On this date in 1836, John Ruggles received patent #1 from the U.S. Patent Office for a traction wheel used in locomotive steam engines. All 9,957 previous patents were not numbered.
Peaches
- Groups using race to drive support for Stacey Abrams
- Cagle panders with minimum wage for police officer idea
- Speaking of police…this Georgia city just eliminated their department
- Surely no one is surprised by the ‘rally ’round appointed incumbent’ mentality
- A little metro piece on the maternal health disappearance in rural Georgia
- Georgia Film Academy and the workforce gap
- Georgia Municipal Court Judges Council gets new president from Stockbridge
- Will GA-7 be the next battleground for Democrats?
- Shia LaBeouf apologizes for behavior with Savannah Police
- UGA’s 2017 ’40 Under 40′ List
- Can we “resurrect” the electric vehicle tax credit?
Jimmy Carter
Sweet Tea