Gwinnetians – don’t forget to vote on Tuesday. “Pending personnel matters,” my foot. Don’t we know how this ends? Yeah, but will Ripley have a cat? And an unwelcome visitor? “Unexpectedly.” Fire in the skies. Why we are so vulnerable. Everybody’s mind is in the gutter here. India and Pakistan are shooting at each other. Nothing’s
Rest In Peace Mickey Channell Harry Truman once famously said, “A statesman is a politician who’s been dead 10 or 15 years.” Truman never met a man like Mickey Channell – because Mickey was always a statesman. A native of rural Georgia who proudly wore his allegiance to the University of Georgia as a badge of honor, Representative Mickey Channell came
Georgia 9th District Congressman Doug Collins issued the following statement today on Windstream filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. “For years, Windstream has taken advantage of customers and taxpayers by promising speeds they know they can’t meet and failing to provide consistent broadband service while collecting taxpayer dollars and receiving substantial federal tax breaks. Despite
It is amazing, that even as adults we continue to learn. Last week, two Cobb County parents, Diane and Peter Richey made a great choice. When the Richey’s Clarksdale Elementary School second grader received her black history project, they used their adult brains to yield before they did something that may have been disrespectful. The
Today’s Morning Reads are brought to you by Oban 18. Good luck. RIP Mickey Channel: Speaker David Ralston issued the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Mickey Channell: “Mickey Channell was the kind of man you felt lucky to know. Whether serving on the board of commissioners or the board of education
From a press release: Today, the Georgia Senate addressed Georgia’s health care crisis with comprehensive reforms aimed at reducing costs, increasing access, and enhancing quality care. The Senate passed multiple pieces of health care legislation, including: SB 18 (Direct Primary Care Act), HB 62 (Margie’s Law), SB 115 and SB 118 (Telemedicine reform), and SB
Senator David Perdue and Republican members of the Georgia congressional delegation are sounding the alarm about the federal debt, despite a muted response at present from most in Washington. The University of Georgia, Selig Center for Economic Growth lists large federal deficits as a leading threat to Georgia’s economy. Only a rare few are talking
A press release and memo released by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office today states than an internal analysis reveals that a hand-marked ballot system could cost between $207-$224 million over the next ten years. Most of the printing costs, shown as approximately $164 million in the memo, would fall to the counties to pay.
Good morning! Onward and upward, am I right? I can gladly go on with my life never having to again hear about world leaders stroking each other. UGA is selling the school’s Costa Rica campus. Go Jackets! Sting ‘em! In the Merc! No need to wait for if you missed it the last go-round: Hamilton
Happy Monday, y’all. I have literally been holding onto this all weekend waiting to share it with you. This twitter conversation won the internet. The state of our world and the people who feed us information consistently baffles me. Bless this child’s heart. If your eyes are not open to the sex trafficking epidemic with