While a student at USC in the fifties, I worked part-time (full time in the summer) for the Columbia Recreation Department. This led to my first full time job out of school as the Director of Parks and Recreation...
Ben Boozer
Big Government, Small Government?
It seems to me that the extreme partisanship we see poisoning our political process can all be boiled down to the question of the appropriate size and role of government in the United States. The right believes that government is...
Our Country is in Good Hands
Earlier this month I attended a graduation ceremony at Fort Rucker, Alabama where my grandson received his wings as a newly minted combat Apache helicopter pilot. During the course of the weekend we had the opportunity to see an Apache...
Update on Education Friendly Community Project in Summerton, SC
In an earlier posting we reported on the project known as "Education Friendly Community" in Summerton, SC where a group of citizens have come together to see what they can do to enhance the educational process in Clarendon School District...
Not My Favorite Thing
Most people I know love gardening and working in the yard. Actually, I hate it and as a result, I don't do it. It has been more than 30 years since I have so much as mowed a lawn. "What's...
- 06.25.2010Sports Memories
- 06.15.2010Big Government, Small Government?
- 05.18.2010Our Country is in Good Hands
- 04.16.2010Update on Education Friendly Community Project in Summerton, SC
- 04.01.2010Not My Favorite Thing
- 03.09.2010The Mayor's Race in Columbia
- 02.12.2010A Wide Range of Choices
- 01.11.2010Race Relations In South Carolina
- 12.04.2009Education Friendly Community In Clarendon County
- 11.10.2009How Strange and Unreal It All Seemed
- 10.16.2009Retirement Has Turned Out Better Than Expected
- 10.12.2009A Neighborhood That Works
- 09.11.2009Growing Up
- 08.20.2009The Vision Thing
- 07.20.2009Where Have all the Leaders Gone?
- 07.20.2009Where Have all the Leaders Gone?
- 07.09.2009Emerging Leaders
- 07.09.2009Emerging Leaders
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