Brian Donegan is a Facebook friend of mine. I know him to be active in the community and in politics, and I’ve seen him more than a few times at events. Until recently I didn’t realize that he’s never seen me. Brian is visually impaired. We traded some messages after last week’s column about Lewis
Exciting news to bring you on Stefan Turkheimer’s birthday. He’s apparently decided to expand over coverage of Georgia politics to make us whole and complete. Per Facebook, here’s a picture of Stefan and his much better half Emma today in Georgia. Tblisi, Georgia: This should tell you about Stefan’s commitment to make our coverage complete.
Bobby Christine is the new U.S attorney for the Southern District of Georgia after being confirmed unanimously by the Senate Wednesday evening. Christine was serving as the Magistrate of Columbia County before being nominated to this position. Before that, he was a prosecutor in the Augusta District Attorney’s office. In 2012, Christine was appointed as
It’s hard to endorse the usually good work of The Georgia Trust when this year’s “Places in Peril” list contains literal trash. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who approaches development (or change in general) with as much skepticism as I do. But I can’t quite see the harm to a few specific places
There’s never enough disinfectant. Transit tremors in the Emory Corridor. This post is chock full of triggers. And I love it. Who needs to know, anyway? Oh, the horrors. At least one good thing has come out of this sex harassment circus. Binge-worthy! Some people just don’t like the spotlight. It shows too many warts.
A Georgia Democrat has filed legislation that would ban bump stocks in Georgia. State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver of Decatur filed the bill Wednesday and told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that “there is no justification for this kind of device being easily sold and implemented to make a weapon more dangerous.” HB 651 would make it illegal to
When does the debate on abortion begin? Probably not with tax bills. Certainly not with tax bills if you are NARAL, which took issue over Karen Handel’s “pushing” the new GOP tax bill*. In other words: NARAL views Handel’s seat as vulnerable and on that we agree. In a statement released ahead of Thursday’s vote
Rep. Buzz Brockway, Republican candidate for Georgia Secretary of State, has released another campaign video. This video, like his first video, takes a detour from traditional political ads by using humor to communicate to voters. The campaign included the following statement to introduce the video: “This Thanksgiving we can all be grateful our state government isn’t
On this date in 1907, Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state. Peaches The most interesting name for an event that you’ll read all day. Or week. The #1 cause for rising auto rates in Georgia Georgia farmers honored with Centennial farming award Some of Georgia’s dirtiest water sources State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver introduces annual anti-gun
On Monday, Governor Nathan Deal announced the suspension of the Sheriff in Worth County after months of controversy and now, the people await the appointment of an interim Sheriff by the Chief Superior Court Judge. Deal said Hobby remaining on the job would compromise the integrity of law enforcement in the community. The southwest Georgia
