Dr. Richard Watson, a Management Information Systems professor at UGA’s Terry College of Business, has gone viral by offering students a chance to “[indicate] what grade you think is appropriate” in his syllabi. The syllabi, obtained by campusreform.org and posted below, allows students to judge if assignments makes them “unduly stressed” and promises that no
Johnny Isakson sat down with The Marietta Daily Journal recently and reading between the lines, he appears to have a growing unease with U.S. President Donald Trump. The most telling exchange came when Isakson was asked about Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. Quote Isakson (emphasis added): “That came out of left field. We
As Will mentioned in the Morning Reads, today is National Purple Heart Day. I am the grandson of a Purple Heart recipient, George DeVlaming, who earned a Purple Heart (and a Silver Star) in World War II while serving in the U.S. Army. He very rarely spoke of his experiences in the U.S. Army, but
This week’s Courier Herald column: What are you going to believe? The facts, or what you know to be true? A bidding war seems to be breaking out among some of the Republican candidates for Governor with respect to who can cut state income taxes the most. Cutting taxes, is of course, a core mantra
Happy Monday! Today is Purple Heart Day. State UGA is not pure. Meet the rural attorney who is now the Georgia House’s top Democrat. Remembering Floyd Hoard. Atlanta could get its own Union Station. It’s gonna be hot. National The secret to happiness is helping others. Trump’s inner circle of people you didn’t know existed.
Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA-09) was on CBS This Morning earlier in the week to discuss the lack of access for rural areas and the legislation (Gigabit Opportunity Act) he has introduced to address it. You can check out the video here: “Rural Internet access” probably invokes the thought of the farmer who can’t get high-speed
Today, members of the Georgia Republican Party State Committee gathered in Warner Robbins to make a few decisions. Some of those decisions involved resolutions that were left upon the table from the state convention earlier this year. This was also the first meeting of the state committee where new GAGOP Chairman John Watson took the
Governor Nathan Deal has made two judicial appointments today. From a press release: Gov. Nathan Deal today announced the appointments of Jeffery O. Monroe to a State Court judgeship within Bibb County and Margaret L. Spencer to a State Court judgeship within Clayton County. The vacancy within the State Court of Bibb County was created
The following was presented to the Editors of GeorgiaPol by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s campaign. It is presented in its entirety without any modification. Lt. Gov. Cagle is a candidate for Governor of Georgia, so this Op-Ed should be considered as a campaign piece. The publication of this Op-Ed is not an endorsement of Cagle’s
Shaquille O’Neal is planning a run for Henry County Sheriff in 2020. That’s according to a report by the Washington Post on Thursday. The Hall of Famer told the publication he’s interested in a career in law enforcement and planning to make a bid, but he’s actually been dropping hints since May. He told The Washington Post:
