Apparently, if you’re investigating the misconduct of court officers, you need their permission. At least, that’s the rationale behind the jailing of Mark Thomason and Russell Stookey a week ago. The two were booked for making a false statement in an open-records request — something I didn’t even realize could be a crime — along with identity fraud and
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled in favor of requiring residents of Georgia, Alabama, and Kansas to provide proof of U.S. citizenship upon registering to vote. Most states only require residents to swear that they are citizens of the U.S. and require no proof. According to a story by the Associated Press, Leon sided against several
My grandfather always hated politics, and by extension, politicians. They were all crooked, or soon would be, and he didn’t look favorably upon the fact that his grandson was interested in pursuing a career in politics. This distaste for politicians compounded when I informed him that I not only loved politics, but that I wanted
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 ESV I don’t normally stick scripture into my posts to make a point, but I thought the Golden Rule is applicable (of course, it should be applicable in our lives daily,
This week’s Courier Herald column: Next week we’ll celebrate Independence Day, the day the American colonists said “enough” and chose to split from the rule of a foreign king. Our forefathers saw opportunity in charting our own destiny by providing more freedom rather than less – both economic freedoms and those of personal liberty. Last
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens was elected Vice President of the National Association of Attorneys General at the organization’s meeting yesterday in Burlington, Vermont. In addition to serving as Vice President, Olens will be co-chair of the Federalism/Preemption Committee and the Law Enforcement and Prosecutorial Relations Working Group. He will serve on three additional committees,
Bob Dylan once told us that “the times they are a changing.’” This was never more apparent than on May 23, 2007 when researchers found that, for the first time in human history, more people were living in urban areas than rural areas. These shifting demographics were centuries in the making as higher wages and
In the aftermath of the shootings in Orlando several Chik-fil-A franchises in the city provided food on a Sunday, when they are normally closed, to the citizens waiting in line to give blood. This seemingly compassionate act has drawn the wrath of the liberal press and produced the following sensational headline: The dark truth behind
It lives! For 10 more days, at least. Well, I have been contemplating adding a sundeck to my car. Former regulator turns down ethics appointment. Who else (besides me), saw the word “Terminus” and immediately thought, “No thanks, I don’t want anything off the grill.”? Quite a haul from the Floyd County Schools fraud investigation.
This week’s Courier Herald column: The attack on the night club popular with the LGBT community was conducted by a terrorist that fit the usual profile. He had limited formal education, with much of his worldview set by by a stint at a fundamentalist camp that represented some of the most extreme views of his
