I’ve been absent for a while, but I still pay attention. It’s increasingly difficult to identify as a Republican, but I’m more confident in my beliefs as a Conservative. The Party of Family Values has decided to cast its lot with a sexual abuser (as found by a jury of his peers). The Party who
The following is a guest op-ed from Former U.S. Representative Scott Klug (R-WI). Rep. Klug hosts a podcast called Lost in the Middle. He will release a new episode this week highlighting the importance of swing voters in Georgia. TICKET SPLITTING IN GEORGIA I grew up in a mixed household. My mom, Irish, Catholic, daughter
Courier Herald column from the week of November 21st: Let’s cancel this year’s war on the war on Christmas. Seriously. The social media posts have long become trite, and have always been misguided and largely unnecessary. They range from the rather benign “In my house we observe Christmas” to calls to boycott retailers for using
Courier Herald column for the week of September 3rd: Labor Day is that paradoxical holiday when we don’t work in order to celebrate working. Some work hard to get the job done. Others seem to work harder at making things difficult for everyone but themselves. In Georgia state politics the elected official who has most
Courier Herald column for the week of August 27th: The weather says summer, but the calendar says fall. We know this because the University of Georgia Bulldogs are ready to suit up between the hedges in Athens to defend their National Championship. Or better said, Championships. Plural. In Georgia there are rules, which are often
Courier Herald column for the week of August 13th: My friend and Athens radio host Tim Bryant asked a question on his show last week, which he then extended to his Facebook followers. He wanted to know others opinion as to whether Athens Clarke County would become “more red” or neighboring Oconee County would become
Courier Herald column for the week of August 6th: The research firm Fitch Ratings downgraded the quality of the United States debt last week. They’re arguably the lesser known of the three main agencies that assign letter grades to denote the likelihood a bond issuer will repay their debt. A grade of AAA implies unimpeachable
Courier Herald column for the week of July 31st: Even though temperatures are in the high 90’s and the calendar unambiguously says that we’re in the middle of summer, most Georgia schools are beginning their fall semester. With the summer break over, most adults return to or refocus on work. This is also true for
Courier Herald column for the week of July 23rd: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp continues to be the subject of rumors, speculation, and even some wishful thinking that he will enter the race to be the Republican nominee for President in 2024. While being strategically coy about his future plans, has tamped down talk that he
Courier Herald column for the week of July 16th: It’s summer. Most of you, hopefully, are doing summery things. What most people aren’t doing is spending every waking moment obsessing who will be elected President 17 months from now. Political operatives and the press that cover them aren’t most people. They’re part of an industry,
