Category: Politics

Morning Reads for Christmas Day, 2018

Good morning, and Merry Christmas! Alternately, Happy Tuesday! I hope however you celebrate, whether it’s with family, at the movies, sidled up to your favorite bar, or enjoying a little peace and quiet, you have a wonderful day. This is a difficult time of year for many people, and if you are one of them,

The Politics of the Christmas Story

This week’s Courier Herald column: Welcome to Christmas week.  After a season of preparation, the Christmas season is when those of us in the Christian faith celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  It’s also when too many of us fall short of living as an example of his teachings, myself included.  The rush of over

Morning Reads for Friday, December 21, 2018

Christmas means love.  Georgia improves in national health ranking. Rare full moon on Christmas! You’ll have to wait 16 years for the next one. When the media tried to overturn an election.  Emotional support chickens. What, me worry? Dear Lord, too soon. Bad idea. Li’l Die Hard. Well, it IS a Christmas movie. Like I keep

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 20, 2018

Peaches “Bless his heart.” — Our own Teri Overdose deaths on the decline in most of Georgia Gasaway definitely lost Democrat throws support behind Unterman Rapper TI to pay fine for cursing in public in Georgia Jimmy Carter GOP Republican at 93% approval for Trump Why Facebook explains how Netflix, Spotify, and others used the

Jordan Fuchs To Be Deputy Secretary Of State

From a press release: Atlanta, GA –Secretary of State-elect Brad Raffensperger announced his appointment of Ms. Jordan Fuchs as Deputy Secretary of State. The Deputy Secretary of State is one of the most important non-elected positions in Georgia since the Secretary of State’s office is responsible for elections, corporation registrations, business and occupational licensing and

Morning Reads for Tuesday, December 18

Good morning! Today is the deadline for the most economical shipping options. It has been an exceptionally good fundraising year for Atlanta’s HBCUs. There’s a lot of talk in Georgia about school start dates – but maybe the more pressing question isn’t when the school year starts, but what time the school day starts. The

Secretary of State Orders Recount Of Election Re-do

It’s the Georgia House race that will never end.  Last May, challenger Chris Erwin defeated incumbent Dan Gasaway in a primary election.  It turns out, a lot of folks that didn’t live in House District District 28 were given ballots for the race.  It was enough to warrant a new election. After all eligible ballots