President-elect Barack Obama’s beautiful family take the stage Tuesday night, the other part of this huge historic moment came into view: The nation will have a black first lady. We’ll see gorgeous little black girls cavorting about... 8587103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-11-05T06:30:50-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/05/how_assertive_s.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Barack Obama won’t be inaugurated until Jan. 20, 2009. President George Bush’s approval ratings of 20 percent are the lowest ever recorded for a president. The nation is fighting wars in two countries and a jittery world worries about financial... 8574903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ 2008-11-05T05:03:38-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/04/what_does_this.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Historic. Unprecedented. Singular. All factual descriptions of the election of the first African-American president as Barack Obama won by a wide margin over Republican John McCain. But when the history of this night is written, what should it say about... 8573403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ 2008-11-04T21:11:02-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/04/which_tv_news_o.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Which TV news outlet has covered the election the best?... 8556903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-11-04T15:22:42-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/04/did_you_skip_wo_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Did you skip work today to vote or to watch television coverage or to do election work?... 8556103@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-11-04T15:09:30-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/11/04/where_will_you.html?cxntfid=blogs_opinion_talk Do you plan to stay up to watch the election results tonight? Where are you going to watch — at a party? With friends or neighbors? At a bar? At a politician’s post-campaign party?... 8527603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/ Forum 2008-11-04T12:00:00-05:00