Apparently there are rumors circulating that Kasim Reed could be Hillary’s VP nominee. But Mayor Reed seems unfazed by it all and doesn’t seem to be angling for the spot. Quoth Reed via 11 Alive: I don’t have any comment on that. I don’t know anything about it. The only thing I’m focused on is being the
Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Georgia is shaping up to be even more underwhelming as the Republican race, according to a WABE poll. Hillary Clinton has 61.5% of all likely Georgia Democratic voters backing her campaign and Bernie Sanders has 29.3%. The only area where Sanders is competitive is with young voters. He splits that vote
Fellow Atlantans: if I asked you what is the most important vote on Tuesday you’d probably say the presidential primary vote. But you would be mistaken in thinking so. It’s the MOST vote. And you should vote yes. While the tax vote is highly unlikely to fail, it’s worth pointing out that the MOST has
Georgia congressmen John Lewis and Barry Loudermilk both had a good Wednesday. The House of Representatives passed both of their resolutions. Lewis expanded the MLK National Site to include King’s Prince Hall Masonic Lodge and, most importantly, got it upgraded to a national historic park. Loudermilk’s resolution means the U.S. government can acquire the historic Wallis
A new poll from WABE predicts Donald Trump will cruise to victory in Georgia’s GOP primary on March 1. The baboon turned baboon reality TV star businessman from New York has the support of 41.25% of likely GOP voters. Marco Rubio is riding that strong momentum from Iowa into a distant second with 18.25% and Ted
Bob Bryant, who represented Savannah in the 162nd House District, passed away at 5:30 this morning. He was hospitalized on Wednesday “after falling ill earlier in the week” according to a Savannah Morning News report. It’s unclear what the cause of death was, although the SMN article says he went to the hospital after collapsing in
THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS: GSU schedules home-and-homes with UNC and Vanderbilt in 2020/21 and 24/25 respectively. Hype. “Dreams of Milk & Honey” by Leslie West. 2016 Creative Loafing Lust List doesn’t include me or Charlie so it’s safe to say said ranking is discredited. Is Michael Thurmond the man to save the Dekalb CEO position from being
Keith Parker is riding a first class train to the top. On Monday, MARTA announced that it’s CEO, Keith Parker, will be nominated by Barack Obama to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. President Obama said in a prepared statement: “I am honored that these talented individuals have decided to serve our country. They bring their years
Lost amid all the hooplah and teeth-gnashing following Monday’s Grammy Awards was the news of the most important award: Jimmy Carter’s second Grammy! He won the Best Spoken Word Album for the audiobook of “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”. With two Grammies, a Nobel Peace Prize, a Presidential Medal of Freedom award and a
Long lines due to too few TSA screeners prompted Hartsfield-Jackson Airport’s GM to demand the TSA do more at the world’s busiest airport. Or force ATL’s hand and hire a private security firm to do the TSA’s work. WSB’s Aaron Diamant obtained a copy of the “terse letter” Miguel Southwell sent to TSA officials with his
