Category: Politics

Morning Reads for Friday, February 11, 2022

The wonderful story of Chubbtown. Hopefully tours will be available shortly. Time to run away. New tech for very, very, very old scrolls. One of many reasons why housing costs are so high. Savage. (Laughing so hard I can’t breath.) Trip of a lifetime. Well done, Good Lady. No, there won’t always be time. Hug

Morning Reads for Tuesday, February 8

Good morning! Today is Day 13 of the 2022 legislative session. It’s also Unofficial Cobb County Week: yesterday, the House voted on the enabling legislation for two new cities, and later this week, the House will tackle the maps. Godspeed to us all! A judge ruled yesterday that Governor Kemp’s “leadership fund” will offer a

Lack Of Cohesive Energy Policy Comes From Tunnel Vision

This week’s Courier Herald column: On January 12th, two days after the Legislature gaveled in for the session (and two days after the University of Georgia again won a National Championship), the Fox Theater was filled with state political leaders, lobbyists, members of the state’s chambers of commerce, and media to hear the priorities of

Morning Reads for Friday, January 28, 2022

Everything is fine. Keep saying that. Maybe it might actually happen. Some folks are freaking out over the new Super Bowl logo. Suitable for work, home, on the go, everything, everywhere! Get off my lawn. Let kids be kids, for cryin’ out loud. How to stay calm no matter what. Two sleeps is a real

Morning Reads for Tuesday, January 25

Good morning! Today is Day 6 of the 2022 Legislative Session. Over in the Senate, things are getting a little bit wacky as a group of powerful Senators hopes to completely undermine public health in Georgia in what would be a big win for measles and polio by ridding our public schools of their current

Morning Reads for Friday, January 21, 2022

Happy Birthday to Dolly, Queen of the World. (Her birthday message from last year still rings true today.) You keep using that word. It doesn’t mean what you think it means. JP makes a move. Love him or hate him, he continues to influence. VDH speaks. Most people listen. Who to trust? More and more

Morning Reads – Thursday, January 20, 2022

Peaches  They settled on a Georgia island while enslaved. Now they fight rising seas, land loss to preserve culture. ‘Backroom deals’ reshape Democratic races in Georgia More money for courts in hopes of clearing backlog Security for the Arbery trial cost taxpayers $1.08 million How a powerful company persuaded Georgia to let it bury toxic

Morning Reads for Friday, January, 7, 2022

Well done, good and faithful servant. RIP Johnny Isakson. What comes first? The movie or the music? Oh, good grief. We’ve come to this. Yes, Facebook is evil. You can order those dreadful, frightening children’s books for your kiddos right here. Big Brother in your new car. As if the roads weren’t dangerous enough… Y2K22.