The second worst part of an election aftermath is listening to the losing side try to delegitimize the winning side. The worst part is watching the winning side act like they won because they were smarter and not just luckier. Everyone would like to believe that voters make informed decisions in a rational manner, but
Disclosure/Note: I served as the Communications Director for the MORE MARTA outreach committee, which held more than 100 public information sessions across the city of Atlanta, explaining the process and the implications of MARTA’s proposed 1/2 cent sales tax. The following is from MARTA Board Chairman Robbie Ashe. In “Field of Dreams,” a farmer is
By: Dr. Monica Henson It seems so long ago that I was a stay-at-home mom in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the late 1980s, pondering what seemed very far in the future my plans to resume my career in teaching when my children got into elementary school. I had already been bitten by the alternative education bug and
Many in the education establishment say two things: 1. “If only teachers were free to teach!” 2. “Anything for our kids!” Well, we have an opportunity to put those two principles in action – by voting “yes” on Constitutional Amendment 1 on the Georgia ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The amendment would allow the
If there’s one thing that 2016 has taught us, it’s that there’s no downside in seizing on every opportunity to cast people in the worst possible light, especially when it advances your political cause. So when a governor can’t get his opponents to agree that providing an adequate public education to mostly African American children
House Speaker David Ralston has been the subject of a complaint to the State Bar filed more than two years ago. It appears that the wheels of justice have finished grinding with both the Speaker’s lawyers and the State Bar asking to settle. From Aaron Gould Sheinin in the AJC: “Ralston’s attorneys filed paperwork Wednesday
From Chris Clark, President & CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce The business community understands that education and job creation are the most effective solutions to improve economic mobility and success. If Georgia can better educate our students, our state will see more jobs created locally and more companies choosing to locate here. These
Since Donald the Trump refused to concede defeat to Chris Wallace on a debate stage last week, there’s been a lot of overwrought hyperventilating from left-wing drama queens that he’s somehow an “existential threat to Democracy.” The hammy overacting demonstrated by those who put so much faith in the power of Trump and so little trust in
Last week we prognosticated about a lot of folks’ political ambitions and intentions for Georgia politics in 2018, and mentioned this: “State Senator Butch Miller, a Gainesville Republican, should not be overlooked as a potential candidate, for no other reason than the $340,000 campaign warchest he has laid by. Another good reason is his network
As we enter into the season where people start arguing about polls being “skewed” and elections being “rigged,” it worth hearing from an actual pollster who’s been doing actual polls for more than a few years. John Garst, the President of Rosetta Stone Communications, posted a note on his Facebook page to explain the challenges
