Bill Crane

Columnist

Bill Crane has been a political analyst and commentator for 20 years. A former communications staffer for two U.S. Senators and one Governor in both major political parties, Crane 'grew up' in Georgia politics in a newspaper family. Crane owns his own corporate communications firm in Decatur, CSI Crane, LLC. He is a regular guest on WDUN's "Morning Talk with Martha Zoller," His weekly syndicated column is entitled "One Man's Opinion," and draws on his experience, good humor and life as a son of the south.

My waking moment

I am a middle-aged white male, proudly born and raised a son of the south, though not always proud of things we southerners have done,

12:00AM ( 3 years ago )

You CAN'T Do THAT Anymore

I have often heard from my parents, and even aging peers, that among the many joys of aging is the increasingly long list of items that you are told, "You can't DO THAT anymore."

12:00AM ( 3 years ago )

Testing, tracing and fears, oh my!

Though nine weeks seems a world way, it is helpful to recall that our self-imposed quarantine and national lock-down was about 'flattening the curve,' to prevent an unmanageable and perhaps much the more fatal surge of COVID19 cases, overwhelming our hospitals and healthcare system during this pandemic.

12:00AM ( 3 years ago )

Leadership requires making tough calls

As a young man in 1751, George Washington visits the Caribbean island of Barbados, contracting smallpox.

12:00AM ( 3 years ago )

Let's try fighting together

It is as clear in my mind as yesterday how quickly many divides and gaps in the American culture and psyche narrowed, tightened or closed in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

9:11AM ( 3 years ago )

As the other shoes drop

There is no estimated loss of life which we should consider an acceptable number but during a pandemic, there will be loss of life.

7:00AM ( 4 years ago )

I Believe Madea, I Believe

It is perhaps something of an understatement to say, as a middle-aged white male, that I am not really part of the target audience for most of the works of multi-talented actor/director/producer and increasingly successful entertainment mogul Tyler Perry.

12:00AM ( 4 years ago )

Helter Skelter

As I write this, on Thursday, April 2, Georgia had its first diagnosed case of COVID19 one month ago. I started journaling about two weeks ago.

9:34AM ( 4 years ago )

Missing things both large and small

Hard as it may sometimes be to admit, we crave the routine, the known and the customary. This time is not that.

12:00AM ( 4 years ago )

Un-slamming the brakes

Business travel demands had me back on the road, almost immediately in the aftermath of 9/11. I got back on jets as I had been spending 3-5 days a week at that point for a few years.

12:00AM ( 4 years ago )