It’s Wednesday, reading this is the highlight of your week, blah blah blah. “I’ve Had A Little Talk” by Horace Silver. GSU signs multi-year deal with Under Armour. GSU planning to study ebola, zika etc on campus. Board of Regents to vote today on GSU purchase of Turner Field, Sam Olens. Does Morehouse’s president need
Chris Ragsdale was blunt with what will happen if Cobb County students exercise their peaceful First Amendment Rights by protesting before football games. “Their asses would be benched,” the school superintendent was quoted as saying by The AJC. Ain’t nuthin sacred anymore? Kids wantin’ to voice their opinions during our Friday night traditions? What’s most upsetting about
In the latest sign that national Democrats think Georgia is, at least, potentially in play, Interim DNC chair Donna Brazile is coming to Atlanta to fundraise for the Georgia Democratic House Caucus. House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams is hosting the Oct. 11 event. Abrams said in a statement: “Donna Brazile is an extraordinary leader who
After months of speculation and a few weeks of having an exploratory committee, City Councilmember Mary Norwood is running for Mayor of Atlanta for the second time. Norwood finished second to outgoing mayor Kasim Reed in 2009. In a statement sent to GAPol, Norwood steered clear of any formal policy announcements. Her entire statement reads:
In light of last night, and really, any point in time thanks to our wonderful partisanship today’s song is apt. “I Don’t Believe You” by the Magnetic Fields. Boston Globe on being white and a minority in Georgia. (“People don’t look like me! Eegads how to survive?”) With 850 guns stolen from cars last year, ATLANTA LEADS
What do the UGA and GSU football teams have in common? Neither played a game on Saturday. (We had a bye). “Sail On, Sailor” by The Beach Boys. Average voters confounded by ballot language. Kwanzaa Hall wants to do away with quality of life ordinances in Atlanta. Sam Nunn on the fight against global terror;
Fifty percent of likely Georgia voters support Donald Trump while 44% support Hillary according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll of four swing states. As you might imagine, there are “huge” gender and racial gaps between the two candidates. Trump’s performance here in Georgia mirrors the broader national trends of the past few days with
Hillary Clinton remains within the margin of error of Donald Trump’s lead in Georgia. The con artist has a three-point lead over Clinton taking 45% of the vote to her 42% according to the latest poll from Monmouth University. Gary Johnson has a whopping eight percent of the support of those polled, and only five
John Lewis took the floor of House of Representatives Wednesday, demanding Congress take action on gun control legislation. The issue has been a priority for Lewis, who cited several Atlantans who were recent victims of gun violence as reasons to act immediately. Following his remarks, Lewis was joined in the well by Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL),
These Morning Reads are sure to be the greatest ever of all time! “Skeleton Tree” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The whole album is rough and utterly fantastic. 2016’s nights were hotter than any other year since records started being kept. Yet more data showing global warming is a theory! There’s literally no
