This week’s Courier Herald column: In the Georgia Senate, the more things are changing, the more they are staying the same. This year’s election has brought us a new Lieutenant Governor, Geoff Duncan. It also brought us a new President Pro Tempore, Senator Butch Miller of Gainesville. Miller assumed the role at the beginning of
Good Monday Morning! We are days away from a possible government shutdown. The Russians were apparently targeting African-Americans during the 2016 election cycle. Vaping. It’s a huge thing with teenagers and they have no idea what they are doing. But hey, binge drinking and opioids are down. Brexit is STILL being negotiated. Facebook data breach
Talk about your Friday night news dumps. A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Affordable Care Act on constitutional grounds. You may recall that when the Supreme Court upheld the act, they did so by declaring the individual mandate a tax. With the individual mandate repealed by this congress, various states including Georgia
And the traffic proves it! Long-time favorite Parson’s is closing. Religious liberty in the news again. (If you move here, you’ll be forced to have an opinion.) The camera doesn’t lie. “gullible slack-jawed yokels” Talking toasters. For real. Peace in Korea in our time. No Christmas Party for you! For those rooting for Twitter to
Rep. Buddy Carter (R, GA-1) voted against the “Farm Bill,” officially the Agriculture Improvement Act, yesterday. Rep. Carter felt that the bill was not adequate in providing crop assistance to blueberry farmers in Georgia. Rep. Carter had spent months in negotiation this assistance for them. The bill passed despite his no vote. Rep. Carter: “I certainly
Peaches Another business headed to the Peach State Healthcare costs are higher in Georgia More on the Gasaway election Using an ancestry site solved a murder case in Georgia 2 universities get poor scores for campus speech Stacey Abrams’ next move draws a ‘stay tuned’ Jimmy Carter Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential Campaign Is Going To Wear
Good morning from Athens! Atlanta drivers spend more money on their commutes than anywhere else in the country. The WWII Homefront Museum opened in Brunswick. The demise of Toys ‘R’ Us is part of why you might not want to wait until the last minute to buy the latest hot toy. If a picture is worth
This week’s Courier Herald column: While most of Georgia is preparing for holidays, Georgia’s legislators are preparing for the 2019 meeting of the Georgia General Assembly which begins next month. They are meeting this week in Athens for the “Biennial”, an orientation for new members and an overview of selected topics and policy issues which
I broke my arm ten days ago, riding a Bird scooter downtown. Yes, I am perfectly aware of the absurdity of a 45-year-old fat guy in a sport coat riding a scooter up Ted Turner Drive. I am aware of a great many things, now that the painkillers have worn off. Suddenly, I have formed
Happy Monday on this wet and cold December day! Nick Ayers will not be CoS for President Trump, but rather depart at the end of the year. Brightest comet of 2018 to pass earth later this month. Winter Weather moving out of Georgia. How to run for Congress is you’re broke. Transcript of audio of
