Crane: Carr’s path to victory lane

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. The coming open seat has attracted a strong field of candidates, so far including four Republicans and seven Democrats.

Crane: Sharing the wealth of AI

As a loyal Georgia Bulldog, it stings a bit to have to admit how much rival university, the Georgia Institute of Technology, is leading and contributing to the advancement of practical uses for Artificial Intelligence (AI), in a wide array of settings and industries.

Crane: Does anyone remember work ethic?

Improving health has allowed me to resume a more regular, slightly strenuous calendar, including frequent out-of-state travel.

Crane: So long, old friend

It will be 40 years next spring since I returned home to Atlanta from days away in college and began my career in Macon. I moved into a modest Midtown apartment, within stumbling distance of Manuel’s Tavern, and as I set up my utilities, I began my subscription to The Atlanta Journal.

Crane: The journey back continues

I have learned from others on these pages and elsewhere not to bury the lede, so, as of Aug. 13, 2025, for the moment and the present, I am cancer-free!

Crane: Another GOP family feud?

As of November 2002, the long minority party Georgia GOP, had won just two upset victories for governor and U.S. senator. Incumbent Democrats Governor Roy Barnes and U.S. Senator Max Cleland both led in almost every poll heading into the election by double digits.

Crane: Ending a bad dye job

Colorful candies and cereals, cheese slices brighter than the color of any real cheese, mac n' cheese without any real dairy, these are the food staples of my childhood and adolescence.And now, though still standing, I’m also battling a highly aggressive form of colon cancer.

Crane: Divided we stand

Dropping in and out of family and friend celebrations of our nation’s birth over the long holiday weekend, and as we enter the 250th year of this “great experiment,” I am troubled by the tension and at times outright hostility that exists among us.

Crane: Trump’s big, beautiful bust

Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) won the position as the 55th House speaker on the 15th ballot in January 2023, after House Republicans won a narrow majority during President Joe Biden’s 2022 midterm elections.

Crane: Still time to ensure safer schools

It was the morning of Sept. 4, 2024, when Georgia’s deadliest school shooting was underway at Apalachee High School in Winder.