Today is the 118th anniversary of the first license plate requirement in the United States. The idea was instated in New York and the fee was $1. Peaches GA Dems Shy Away from Impeachment. Rep. Buddy Carter On Combating The Opioid Crisis. Why are so many people getting rare cancers in this small Georgia town
“We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club The Ethics Commission voted to increase contribution limits. Georgia March – The other Georgia’s far-right wing. How
There’s a $13.6 billion package of disaster relief money sitting on some shelf in a Congressional conference room, waiting to be passed. It includes hundreds of millions of aid money for farmers in south Georgia, as well as residents in north Florida, and Americans from Puerto Rico to Hawaii. But it’s been six months since
What Nipsey Hussle and Ryan Gravel have in common. Drill, baby, drill – but please not in Georgia, okay, Mr. President? A new report highlights potential risks of offshore drilling in the Atlantic. How the 2017 Tybee tornado helped scientists understand how heavy things move in severe weather. The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team delves into
This week’s Courier Herald column: Anne Ware Lewis passed away last week at the too-young age of 56. Most readers of this column likely have never heard Anne’s name, but she was an insider’s insider of Georgia Republican politics. Anne was an attorney, but not just any attorney. She represented the Georgia Republican Party and
Happy Easter Monday (yes, that’s a real thing)! The identities of some victims of the Easter massacres in Sri Lanka emerged Sunday evening — including a British mother and her 11-year-old son, along with a TV chef and her daughter. More than a dozen people were hospitalized for an unidentified illness after their Miami-to-Boston flight
This session the Georgia Legislature passed Senate Bill 77, which expands protection of confederate monuments in Georgia. The bill now gives private groups the right to sue any government or person for removing a monument that “recounts the military service of any past or present military personnel of this state; the United States of America
Last weekend Lifeline Animal shelter held a “Game of Homes” promotion. Adoption fees were waived for families. My middle schooler wants a dog. We used the opportunity to visit three of the four adoption locations during the week-long promotion. The third and final stop was the new Dekalb County Animal Shelter. This place looked like
G-Day is tomorrow! Deep sea tech. You can’t un-see these. The rescuer gets rescued. Last week in NYC, every third person in the Garment District was carrying a Chic-Fil-A bag and large drink. Just sayin. Weird search engine queries. Oops. Leg day. Heh. Good grief. Didn’t you hear the TIE fighters? h
Peachtree City plans to have a discussion on their outrageous anti-free speech, anti-free press ordinance proposal tonight. You can watch it online here. Peaches Measure would dissolve Georgia’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board. Ex-FBI agent: Speaker Ralston stalled 1091 court cases. Georgia Southern University adjuncts say budget, job cuts will impact students. The Public’s Defenders: Sixth