Happy Pi Day! And to think we thought that was yesterday. Many thanks to Nathan for holding down Tuesday morning last week while I was on vacation. We already know that Daylight Savings Time is the worst. Why continue doing this to ourselves? Why are we clock masochists? (Y’all, I’m so tired.) 54% of Georgia births
As I mentioned in a previous post, “a few” counties were holding their county conventions this past Saturday. Among those were Cobb and Bulloch Counties who saw respective conventions change out the leadership. Former 11th District GOP Chairman Jason Shepherd won his challenge against incumbent Cobb GOP Chairwoman Rose Wing who beat Shepherd in 2015
It’s old home week today at GeorgiaPol. The AJC Political Insider Team beat me to it, but with news of Brian Kemp “leaking” that he’s running for Governor, the announcements of his replacements shall commence immediately. And first out of the gate is my friend (don’t hold that against him please) Buzz Brockway. Says the
It’s been speculated that Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be a GOP contender for Governor in 2018. Today, the AJC reports that an official with direct knowledge of the matter says that Secretary Kemp will run. Although it’s not “official” yet and has declined to comment on it, Secretary Kemp has been dropping hints
Step right up and try your luck for our two post-season basketball challenges! First, we will make single-game predictions for the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament starting with Georgia State’s first game and… well, only dealing with GSU’s championship run. The secondary act is the NCAA Tournament. GAPol’s bracket group is here. The password is “TrumpisGod” and
My political online writing experience began 10 years ago last month. It began with me making a late night comment on a political blog that I had been reading for months. Way back when, there was no Facebook for most of us. If you wanted to talk with people of common interests, you had to
From Allen Peake’s Twitter feed, we learned that Sen. Johnny Isakson says marijuana “ought to be rescheduled.” ‘Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) – Marijuana Ought to Be Rescheduled (FULL)’ on #SoundCloud #np https://t.co/nIH9W4P9fR #gapol #medicalmarijuana — Allen Peake (@AllenPeake) March 11, 2017 Currently, marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, meaning the DEA believes pot is more dangerous
This week’s Courier Herald column: There was a time in recent Georgia history when it was impolite to talk about the concept of “Two Georgias”. There was the thriving and growing Atlanta – the economic engine of the state. Then, there was everything else. The “Other Georgia”. The people that could see the writing on
Happy Monday, everyone! St. Patrick’s Day is this Friday, so let’s keep the drinking to a minimum as we prepare for the festivities. Also…please watch the video. State Mike doesn’t want you to be fooled. People who break laws are suddenly worried about the laws they’re breaking. Patriots SkyScreamer is a thing. Dahlonega, the KKK, and
What do you get the birthday boy who already has a multi-million dollar grossing biopic to his name and had one of Atlanta’s leading laureates pen a song for this very day? You get him this post, of course! Happy 35th birthday to Mike Hassinger!
