Crane: Rivian off and running

Though I do not believe that we should or will see a complete fleet conversion from fossil fuels to electric vehicles, they certainly should be a growing part of the mix. And if the U.S. is going to be a leader in this space, we do have to assemble and build those EVs somewhere.

Crane: The trials of Trump

Football season kickoff is only weeks away, as fans begin to break out the stats to analyze and make the case for how their favorites will perform, with prior performance being among the best indicators of future performance. Let’s take that metrics model to another venue.

Crane: The same house

I was fortunate to grow up in circumstances and with parents who always provided good food on the table, a comfortable home, and a safe roof over our heads. They also were kind enough to instill in me the understanding that not everyone had things quite so good.

Crane: No name? No way

A recent Quinnipiac University poll found only 47% of registered voters in America would even consider voting for a third-party candidate for president. That percentage quickly gets worse when you put a name on that third party or candidate.

Crane: Our governor – and we’d like to keep him

I first met Brian Kemp as a young state senator from Athens. He also was an agribusinessman, developer, and homebuilder. After four years in the state senate, Kemp ran in 2006 for agriculture commissioner, finishing second in the GOP primary to Gary Black, who won the general election that fall.

Crane: Viva Lost Wages

My first trip to Sin City came in 1995, Christmas week. Newly divorced, I would see my toddler daughter on her third birthday that December 18th, prior to her departure on an annual pilgrimage to Virginia with her mother to visit her grandparents.

Crane: Controlled burns prevent forest fires

Last week took me to Washington, D.C., and an expert panel on public health issues, particularly inequities in healthcare across our system and nation. I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Rachel Levine there, a four-star admiral and U.S. Under Secretary for Health & Human Services.

Crane: Biden his time?

I first met then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware in 1988, after his first of two unsuccessful campaigns to become president of the United States (1988, 2008).

Crane: The GOP that used to be

I grew up in suburban Atlanta, under one party and primarily Democratic rule.I have proudly served in senior staff positions for lifelong Democrats and “Blue Dogs,” including GovernorZell Miller and Secretary of State, later U.S. Senator, Max Cleland.

Crane: B.E.T.ting on Tyler Perry

The domestic motion picture and television production industries are temporarily stalled by a Writer’s strike.