Morning Reads for Friday, December 29, 2017

Georgia pols float idea of paying people to move to South Georgia. Updates ongoing at GlynCo’s FLETC Thanks for keeping us safe. Life imitates The Walking Dead. Fascinating read. Sports is supposed to be a purely escapist activity. (Looking at you, ESPN.) Imitation is a form of flattery. Well, isn’t this interesting. Nags. Blaming New

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 28, 2017

On this date in 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, VA. Peaches When rehab behind prison walls proves as a real solution Top 10 healthcare stories of 2017 School takeover versus school turnaround Fake money running rampant in South Georgia Christmas traffic deaths in Georgia nearly 2x that of

On Gifts Passed Down

This week’s Courier Herald column: Christmas Day has come and gone. The gifts have been unwrapped. We now have a week to clean up, put things in their place, and get ready for the new year. For most of us, it’s a week with a slower pace than usual. There’s a time for reflection and

A 2017 Festivus For The Rest Of Us

The tradition of Festivus starts with the airing of grievances. To quote Frank Costanza: “I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about them.” We are quickly approaching the close of 2017, so let’s gather around the aluminum Festivus pole and air our grievances and prepare for the

Morning Reads for Friday, December 22, 2017

Those of us at GeorgiaPol wish some of our readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season. Others, not so much. Yea, verily, the carcass** is now complete. This Roswell salon is the last stop for perfectly styled Santas. Yellow River Game Ranch closes. Auntie Em! Auntie Em! There WAS a tornado in Wednesday’s storms!

Public Service Commission Votes To Continue Vogtle Construction; GA Power To Absorb Substantial Amount Of Cost Overruns

The Georgia Public Service Commission voted today to continue construction of the much delayed Plant Vogtle Nuclear Reactors Units 3 & 4 in Burke County, South of Augusta. The construction of these and other reactors in South Carolina caused their prime contractor, Westinghouse Electric, to seek bankruptcy protection. Toshiba Corporation, Westinghouse’s owner, will have to

Governor Deal Makes D.A., Solicitor General, & Other Judicial Appointments

From a press release: Gov. Nathan Deal today announced the appointments of Jennifer E. Carver as Solicitor General of Bacon County and Robert M. Thomas as Solicitor General of Miller County. Deal also appointed Alisa Adams Johnson as District Attorney of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit.​​ Deal announced the appointment of Kathryn L. Powers to the