Mandates, schmandates. Braves have four Silver Sluggers this year. And one’s a pitcher! What on earth could go wrong? Dictionary much? Wow. Just wow. Better and better. Or something. That’s right. It just flings it right up into the atmosphere, like some yard toy from the ’60’s. Insanity. At least it’s more affordable than a
This week’s Courier Herald column: Max Cleland passed away this week at the age of 79, just two days before Veterans Day. He served Georgia in the State Senate, as Secretary of State, and as a U.S. Senator. Other public service includes running the U.S. Veterans Administration for President Jimmy Carter. All of his public
Happy Veterans Day! Today we honor & thank all those who have served! Peaches Lawmakers have now approved a 2nd redistricting map. …With proposed changes to Georgia’s 2nd largest county. Deplorable: Georgia medical marijuana program stalled by protests, bureaucracy And Rep. Alan Powell wants to give it another look. Millions in equipment stolen by thieves
Good morning! Happy Sesame Street Day! November 10th has been the day set aside to honor the educational program celebrating its 52nd birthday today. To commemorate the day, I’m sharing the best skit with the best muppet ever: Grover teaching “around,” “over,” “under,” “through,” “near,” and “far.” Yes, Grover is 100% my favorite. I’m going
To grow up as a kid of the 1980s and 1990s in Georgia was to know the name Max Cleland. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but always Georgia-centered, whatever the news was about him. Much of Cleland’s service came before I was out of college, but I always knew Georgia and her people mattered to him
Good morning! “Don’t California My Coweta!” And other adventures in redistricting. Expect votes on the proposed House and Senate maps by midweek. Next step? Congressional maps. (NB: I am not certain that all of the legislative pairings listed in that article are accurate.) Election officials in Georgia remain concerned that the time crunch between the
This week’s Courier Herald column: A year is several eternities in politics even in normal times. Our ongoing pandemic seems to have slowed time to a crawl, and the year that has transpired since the 2020 elections seems to have been much, much longer than that. Georgia had a few high profile municipal elections and
PARADE CENTRAL. The pearls that went down in history. Nuthin’ Finer in the Land. Yes, indeed. Shrimp Corndogs. Yeah, you read that right. And we’ll forgive him for being an Astros fan. Ooorah, girlfriend. And congrats. Oh, the horrors. The sun is acting out again. Dearest Elizabeth always gives us something to ponder.
Peaches Gwinnett commissioners reject decriminalization of small marijuana possession — then postpone a final decision $20K In Bribes Is How Much GA Woman Paid Ex DeKalb Tax Tag Clerk State doesn’t put blame of crime problem on state “Judge finds ‘intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black
It is reapportionment time in the State of Georgia! The House Leadership has released a draft of the House districts which can be dissected and debated ad nauseum. The proposed Congressional districts had previously been released, along with the pipe dreams of the Democratic caucuses for Congressional, Senate, and House districts. From a press release:
