Today is the 105th birthday of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic on this date in 1914 as an American ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The first vessel to pass through the canal was the American cargo and passenger ship SS Ancon. Peaches Georgia’s first
Did you know it’s been 120 years since the refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall? If you didn’t, you’ve already learned something new. If you did, keep reading. Peaches “Medicaid expansion won’t heal Georgia’s ailing hospitals.” How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters. Georgia has among highest hospital prices.
Good morning & happy Thursday!Did you know…that today is the 229th anniversary of the completion of the first US Census, which included 17 states and counted just over 3.9 million people. It’s also the 126th anniversary of the patent for shredded wheat. Peaches Georgia gets bad news on Medicaid waiver funding. Abortion rate in Georgia
Peaches The Erica Thomas incident wasn’t national news, but that never stops our outrage-hungry media. Gwinnett doing Gwinnett things. Rural broadband estimates = $3+ billion. The complicated math behind buying a college education in Georgia. Georgia’s Coast is Not an Ashtray. DC Appellate Lawyer to Defend Georgia Abortion Ban. Jimmy Carter GOP blocks election security
The Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice has been removed from his post. Avery Niles, who was appointed as Commissioner by then-Governor Nathan Deal in 2012, was removed as head of the agency on Wednesday. According to reports from the agency, Niles submitted a resignation from the post to take effect on September
Continued prayers for Senator Iskason and a speedy recovery. Peaches City touts early success of first-in-Georgia false alarm law. New student achievement plans for peach state. Blakely 1960 cold case reopened after documentary. Southern Cities Cross Political Divide. Commissioner removed as head of Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. They were warned? Rollbacks on nuclear power
Hall County Sheriff’s Deputy Blane Dixon to be laid to rest this morning. Peaches Kemp, Abrams’ ‘Fair Fight’ Group Bring In Large Q2 Fundraising Numbers An outside inspection of Georgia voting machines. Water-rights dispute Florida v. Georgia seems to have stalled Taxing Masters rentals. Narcan for school nurses to keep on hand? How Worries Over
Fourth of July Foods, Ranked by How Much They Make Me Love America. America, you’re grilling your burgers wrong. Trump says today’s event will cost less than it’s worth. America “Why have we lost our patriotism?“ Speaking of…”The New Patriotism“ Freedom Not Force Has Made America Great. Why It Must Be the People Who Preserve
Government, by design, has dozens of problems worthy of criticism, but among the less frequently discussed topics is how often frequent elected officials don’t finish what they start. Public officials at all levels of government quit their jobs. Often. Be it for to run for higher office, to tend to family issues, because of work
95 years ago on this date, Democrats offered Mrs. Leroy Springs for the vice presidential nomination. She was the first woman considered for the job. Peaches How The Push For Renewable Energy Is Changing Southwest Georgia. EPA recommends Georgia become 2nd state to run its own coal ash permit program. Georgia’s Rural Center to study
