Last week I posted the viral embarrassment of a Fulton County school during the #SchoolWalkOut. The teachers or administration of the North Fulton school gave the students the right to speak — only if the students spoke about things that made the administration happy. With two additional school walk outs planned in the near future,
“Though this be madness, yet there’s no method in’to how we pick thy game winners.” — William Shakespeare “Hamlet” Act 2, Scene II (seriously, go look it up). I offer that pearl of 1600s wisdom presaging the current day to inspire you to compete in the annual GAPol March Madness Tournament! Our group is called
Who is ready for Nashville? (I am). “Let’s Dance” by the GSU Band. Meet the Experts Picking GSU Over Cincinnati Fall In Love Again With Ron Hunter, Georgia State Ron Hunter Sums Up Being Underdog With “Epic Quote” GSU is the most popular 15 seed at Yahoo Jimmy: The Trump-Kim Meeting “Is Good” John Lewis
pil·lo·ry (pilərē) historical 1. noun: a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse. 2. verb: put (someone) in the pillory. 3. verb: to attack or ridicule publicly. The Atlanta press corps had a chuckle a couple of days ago when text messages from the city’s former water department spokesperson
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R, GA-11) has issued a statement praising President Donald Trump’s choice of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State: “Today, we find ourselves at another pivotal moment for our nation. President Trump’s administration has made progress in dealing with denuclearizing North Korea and voiced plans to reform
Hunter Hill has released his second tv ad entitled “Ready to Lead Again” for his gubernatorial campaign. Unlike his first ad entitled “Read to Serve Again,” there are no impersonators of his GOP opponents. It just features Hunter Hill on a football field as he touts his military background. In the video ad, Hill states
Residents are speaking up loudly about the Fulton County Board of Commissioners decision to establish a separate police department for one street, Fulton Industrial Boulevard. During the creation of the City of South Fulton, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners originally stated it wanted to be out of municipal services. To assist with the transition
The ability to drink your mimosas before noon has come one step closer today. The Georgia State House gave final approval to SB 17 which would, through local referendum, allow local governments to change the time that restaurants could serve alcohol on Sundays to before noon. The measure passed 97-64 and now awaits Governor Nathan
After two versions of hate crime legislation failed to make it out of their respective House committees, it seems hate crime legislation may become a reality in Georgia after all. The House Judiciary passed out of committee last week Senate Bill 373 which would impose harsher penalties for persons convicted of crimes against protected classes of
Kasim Reed, former mayor of Atlanta, has a reputation for interpersonal hostility, and that has little enough to do with his press release game. I have been told stories of tirades by staffers, by other journalists and by other politicians. I have personally heard him screaming at people who rubbed him the wrong way (looking
