Category: Politics

Morning Reads — November 27

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It’s not too late to join a gym. News by the Numbers $6.6 billion – Did you miss Black Friday deals? Fret not, Cyber Monday is upon us. We are expected to spend over $6 billion today on deals. 1 pound – That’s the average

Reasons to give Thanks

2017 has been an interesting year so far and still 5 weeks to go. As I reflect back on all the traditional reasons to give thanks, there are a couple of “out of the ordinary” events for which I am especially thankful. Midday June 23 when I had finished cleaning up a fallen tree in

Morning Reads With Thanks

I’m thankful for all my loyal fans (IE: the entirety of GAPol’s readership). And to anyone who isn’t on board:    White House shares Sen. Perdue’s op-ed.  And the best junior senator from Georgia sends happy birthday wishes to the 3rd Infantry Division.  Kennesaw realizes it will have to readjust if it wants to survive. 

Board of Regents Wastes Resources on KSU Kneeling Investigation

At a time when there should be celebration of Kennesaw State’s first trip to the FCS football playoffs this weekend against Samford University, the focus has instead shifted to debate over cheerleaders not standing on the field during the national anthem. The Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) issued a report (posted at Insider Advantage) outlining the findings

Bridge Your Thanksgiving Divide

This week’s Courier Herald column: A few years ago, social media was flooded by an orchestrated wave of stories telling us how to talk to our families about Obamacare during the holidays. “Us” in this case mostly meant pajama wearing millennials sipping fair trade coffee to ensure that a full message of enlightened smugness was

Federal Criminal Justice Reform, Judiciary and Gubernatorial Prospects?

Last Thursday we spoke with 9th District Congressman Doug Collins as part of our bi-weekly interview for WJRB/WJUL’s Mountain Mornings radio show. Among other topics we asked him about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ reaction to his proposed criminal justice reform legislation – the Redemption Act. While skeptical about most reform attempts, the AG had a

So Long, Georgia Dome

In case you missed it, the Georgia Dome entered into the history books as gravity brought down the house. Literally. Here’s a video I took of the implosion earlier this morning. So long, #GeorgiaDome. A post shared by Nathan A. Smith (@natsmith9) on Nov 20, 2017 at 4:45am PST