This week’s Courier Herald column: This is a time of year when we speak of resolutions. For too many of us, it’s all talk. Resolutions are often just a momentary wish that we’ll commit to intentional and specific actions to improve ourselves and our situations. Talking isn’t the same as getting something done. There’s no
This week’s Courier Herald column: The Christmas story, as told in the Gospel of Luke, contains the following phrase as part of one verse: “And on earth peace, good will toward men.” Ten months ago tanks rolled across the Russian border with Ukraine and quickly captured much of Ukraine’s eastern territories. Suddenly, the almost unthinkable
One of the most intriguing stories of the year is the situation surrounding the Cobb County Board of Commissioners’ decision to invoke home rule to change their district map, rejecting the district map passed by the General Assembly. While it may seem straightforward, it is more nuanced. It deals with political philosophy fundamentals and constitutional
This week’s Courier Herald column: Welcome to the midpoint of our holiday season. We’ve got Thanksgiving in the bank, Hanukkah underway as of December 18th, Christmas on the 25th, and then of course New Year’s just around the corner. In Georgia, it’s not only permissible but now encouraged to consider the holiday season ending
I have a few thoughts about Tuesday’s runoff. First, congratulations to our US Senator Raphael Warnock on his victory on Tuesday. I hope he has former President Donald Trump and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) on his Christmas card list. He wouldn’t be our Senator without their help in 2020. Now on with my thoughts…
This week’s Courier Herald column: The elections are now mercifully over. We should now move on to the part where we govern and are governed, after a brief break for a political ad free holiday season. Before we do, let’s take a look at some lessons from this election cycle, with an emphasis on Georgia’s
In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly passed a religious freedom bill that was pushed by a vociferous minority of the Republican base and would have had minimal impact on religious freedom in Georgia but would have risked considerable harm to Georgia’s economy owing to the almost unanimous opposition by the business sector. Add to that,
This week’s Courier Herald column. Senator Jeff Mullis is winding down a 22-year career in the Georgia General Assembly. A commanding presence at Georgia’s Capitol, he has served as the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee for the past eight years. He’s probably the most powerful legislator most of you have never heard of. To
