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.

Another View from South of the Border

I am a proud American and southerner, as well as a student of history.

9:00AM ( 1 day ago )

It's NEVER Too Late

Thankfully, it is now more than a dozen years in the rear view that I realized a series of poor choices that I was making related to alcohol.

9:00AM ( 1 week ago )

We Need a Better Plan for Iran

The United States has not had official diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran since the fall and departure of Mohammad Rez Shah, the Shah of Iran and last monarch of the nation in January of 1979.

9:00AM ( 2 weeks ago )

Let's All Give C-SPAN a Hand

During the late 1970s, Brian Lamb, then the Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief of an industry trade publication called "Cablevision," proposed a channel on the growing cable spectrum to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage and airing of the U.S. Congress in action.

9:00AM ( 4 weeks ago )

Would You Rather?

There is a popular 'ice-breaker' game, which you can also use to better get to know someone, which rose to popularity among Generation X, and has continued sufficiently to now have its own App on Android phones called, "Would you rather?"

8:00AM ( 1 month ago )

The Impossible Scheme

Georgia, one of the 10-most populous states in the nation, has a voting age population of close to 8-million, and more than 7.5 million registered voters.

9:00AM ( 1 month ago )

This Is ONLY a Test

This is a test... This is ONLY a Test... Followed by a series of sharp, pitching squeaks and clicks on your typically AM radio dial.

9:00AM ( 1 month ago )

Vlad the Lad from Leningrad

Once upon a time, in October of 1952, a cold fall brought a newborn son, Vlad the Lad, to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia).

9:00AM ( 1 month ago )

Gaming Fail a Sure Bet Again

I am a gambling man, though pretty disciplined in that I only play Blackjack and very rarely the lottery as the Powerball and Mega-Millions games approach a prize of $1-billion.

8:00AM ( 2 months ago )

A Swift Win for the Chiefs

It's been seven years since the Atlanta Falcons blew a 28-3 lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51...

8:00AM ( 2 months ago )