“It doesn’t matter what team I lead, this is the kind of person I want on it!” (There’s a Lithia Springs connection here.) Nope. Nope. Nope. I mean, who wouldn’t do the same? Watch the Lyrid meteor shower the next few days. Why are journalists addicted to scandal? Watergate created that addiction. You keep using
This week’s Courier Herald column: The time between the General Assembly leaving town and Easter provides most that work in and around the area of state politics a bit of much needed down time. There is an exception for those running for office this year, especially those with primary opposition. It seems campaigns are a
Peaches Former Statesboro City Councilman appears in federal court to offer guilty plea Is the Georgia State Patrol elite or not? State lawmakers, Georgia sheriffs denounce Perdue’s GSP comments Public college costs to fall in Georgia as fee goes away Republican rivals try to topple Georgia football star Herschel Walker in key Senate race Trump
State Representative David Clark, R-Buford, who recently qualified for re-election after announcing last summer that he would not seek re-election but keep “holding the powerful accountable and continuing to call out corruption” was hit with an ethics complaint from a constituent last week. The complaint states, “David Clark has made over $5000 in reimbursements to
The following is an op-ed submitted by State Senator Tyler Harper, Republican Nominee for Commissioner of Agriculture: Across the country, American families are feeling the pain as prices on fuel, groceries, and virtually every product continue to climb to record highs. In Georgia, our consumers are facing particularly devastating prices. Last week, the average price
Some welcome redecorating. There’s some golfy-type thing going on in Georgia. New express lanes bring tolls back to GA 400. Pray for South Georgia. All of Georgia, really. Make it stop. Malware/botnet disabled worldwide before any trouble started. (Am I the only one disturbed with the GRU reference? Another Disney slip?) Does anyone want to
This week’s Courier Herald column: It was January of 1975. Wheel of Fortune made its television premier. The Atlanta Falcons used the first pick of the NFL draft to add Steve Bartkowski from UCLA to their roster. And down at the Georgia capitol, 27-year-old Calvin Smyre of Columbus was sworn in for the first time
Peaches Kemp, Raffensperger lead in latest polls But Herschel > Warnock Meanwhile, Perdue says Trump is going to help him finish the drill Checking in with Georgia’s ‘election superheroes’ The hospital war grows over northwest Georgia Per usual: medical marijuana bill dies in the state senate An embarrassing display of restitution Message in a bottle
Good afternoon, all, and happy National Tartan Day! Today honors the 20-ish million Americans with Scottish heritage. Also, I want to apologize for my past two weeks’ absence. The first week I was in Savannah for Georgia Heritage Responders training. GHR is disaster response for cultural heritage sites. Last Wednesday, I was at the funeral
There will be a lot of institutional knowledge leaving the capitol this evening when the gavels bang Sine Die. None of them have served longer than Representative Calvin Smyre of Columbus. First elected in 1974, he’s served as a member of the majority and minority parties. He’s humble, but wields quiet power when needed and
