Month: June 2016

Morning Reads Filled with Maladies

Sometimes you forget your MoRning obligations. Sometimes you also forget your laptop at home on the same day. Sometimes you just aren’t going to win the day. “It’s an Uphill Climb to the Bottom” by Walter Jackson seems apt.  WABE sweeps Georgia Associated Press Awards, WRAS gets 0 (zero). But hey, good thing you killed

Could This Man Be Georgia’s Next Governor?

Is Georgia 6th District Republican Congressman Tom Price about to make a run for Governor in 2018? There’s evidence that points in that direction. The congressman from Roswell appears to be greasing the skids under the Gold Dome. Price’s pre-Primary campaign filing with the Federal Election Commission (excerpt) shows he gave $2,600 campaign contributions to

House Committee Releases Majority #BenghaziReport, and Georgia Lawmakers Respond

The House Select Committee on Benghazi headed up by Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina released its final majority report today, after more than two years of research and hearings. In addition to the 800 page report, the committee summarized its findings in this video narrated by Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois: Georgia’s 3rd District

Olens Announces Money for Georgia & Georgians In VW Settlement

Attorney General Sam Olens sends word that Georgians who bought diesel powered Volkswagens will be receiving cash and either repairs of their cars or buybacks, while the state itself will receive about $77 Million. In a settlement announced this morning, each person who bought a car from that didn’t meet emissions standards will receive at

Pro Gun Control Group Has Long Term Goals for Georgia

During the debate over House Bill 859, the measure that would have allowed concealed carry permit holders to bring their guns to most places on University System of Georgia campuses, one group was a constant presence at hearings. Representatives of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America not only were present at the hearings,

Morning Reads for Tuesday, June 28

Good morning! It’s too darn hot. New laws about to hit the books here in Georgia address tasers, experimental medical treatments, and the super-sized SCOGA. Please don’t tell my children that a Great Wolf Lodge is coming to LaGrange. Seventeen refugees now call Savannah home. Georgia Tech is expanding their presence at the Lockheed Martin

Independence Has Responsibility – And Consequences

This week’s Courier Herald column: Next week we’ll celebrate Independence Day, the day the American colonists said “enough” and chose to split from the rule of a foreign king. Our forefathers saw opportunity in charting our own destiny by providing more freedom rather than less – both economic freedoms and those of personal liberty. Last