Courier Herald column for the week of August 27th: The weather says summer, but the calendar says fall. We know this because the University of Georgia Bulldogs are ready to suit up between the hedges in Athens to defend their National Championship. Or better said, Championships. Plural. In Georgia there are rules, which are often
Courier Herald column for the week of August 21st: “The 2020 election was not stolen.” This was the beginning of a tweet from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, in a direct rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s post-indictment screed railing about Georgia’s count of votes during the last presidential contest. The contrast between two statements are
Courier Herald column for the week of August 13th: My friend and Athens radio host Tim Bryant asked a question on his show last week, which he then extended to his Facebook followers. He wanted to know others opinion as to whether Athens Clarke County would become “more red” or neighboring Oconee County would become
Courier Herald column for the week of August 6th: The research firm Fitch Ratings downgraded the quality of the United States debt last week. They’re arguably the lesser known of the three main agencies that assign letter grades to denote the likelihood a bond issuer will repay their debt. A grade of AAA implies unimpeachable
Courier Herald column for the week of July 31st: Even though temperatures are in the high 90’s and the calendar unambiguously says that we’re in the middle of summer, most Georgia schools are beginning their fall semester. With the summer break over, most adults return to or refocus on work. This is also true for
