Month: September 2020

Why I Am a YES on All Three Statewide Ballot Questions

If you’ve received your (safe! secure!) absentee-by-mail ballot*, you might have some questions about the three statewide ballot questions. This article by Maggie Lee gives excellent explanations of what each ballot question means for Georgia (yes, the image of the golden tire dome is appropriate). I am voting yes on all three items. Here’s why:

Farewell to Uncle Bob

This week’s Courier Herald column: I got the sad news that Uncle Bob passed away last week, at the age of 90.  Robert Poydasheff wasn’t really my uncle, but that’s what everyone in Columbus Georgia called him.  In addition to the honorary title of Uncle, he accumulated other titles of significance during his life. He

Morning Reads for Tuesday, September 29

Good morning! If you live in Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, don’t forget to vote [for the person who will represent you for, oh, a week or so, tops, until January and the winner of the general election in November cough*NikemaWilliams*cough is sworn in to truly represent the 5th for a full term]! President Carter formally

Thank You, Charlie

Though I have held various titles and positions and have spoken in front of large crowds, I am a classic introvert that doesn’t like talking about myself. I don’t mind the spotlight being on others. I spend a lot of time listening and speaking as little as possible. I am very deliberate in my actions,

Morning Reads for Monday, September 28, 2020

Happy Monday and here’s to actual fall coming later this week! With the exception of a Supreme Court Nominee, the weekend was a fairly quiet one. The six political states of Georgia COVID-19 test results that triggered Georgia State-Charlotte postponement read incorrectly Lawmakers call for shutdown of Georgia detention site due to alleged unnecessary surgeries

Morning Reads for Friday, September 25, 2020

RIP Uncle Bob.  Seems like yesterday…  Happily, not a single Georgia county is on this list.   Just in time for the election!  Your own Hoax Generator!  Fluid dynamics, candy, and stone forests.  A fitting RBG tribute.  How to save yourself from stress caused by politics.  I mean, at this point, who cares?  “Hygiene Theater.”  The

Poll: Georgians back microgrants for kids learning virtually

From a press release: In a statewide poll of likely general election voters in Georgia, parents of school age children said virtual learning had imposed significant costs on their families, and an overwhelming majority of Georgians expressed support for the state providing microgrants from federal stimulus dollars to offset this cost. “The move to virtual