Month: December 2020

Happy Holidays – Even This Year

This week’s Courier Herald column: We’re now well into the holiday season and, thankfully and mercifully, the home stretch of 2020.  It’s been a year of a pandemic, social unrest, and an election that refuses to end.  Many of us will not be sad to see this year conclude. I have no issue with the

GA SOS Re-Certifies Election and “Kraken” Case Dismissed

From the Office of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger today recertified the results of the November 3, 2020 presidential election. The recertification came following an audit-triggered hand recount and a formal recount requested by the Trump campaign. Both recounts upheld the original outcome of the race. The certified results of

Morning Reads for Friday, December 4, 2020

Yes, Georgia, take a deep breath. Georgia economic recovery looking good for 2021. Students sue UGA/GT. The Wreck is slowly being cleared off SSI. On December 21, look to the southwest horizon at twilight. Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy. I liked it.  Well-cast, well-acted, and followed the book better than most adaptations. The Rubble Pile Hypothesis. No,

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 3, 2020

Peaches Georgia county settles $1.1 million lawsuit re: deputy overtime & wages Congresswoman-elect from Georgia seems to be the only one saying this. Former Georgia Republican leaders urge state GOP to focus on runoffs Trump’s Georgia rally sparks GOP anxiety. Fact-checking claims signature audits in Georgia would uncover fraud. ‘They have not earned your vote’ 

Adults Need To Deal With “High Stakes” Testing

This week’s Courier Herald column: Those in charge of educating our children have been playing the long game with the public’s willingness to drop rules and protocols in an ongoing effort to remove objective results and accountability from the system.  The latest casualty is “high stakes testing”, as the State School Board has capitulated to

Morning Reads for Tuesday, December 1

Good morning! I hope that wherever you are in Georgia this morning, you’re toasty. Or, toasted, depending on what time of day you are reading this. The list of potential Biden appointees from Georgia includes some names you’re undoubtedly familiar with, and a few you may not know as well. Here’s one rundown. A large