Month: November 2019

Georgia Receives “A” For Anti-Trafficking Efforts

From a press release: ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today celebrated Shared Hope International’s “A” grade for Georgia’s anti-human trafficking efforts and commended the work of statewide public, private and non-profit partners. “We in Georgia believe that one victim of human trafficking is one too many, and the ‘A’ rating that we received this year

Rep Stovall Supports Charter Schools

On the eve of the Democratic debate in Atlanta, State Representative Valencia Stovall, a Democrat from Forest Park (only a couple of miles down I-75 from Tyler Perry Studios), has sent over the following press release: ATLANTA – State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) today announced her support of charter schools by participating in the

Morning Reads for Wednesday, November 20

Georgia Watch Congressman Lewis’s tribute to Johnny and take a moment to appreciate both Georgia gentlemen The wildly under-reported Republican flip of the 11th Circuit (GA, FL, AL) Teresa Tomlinson skips a debate in her hometown SoS Raffensperger introduces voting system to accommodate voters with disabilities Gwinnett Chairwoman Charlotte Nash proposes $1.83B budget Terror attack

Georgia AG Chris Carr Will Help Lead The Republican Attorneys General Association In 2020

We received a press release from the Republican Attorneys General Association highlighting the achievement of a clean sweep for Republican Attorneys General in their respective races in 2019. It also highlights that Georgia’s own Attorney General Chris Carr will play a role as Vice Chairman of the RAGA in leading the organization into growing the

Sen. Isakson Endorses Handel in GA-6 Primary

Sen. Johnny Isakson has publicly endorsed former Rep. Karen Handel in the GA-6 Republican primary. The field has been narrowed to three Republican candidates after the recent exits of Brandon Beach and Nicole Rodden: Kenneth Brown, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Karen Handel. Sen. Isakson: “Karen Handel is one of the hardest working people I know.

Rodden Suspends GA-6 Campaign

Five days after former State Senator Brandon Beach dropped out of the GA-6 race, Nicole Rodden has announced that she is suspending her campaign as Republican candidate for Congress in GA-6. From a press release from Rodden’s campaign: The motto for the United States Merchant Marine Academy is Acta Non Verba, meaning ‘deeds not words.’

Morning Reads for International Men’s Day (November 19)

Good morning, and happy International Men’s Day, an observance in its 20th year today. First celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago, International Men’s Day focuses on positive role models and men’s well-being, particularly men’s health. This year’s theme is “Making a Difference for Men and Boys.” And now, the news: Pat Conroy Aw, shucks. I’ve officially

More warehouses means more truck traffic

This week’s Courier Herald column: Orchard Hills was a golf course on which I spent a few sunny days during my late teens into my early thirties.  It wasn’t part of an exclusive country club nor part of a developer’s pathway to sell suburban McMansions.  It was just a nice piece of rolling land that