This week’s Courier Herald column: When the gavel fell in March on this year’s session of the Georgia General Assembly, the focus was on the list of accomplishments that had been completed. Income tax cuts, a transit governance bill, and a major overhaul of Georgia’s adoption laws headlined the achievements. Left on the desks of

Good Monday Morning! Only 57 days until Election Day. Which means you only have 8 more Mondays. There’s a Hurricane headed for the East Coast. And not to make light of the situation, but y’all please leave the bread and milk on the shelves and get real supplies. The field where Flight 93 crashed as

Faster, please. Yes, it’s a real problem. Pretty colors. And interactive stuff. And The Bandit flies away in a blaze of smoke and gravel. I could use this guy’s mad skillz daily in meetings that could have been handled by emails. Poor Economy. So embarrassing. Eeeeeewwwww. Oh, that little window crack? No problemo, man. Yearning

The MARTA Board of Directors unanimously approved the contract with Gwinnett County. The historic contract would allow MARTA to take over and expand existing public transportation–including the likelihood of heavy rail coming into Gwinnett. From WSB-TV: The development plan recommends building a rail line from the existing Doraville MARTA station to a new hub in

Well, we’re a political blog. We don’t write much about celebrities and their lives or their passing, but Burt Reynolds was one of us, a Georgian. Like many Georgians, he wasn’t really from here, though he claimed to have been born in Waycross throughout most of his career. He didn’t really live here, though he

It’s already Thursday and it still feels like Wednesday, but it’s almost Friday, so for that we can rejoice. Peaches Report: Georgia voters watch their ballots mysteriously switch Another local official resigns over racial comments Georgia Tech lands research grant on competition and business hurt by imports  Lawmakers waste time studying issue that should be

Attorney General Chris Carr made an announcement today that the Georgia Anti-Gang Network has been created. The Network will consist of local, state, and federal partners with the goal of increasing communication and sharing of information. From a press release: “The Office of the Attorney General remains committed to working with and further supporting our

This week’s Courier Herald column: As Georgia begins the final stretch to find a new occupant of the Governor’s Mansion, a look back at the accomplishments of its current occupant is in order. Perhaps none have been as transformational if not also a bit surprising as Governor Deal’s commitment to Criminal Justice Reform. For decades

Good morning! The more you know: half-mast and half-staff are not the same thing. Two Reuters journalists in Myanmar were sentenced to 7 years in prison for, essentially, being journalists. Incalculable, catastrophic loss: Brazil’s national museum burned to ashes, and an estimated 20 million items were destroyed. Stacey Abrams visited Augusta this weekend. Mayor Bottoms

Good Morning, Friends! I hope you are all enjoying your morning coffee in your pajamas. And now, for something to read with that coffee. There is so much to read about John McCain’s funeral. So click here, here, and here. This video of President Bush and Michelle Obama during Senator McCain’s funeral deserves it’s own post.