UGA had no coach classier than Richt
UGA and Georgia Tech rank among the brightest marks on the image of Georgia. Firing UGA Coach Mark Richt does not burnish Georgia’s image. He is by any measure, including wins, a success. He likely pays more attention to the students in his charge than any other professor. He brings more money to campus than any other professor in any discipline. He could probably influence more legislators to spend more money on campus than any other Georgian. Georgia cannot find a classier coach. His firing or hiring should not be subject to a wealthy “sidewalk” alum or even a real one. If it were, perhaps what Georgia and UGA need is not a better coach, but a classier set of wealthy, influential alums and fans.
LAMAR YORK, BURNSVILLE, N.C.
Luckovich does fired coach justice
I often take issue with Mike Luckovich’s cartoons that too often contort the truth with his brazen liberal twist. However, his virtuosity as an editorial cartoonist is undeniable, and while his work often exasperates me, it always intrigues me and, on occasion, has brought a lump to my throat. His illustration of the black lab, Catfish, greeting the late AJC columnist Lewis Grizzard at the Pearly Gates has met its equal in the cartoon of Uga following Mark Richt home (Opinion, Dec. 1). As only Luckovich can accomplish, he brought us all together depicting the very simple truth of Richt’s career.
DON JEFFERS, ATLANTA
AJC ignores city’s climate advocacy
Thank you for covering the climate talks, but I am very surprised you haven’t acknowledged Atlanta’s local involvement in this global movement. On Nov. 29, more than 550 Atlantans marched downtown in support of strong climate action. The city of Atlanta was an official sponsor of this march, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is in Paris for COP21. This is just a small example of the political will building in Atlanta for clean air, alternative energy and other strong climate actions such as carbon fee and dividend legislation. The truth is, Atlanta’s green transition is growing more and more every day — despite your reluctance to cover it.
FLANNERY KECK, ATLANTA
Pitts stirs unrest with racial charges
Leonard Pitts has managed to insert his foot in his mouth once again. In “GOP base gets what it wants, good and hard” (Opinion, Nov. 29), he states, “What many Republicans want is racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia,” etc. How in heaven’s name can he get his mind so twisted as to suggest that citizens with a particular political preference are “racists”? If ever anyone displayed what might be considered racism, it most certainly would be someone like Pitts. With very few exceptions, his Sunday columns are devoted to stirring the pot of racial unrest. Your newspaper would be much better off if you replaced Pitts with another columnist.
BOB GRAYSON, CUMMING
