A Few Thoughts On Social Media

Social media has certainly changed how we interact with one another. It’s been a blessing for allowing people to connect over long distances–even more so during a pandemic. It’s also been a curse by allowing people across the political to spread disinformation. Social media platforms started to crackdown on accounts that violated their terms of

Morning Reads for Friday, January 29, 2021

What does this mean for Elbert County? Faster, please. Top Airbnb rental is a Georgia treehouse. Those who don’t study history are destined to repeat it. New York suddenly remembers how to count. Beat at their own game.  Sure. Why not. “Each marshmallow is carefully pre-selected…” Churchill’s sexy soap. How to avoid Google. If you’re

Rep. Greene Needs to Resign

We covered the remarks back in June of last year that CNN has recently re-discovered by going through Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Facebook page. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called out House GOP leaders for not doing more to rebuke Rep. Greene. Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California announced yesterday a resolution to expel her from Congress.

Morning Reads – Thursday, January 28, 2021

Peaches New Georgia bill would require 2 photo ID copies for absentee voting  $1,000 for pre-k teachers, too Georgia election official says he hates ‘being right’ How new voters, Black women transformed Georgia’s politics Georgia State President Becker heads pay list Georgia police chief atoning for past injustices Biden plan to change health rules could

For The Love Of Country, Love

This week’s Courier Herald column: Social conservatives are especially dejected after the 2020 elections. Many are wondering where to go from here. Some doubt the future of the country. I know some who are openly questioning their beliefs and how a result they were entirely sure was not going to happen was allowed to become

Morning Reads for Tuesday, January 26

Good morning! Today is the 5th day of the 2021 Legislative Session. It is easier than ever to follow along at the General Assembly’s spiffy new website! WANTED: one new chancellor for the University System of Georgia. Many homebound elderly Georgians are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. How will they get their shot? More