Category: Politics

Gary Black Announces Launch of US Senate Campaign

From a press release: Gary Black, GA’s Agriculture Commissioner who received more votes than any candidate for U.S. Senate or Governor in 2018 and 2014, today launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Raphael Warnock. “Warnock and Biden promised to ‘fundamentally change America,’” Black said. “They’re five months into it and

Morning Reads for Friday, June 4, 2021

Hide the silverware. (Here’s to hoping good things.) Not soon enough for some folks. Really, this is about important stuff. Like ice cream. Be sure to check/update your default settings if you have Amazon devices. Victor Davis Hanson, American treasure, always make you think. Are we finally reaching the point of not enough cases to

Morning Reads for Friday, May 28, 2021

Local celebrity gives back to the community. The jokes…they write themselves. Haters gonna hate. Yeah. Cooties. That’s it. Still not a fan of Twitter. But true. Very true. (Language alert.) This new hijacking technique should scare the pants off of everyone. HIPPA officer to the white courtesy phone. HIPPA officer, HIPPA officer, white courtesy phone,

Morning Reads for Tuesday, May 25

Good morning! Today is an auspicious day: it is my 19th wedding anniversary, it is my parents’ 47th wedding anniversary. I hope this is a good day for you, too. The 2021 hurricane season is expected to be a doozy; accordingly, President Biden has already allocated $1 billion in disaster relief funds. There are myriad

Morning Reads for Friday, May 21, 2021

In a town with the reputation of tearing down everything in sight, this is encouraging. State rep charged with election violations.  Stay tuned. Georgia Senator vs. Camden SpacePort. Well, duh.  Physical activity helps everyone, period. Didn’t they know not to mess with Little Old Church Ladies From Pasadena? Oregon counties vote to move to Idaho.

Morning Reads for Tuesday, May 18

Good morning! It’s a great day in Georgia. Dr. Fauci spoke to Emory grads this weekend and his remarks included discussion about how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the results of generations of systemic racism in the healthcare system. The latest in the awful saga of the Golden Ray: fire and (more) pollution. Representative Barry Fleming was

District Deviations: Change Is Coming

Get ready to learn new district lines for the State Senate and House later this year. The apportionment data release last month provided the 2020 state population. This allowed me to calculate the new ideal population for each congressional district and each state legislative district. The new ideal population per district for the Georgia State

Morning Reads for Monday, May 17, 2021

Happy Monday! Georgia gas situation largely remaining flat despite normal operations resuming on pipeline Georgia State study finds Atlanta students lost months of progress in pandemic Georgia Museum of Art honored for pandemic programs Georgia universities advised to drop mask mandates, social distancing Taking a closer look at the citizens arrest repeal in Georgia Heiress