Category: Miscellaneous

How Livable is Your City (Lists!)

WalletHub released their latest rankings for the best small cities in America, and once again, several Georgia cities made the cut. Using “30 indicators of livability” to compare 1,268 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 people, they ranked the best places to live “for those who appreciate fewer degrees of separation and want more

It’s Halloween. Let Me Scare You.

So Halloween is this evening, and on a Monday.  I don’t have the usual Georgia-Florida excuse to not be home, nor am I attending a Monday night party dressed as “Sexy Blogger”.  You’re welcome. Thus, it is my civic duty to prepare to give neighborhood kids candy.  Except my neighborhood is a bunch of old

A Rush to Normalcy

I honestly don’t know what I am supposed to feel right now after going through Hurricane Matthew. I just feel pretty numb. I haven’t felt this way since my dad passed away 2.5 years ago. I didn’t lose anybody during the hurricane, but something much bigger than myself happened and I had no way to

Hurricane Matthew – Not Done Yet

It’s early Saturday morning, and at the moment it looks like we dodged a bullet. In most senses of the word, that is a true statement. While the storm is still a threat to the Carolinas and additional flooding rains will be an issue, the monster storm that was a Category 4 never made US

Governor Deal and Georgia Senators Update Residents on Hurricane Matthew Preparation

Governor Nathan Deal just completed a press conference at the Capitol explaining the current situation with Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to strike the Georgia Coast as a category 4 or 5 hurricane sometime late Friday afternoon. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the six counties east of i-95, and voluntary evacuations for 24 counties

Melinda Gates Wants *You* to Join the GAPol Pick Em Challenge, World to Throw GSU Some Love

Well, I’m sure she would endorse the former were she award of said challenge. All the details to join are here! You can have two picks!  The first game is tonight, I believe. Gates does, however, want people to pay attention to Georgia State University’s cutting-edge work to eliminate disparities in racial achievement and make sure all

Governor Deal Declares State Of Emergency For South Georgia Counties

Governor Nathan Deal has declared a State of Emergency for much of South Georgia in advance of Tropical Storm Hermine: “Georgia is expected to receive severe weather related to Tropical Storm Hermine through Saturday,” Deal said. “We are working to ensure counties in south, central and coastal Georgia have access to the state resources necessary

College Football is Here! Join the GAPol Pick ‘Em Challenge!

It’s that time of year again where adults revel in the athletic accomplishment of boys “attending” schools they likely have no connection to, and celebrate the work of each university’s highest-paid employee who is neither a researcher, teacher or administrator all while these institutes of higher education generate millions of dollars for themselves under the