About an hour ago, Fair Fight, Stacey Abrams’ post-campaign organization announced it was forming a dedicated legislative victory fund with the Democratic Party of Georgia. That’s the big-picture news. The real news is Georgia Democrats are optimistic about their chances to retake the House of Representatives. Twice the statement mentioned “an effort to capture the

Good morning, and happy National Lighthouse Day! On this day in 1789, Congress approved legislation “for the establishment and support of lighthouse, beacons, buoys and public piers.” For those of you fortunate enough to be on the Golden Isles today, I hope you have the opportunity to celebrate by stopping by one of Georgia’s lighthouses,

In late July, tens of thousands of Georgians in Cobb, Fulton, and Newton Counties were suddenly made aware that they’d been exposed a toxic air-born chemical when a story that was jointly reported by Andy Miller at Georgia Health News and Brenda Goodman of WebMD was published. Ethylene oxide (EO) is a potent chemical that

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is calling for a 4% budget reduction from all agencies, except those with certain exemptions, from the current budget for 2020. He is further asking for a total of 6% budget reduction in 2021 from the current budget. You can see more about the request at the Governor’s Office of

Former gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams, who finished last in the 2018 GOP primary, wrote this morning that he regrets his campaign and that he was guided by “pride, ego, and bad advice.” In May, Williams pled guilty to fraud charges that stemmed from a bizarre campaign theft allegation, and was sentenced to probation. From his

It may be time for the Dekalb School Board or the Georgia Legislature to tighten the reigns on the freedom of their schools to create rules.  The freedom given to a Dekalb County elementary school,  Narvie J. Harris Theme School, has caused a problem at the start of this school year.   During this year’s

Good morning! Most of Georgia’s children are back in school, so please be safe (and patient) when you’re driving your morning and afternoon commutes. Toni Morrison has died. Michael Williams (yes, the guy with the “Deportation Bus” that was best known for breaking down on the side of the highway) apologized for running for Governor,

This week’s Courier Herald column: It was last fall, and we had extra time to get to the Georgia game before kickoff.  I decided to take the “long way” into Athens, in order to show my high-school aged niece more of the town that she was beginning to consider for college.  I wanted to show

Happy Monday! Our hearts and prayers go out to Texas and Ohio. A solider from Georgia was among the heroes in El Paso. Former House Representative Allen Peake had a good day at the golf course on Friday. Senator Mitch McConnell has a fractured shoulder after a fall. A German maker of automotive glass is

I want this to be a mantra for me for most daily annoyances: “I refuse to be constantly outraged.” Now, let me caveat it with that there are some things you should be outraged by…like the tragedies that occurred this weekend. We should mourn the loss of life and the loss of innocence, and we