Category: Miscellaneous

The New Kid in Town

Rob Oldham checking in. Right now, they call me intern. Really though, I’m just your average white upper middle class suburbanite. I always pick a 45-minute car ride over MARTA, my mom did my laundry throughout college, and I vote a straight Republican ticket except when I’m feeling guilty. Born on the mean streets of

Of Important Matters: Fried Chicken

Georgia’s leading agricultural crop is chicken. We’re pretty much the center of the chicken universe.  We’re home to Chick Fil A, Zaxby’s, Popeye’s, Church’s restaurants.  I like them all.  But heaven can be found on a plate of many lesser known “meat & three’s” in all corners of our state. A while back we undertook

5th Annual Food Frenzy Launched at the Capitol

Tuesday, March 8th marked the launch of the 5th annual Legal Food Frenzy. Attorney General  Sam Olens,  Young Lawyers Division director Jack Long, Georgia Food Bank Association Executive Director Danah Craft and representatives from Georgia’s 8 regional food banks joined together at the state Capitol to kick off the event. The Legal Food Frenzy is a statewide

Blessed to Be Here

 “We are a nation of immigrants. We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better.”  – Governor Mitt Romney Those words are true.

Greetings from WOTP (way outside the perimeter)

Having written my first post last Friday and my introduction this week, you can assume IrishPat will be somewhat unconventional. Perhaps it is the clean mountain air up here in Blairsville or maybe I’m just a grumpy old white male who apparently is responsible for the world’s problems not directly attributable to George Bush. My

Hello From The Younger Side

Hi, everyone! Last week, I was blessed with the opportunity to begin interning with GeorgiaPol, and I can’t say enough how grateful I am nor how excited I am to get to work. That being said, I believe introductions are in order. My name is Tate Mitchell, and I am currently a freshman at the

Straight Outta The Carpet Capital

Hey there, GeorgiaPol world. I’m a new intern that you’ll be hearing from, and I couldn’t be more excited to begin working with such a great and talented team. My name is Nicole Hammett, and I was born and raised in the Dalton area, a city in Northwest Georgia which you may recognize as the