Author: Bill Shipp

An Ardent Moderate

Bill Shipp,

Johnny Isakson's triumph sends the message that Georgia is a fiscally conservative, business-oriented state, not interested in demagogues or hatemongers.

January 1, 2005

Shirley Franklin, the first black female chief executive of any major American city, has put Atlanta back on track. The business community is embracing her as it has no other mayor since Ivan Allen, Jr. in the '60s.

April 1, 2004

End To Sheriffs' Party Affiliations?

Bill Shipp,

Prospects for a non-partisan race, water permits off the table and Columbus in the lead.

December 1, 2003

Building A New Emory Image

Bill Shipp,

The president of Georgia's richest private university is an engineer with a mandate to renovate, remake and redirect the school toward national prominence -- and raise more money in the process.

December 1, 2003

A Georgia Riddle

Bill Shipp,

I elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and the applauded every time he voted with the Republicans. Who am I?

November 1, 2003

Walls To Lead Georgia Lottery

Bill Shipp,

An interim president for Georgia's big moneymaker, the Senate race heats up and Zell blasts the Democrats.

November 1, 2003

Colleges Feel The Budget Pinch

Bill Shipp,

The University system may consider limiting campus enrollments, Roy Barnes says no, and another look at UGA fundraising.

October 1, 2003

The Giant Sucking Sound

Bill Shipp,

Remember the good old days before 9/11 when we were scared to death that our computers might crash when the calendar turned from 1999 to 2000? Remember when nothing happened?

October 1, 2003