In an egregious display of ignorance, some elected officials are attacking vulnerable children for political gain. These always outraged leaders are fighting the Obama Administration’s directive to allow transgender students access to restroom facilities in public schools consistent with their gender identity. Their resistance to civil rights is contrary to constitutional values and is morally
Here’s the Morning Reads for today. “She Loves to Ride Horses” by Guy Clark (RIP). Geek creates visually interactive way to explore the 640-page Atlanta budget. MARTA chairman to Cherokee County: Y’all are paranoid. Chill. Deal says Obama bathroom directive is “overreach”. Jimmy Carter bestows honorary degree to Gregg Allman. Wait, did I read that right?
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted 68 -29 to provide $1.1 billion in emergency funding to prepare for a potential outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States. The Georgia delegation split with Senator Johnny Isakson voting yea and Senator David Perdue voting nay. Both senators sent out press releases to address the issue.
Rob Oldham checking in. Right now, they call me intern. Really though, I’m just your average white upper middle class suburbanite. I always pick a 45-minute car ride over MARTA, my mom did my laundry throughout college, and I vote a straight Republican ticket except when I’m feeling guilty. Born on the mean streets of
Today, a titan of not just Georgia but Southern politics turned 69 years young. Chairman Calvin Smyre is the longest serving member of the General Assembly and serves as Dean of the House. If you reside in the state of Georgia, then I guarantee you are indebted to his nearly half a century of service
It appears that whomever talked Aaron Barlow into returning from Chicago to his Fulton County house to run for Georgia’s State Senate told him there would be no math. Either that, or he hopes that voters in the Cherokee and Fulton County district are uninformed or don’t care that he is playing fast and loose
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has weighed in on the rapidly growing controversy over which bathrooms transgender people should use at schools. Following the issuing of guidance by the federal Department of Education recommending that students should use the bathroom they feel most comfortable with, federal and state legislators quickly weighed in. This afternoon, Governor Deal
Good morning! It’s a rainy day in Georgia (which is good because north of the gnat line*, we’re in a moderate drought), and it’s a great day in America. Submitted for your procrastinating pleasure: Jane Little, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s world record-setting bassist, died on stage Sunday evening during an encore performance. Georgia is home
The guidance offered by the U.S. Department of Education drew reaction today from members of the Georgia congressional delegation, as well as a statement from Georgia’s largest school system. 39 members of U.S. House, including five members of the Georgia delegation, sent a letter to President Obama asking that the guidance be rescinded. The letter
This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re in the weeks that transition the unofficial move from Spring into Summer. Colleges have begun their graduation ceremonies with my alma mater the University of Georgia holding commencement ceremonies last Friday. Most of Georgia’s high schools will hold commencement ceremonies in the next couple of weeks. Then students will
