Category: Politics

Morning Reads for Wednesday, October 30

Georgia Condolences to the friends and family of Tom Hice, father of Congressman Jody Hice Erickson, a useful thermometer of Trump-skeptical conservatives, canceled the Resurgent Gathering. Read why. A diagram of the Army Corps’ proposed rock weir passage on the Savannah Georgia will execute Ray Cromartre tonight unless the courts order a stay to test

Army Corps Upsets Augusta, Mollifies Gainesville

There’s always a lot going on regarding water and water policy in Georgia. Whether it be the Tri-State Water Wars, Restoring the proper boundary with Tennessee in the middle of the Tennessee River, Definitions of waterways subject to federal jurisdiction, or the control of water levels, there are constant struggles. This week the Army Corps

Morning Reads for Tuesday, October 29

California is still on fire. A new regulation in Georgia reduces the requirements for emergency medical personnel in ambulances. A man serving a life sentence for a conviction of rape and aggravated child molestation was accidentally released from Rogers State Prison in Reidsville. If you missed the demonstration of the state’s new voting machines at

Morning Reads for Friday, October 25, 2019

Avoid these pocketbook-draining speed traps. Not the Onion, or Babylon Bee.  This is real, and icky.   Oh, the horrors!  How will we be able to get our avocado toast?   The “real-time” fact check.  Snort. Adults in the room would be a nice touch, for once.  It’s always do as I say, not as

Sen. Perdue Introduces Resolution Condemning Closed-Door Impeachment Inquiry

A Senate Resolution was introduced today by Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other Republican senators “condemning the U.S. House of Representatives’ illegitimate, closed-door impeachment inquiry.” The resolution states: “The proposition that the Speaker acting alone may direct committees to initiate impeachment proceedings without any debate or

Morning Reads for Wednesday, October 23

Georgia Georgia one of three states not participating in an antitrust probe of Facebook Nearly all of the state is in drought, including “Extreme Drought” in Metro Atlanta UNG named top ROTC among senior military colleges Shaq paid an Atlanta shooting victim’s rent for a year (and should be nominated for America’s Ambassador At-Large) Tyler