Category: Politics

2019 College Football Pick’Em

It is time for the 2019 College Football Pick’Em Challenge. While Ed Hula is still running the actual game, I will be helping to keep things updated on this site to try to keep it a community event. Take some time to sign-up and join us for the 2019 College Football Pick’Em Challenge. The password

Former Clerk Of Georgia House Robbie Rivers Has Died

ATLANTA – Today, Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced the passing of former Clerk of the House Robert E. Rivers Jr.: “No one loved serving others as much as Robbie Rivers. He loved this state and he loved the Georgia House of Representatives. Robbie was never too busy to help a new representative who sincerely

Morning Reads for Tuesday, August 26

Good morning! Throughout Georgia, upstanding citizens are qualifying to run for local office. Can a convicted felon run for office? Well, that depends on how you define “moral turpitude” and whether you receive a pardon. And running for office isn’t the same thing as holding office. It’s complicated. Just…watch the clip. How Georgia’s cities got

On the great chicken wars of 2019

This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re in the middle of a fight that wasn’t expected.  Fueled by media that caters to click-bait stories, social media warriors were quick to choose sides and take up arms.  The physical battleground was well represented at high noon Sunday in Cobb County on Windy Hill Road, just down from

Appeals Court Judge Stephen Goss Has Died

Sad news out of Albany this morning, as reported by WABL news: Albany police were dispatched to the area around 8:11 a.m. where they found Goss, 60, in a wooded area behind the residence dead from a gunshot wound, according to police. Judge Goss was appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to serve as a judge

Collins hears from 9th District Farmers

9th District Congressman Doug Collins met with members of the White County Farm Bureau yesterday to discuss challenges facing the local agriculture industry and provide an update on key issues in Washington. During the meeting, Collins answered questions on a variety of issues ranging from compliance to immigration. After the meeting the Congressman had these