Good morning! Today is the last day to send first-class mail if you want it to arrive before Christmas. Cindy Stowell died before her “Jeopardy!” triumph aired. A group of really really smart scientists figured out how to blast antimatter atoms with a laser. Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, was found guilty of “negligence.”
This week’s Courier Herald column: This time last year, those opposed to Donald Trump in Republican circles were just learning to take him seriously. Most that wanted to stop him – in both parties – did so too late. Despite the ongoing bargaining stage in many Democrats’ phases of grief, he’s going to be sworn
I like Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, and I think he’s right for asking pointed questions to the Department of Homeland Security with regards to recent hacking allegedly done by DHS, but at what point does it become more about taking a last swipe at the outgoing administration for political points more than the
With a voter turnout of 6.61%, Chuck Payne earned the most number of votes, but he was unable to secure an outright win with his 36.1% of the vote. He’ll be the sole Republican facing Democrat-running-as-an-Independent Debby Peppers, who came in 2nd with 27.42% in the January runoff. Justin Tomczak, who has been advising Chuck’s
Jeremy Berry has a piece up on Saporta Report decrying current Georgia law regarding the criminalizing of selfies, and suggesting some improvements to the sticker quality. Note, if the stickers are improved, that’s only going to increase selfies, so these should go hand in hand. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMjqjWQArgK/ Berry points out that Louisiana has used a local artist’s portrait
The Columbus Police Department is currently investigating two rather horrific situations involving the Muscogee County School District. That’s enough for now, the GBI said following a request from Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit DA Julia Slater. From The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: “The GBI has received a request letter from the DA’s office to investigate an incident involving [Bryant] Thomas,” Nelly
President-elect Donald Trump (a phrase that still doesn’t feel quite possible) has faced a series of attacks from disappointed Democrats and their fellow travelers in the media since his election. First it was a series of meaningless reminders that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, making her the President of California. Then there were attacks
The following is a guest Op-Ed from David Gattie, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia. I asked him to summarize the following after seeing a similar discussion he was having online in order to share with our readers. – Charlie President-elect Donald Trump recently announced that his choice to head up
A group of civil rights legal activists secured a settlement in a federal lawsuit against the Emmanuel County Board of Education on Friday, paving the way for stronger African-American representation on the county’s Board of Education. The two new seats must be majority-minority districts in line with the Voting Rights Act. Currently, 81% of Emmanuel
Perpetual Georgia Republican Party Chairman candidate Alex Johnson announced he is running for Georgia Republican Party Chairman. In the email announcing his candidacy, Johnson wrote, Republican Donald Trump was elected based on his common-sense solution to put America first. Following Trump’s lead, it is time for the Georgia GOP to put Republicans first. His platform
