Month: June 2018

Morning Reads for June 27

What’ve you gotten America for her birthday–now a week away! GQ: Jimmy Carter for Higher Office! “We need Mr. Jimmy now more than ever.” United Methodist News: Abrams has deep Methodist roots Southeast Farm Press: Georgia ag leaders respond to 2018 Farm Bill The Ripon Advance: Buddy Carter leading Camden Spaceport development effort.  Gov. Deal

Cagle Campaign Demands Kemp Return Donations

The Cagle for Georgia campaign has issued a statement in response to a report issued today by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stating that Brian Kemp’s campaign has received at least $325,000 in donations from businesses and individuals in industries he regulates. This amount apparently includes donations directly from the businesses themselves. An ethics complaint is currently

Veteran Sets Fire to Himself in Front of State Capitol

According the AJC, a 58 year-old Air Force Veteran who was disgruntled with the VA, set himself on fire with a homemade device, firecrackers, and flammable liquid outside the Capitol in Atlanta this morning. From GSP Capt. Mark Perry, “He was strapped with some homemade incendiary devices (and) firecrackers, and doused himself with some kind of

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FAVORITE GeorgiaPol.Com EDITOR!

We all know and love tolerate Charlie, heretofore “Icarus” for a thousand reasons including: His cuddly personality His delicate way with words His contagious effervescence His unceasing fidelity to all things Yellow Jackets/Gators He signs our fat checks (although for ~11 years mine have been in the mail….damn you, USPS!) But most of all…. TODAY

Transit Moves Beyond Atlanta

This week’s Courier Herald column: Last week Governor Nathan Deal assembled state leaders at Georgia’s Capitol for an announcement. The State would be contributing $100 Million toward building Bus Rapid Transit on Georgia 400 through North Fulton County. The money will leverage $184 Million in Federal Funds granted to build express lanes from I-285 to

Monday Morning Reads — June 25

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! Certainly not worthy of top billing, but I’d like to remind everyone that this Clueless monologue exists. “The children who were forcibly separated from their parents at the border by the United States government are all over the country now, in Michigan and Maryland, in

Morning Reads for Friday, June 22, 2018

Who’s ready for their makeover? It’s shrimp time! These things are everywhere! Life always comes down to the biscuits. Don’t fall for the Outrage du’Jour. Nerds everywhere are already having a hay day with this. Here’s the GMO chicken that Miss Jessica’s been warning us about. Run. The media, it has the sadz. Plus, somebody