Monday, November 9, 1998
		The distinctive South? An opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times by James Cobb, B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor of History, examines approval ratings of Bill Clinton versus those of Jimmy Carter 20 years before. “The story of the public’s reaction to these two Southern presidents tells us a great deal about what has happened in U.S. politics, society and culture in the last quarter of the 20th century,” he writes. Cobb also is quoted in an Associated Press article on the League of the South, which seeks to promote Southern nationalism. “The South is one of the few places that has any claim on a distinctive identity left,” says Cobb. “Some of this is Southerners standing on the street corner yelling, ‘We’re still distinctive.’ ” Election commentary Political science professor Charles Bullock was much quoted on various state races during this political season. Commenting on the governor’s race to the New York Times before the election, Bullock compared Guy Millner’s 1998 run for office with his two previous tries. “In those earlier elections, he was always trailing the Democrat,” says Bullock. “But in this year, because he’s spent so much money and has such name recognition, he has led from day one.” Across Microsoft’s bow Increasing the stakes in their legal battle against Microsoft, government lawyers have said that if they win their case they will seek a special court proceeding to determine a punishment that would prevent future illegal anti-competitive conduct by the company. James Ponsoldt, a former senior trial attorney at the Justice Department who now teaches anti-trust law at UGA, was among anti-trust experts called on for reaction by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. His comment: “I should suspect that statement was put in there as a shot across the bow to Microsoft, and indeed to preserve the government’s option.” Readying trees for winter The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offered readers tips from UGA tree specialist Kim Coder on how to get trees through the ravages of winter. Among his suggestions: add compost; wrap trees; remove deadwood and correct structural faults; prune lightly; fertilize in small quantities and water strategically. In addition, Scott Merkle and colleagues have drawn media attention for a genetically engineered yellow poplar tree. Merkle’s research team added a gene that helps the tree remedy the toxic effects of mercury. Reuters and ABC News reported on the project after the study appeared in the October issue of the journal Nature Biotechnology. For more information about these items, contact news service director Sharron Hannon at 542-8083.
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