In late July, tens of thousands of Georgians in Cobb, Fulton, and Newton Counties were suddenly made aware that they’d been exposed a toxic air-born chemical when a story that was jointly reported by Andy Miller at Georgia Health News and Brenda Goodman of WebMD was published. Ethylene oxide (EO) is a potent chemical that
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is calling for a 4% budget reduction from all agencies, except those with certain exemptions, from the current budget for 2020. He is further asking for a total of 6% budget reduction in 2021 from the current budget. You can see more about the request at the Governor’s Office of
Former gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams, who finished last in the 2018 GOP primary, wrote this morning that he regrets his campaign and that he was guided by “pride, ego, and bad advice.” In May, Williams pled guilty to fraud charges that stemmed from a bizarre campaign theft allegation, and was sentenced to probation. From his
It may be time for the Dekalb School Board or the Georgia Legislature to tighten the reigns on the freedom of their schools to create rules. The freedom given to a Dekalb County elementary school, Narvie J. Harris Theme School, has caused a problem at the start of this school year. During this year’s
Good morning! Most of Georgia’s children are back in school, so please be safe (and patient) when you’re driving your morning and afternoon commutes. Toni Morrison has died. Michael Williams (yes, the guy with the “Deportation Bus” that was best known for breaking down on the side of the highway) apologized for running for Governor,
This week’s Courier Herald column: It was last fall, and we had extra time to get to the Georgia game before kickoff. I decided to take the “long way” into Athens, in order to show my high-school aged niece more of the town that she was beginning to consider for college. I wanted to show
Happy Monday! Our hearts and prayers go out to Texas and Ohio. A solider from Georgia was among the heroes in El Paso. Former House Representative Allen Peake had a good day at the golf course on Friday. Senator Mitch McConnell has a fractured shoulder after a fall. A German maker of automotive glass is
I want this to be a mantra for me for most daily annoyances: “I refuse to be constantly outraged.” Now, let me caveat it with that there are some things you should be outraged by…like the tragedies that occurred this weekend. We should mourn the loss of life and the loss of innocence, and we
It was hard not to sympathize with Mary Norwood, once. She’s been making it easier though. Saturday morning, Norwood posted a purported list of Atlanta street gangs, which immediately went viral through her well-networked list of Facebook friends. The list, not to put too fine a point on it, is hilariously wrong. (EDIT: Mary changed
Eight time NWA Champion Harley Race passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Read the newest “At Issue” newsletter from the Georgia Senate An increasing call for the shut down of Sterigenics in Smyrna until independent testing can happen Fulton Tax Commissioner makes almost $500,000 a year. An upcoming FEC ruling on Former Rep.
