Morris Publishing Group announced early this morning they sold their print and digital assets to GateHouse Media. The publishing group owned papers in Savannah, Athens, Augusta, Jacksonville (eh, close enough), Juneau (….not close enough) and other cities in Florida and Texas. Announcing the sale on the websites of its newspapers, the parent company of Morris
Due to technical problems these will be like the slugfest that is the battle for second place in the NL East: embarrassing for anyone involved or watching. “Dreams of the Everyday Housewife” by Glen Campbell (rip big homie) Six straight record-setting years for GSU. Delta continues to separate itself from its American rivals. Cato Scholar:
When you write for a political blog, there is an understanding that a group of people will disagree with whatever you post, regardless of the subject matter. This is one of those times that people I truly respect, including some members of Congress, will disagree with me. It is okay to hold and discuss differing
An announcement made yesterday by Gov. Nathan Deal stated that Georgia’s net tax collections for July, 2017 totaled almost $1.72 billion, an increase of about $113.4 million (7.1%) from July, 2016. The following is a breakdown of the July, 2017 revenues in comparison to July, 2016: Description Amount Collected Change From July, 2016 % Change Individual income
According to Georgia Health News, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia will offer insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchange in 2018 in the counties that have no other options, ensuring that all Georgians who rely on the exchange to purchase health insurance will have the ability to purchase plans. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced the agreement
Good morning! Have you made your eclipse plans yet? You have less than two weeks to strategize how you’re going to get to northeast Georgia by around 2 PM on Monday, August 21. Traffic will be a nightmare as millions of Americans take part in what promises to be “the most photographed, most shared, most
Dr. Richard Watson, a Management Information Systems professor at UGA’s Terry College of Business, has gone viral by offering students a chance to “[indicate] what grade you think is appropriate” in his syllabi. The syllabi, obtained by campusreform.org and posted below, allows students to judge if assignments makes them “unduly stressed” and promises that no
Johnny Isakson sat down with The Marietta Daily Journal recently and reading between the lines, he appears to have a growing unease with U.S. President Donald Trump. The most telling exchange came when Isakson was asked about Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. Quote Isakson (emphasis added): “That came out of left field. We
As Will mentioned in the Morning Reads, today is National Purple Heart Day. I am the grandson of a Purple Heart recipient, George DeVlaming, who earned a Purple Heart (and a Silver Star) in World War II while serving in the U.S. Army. He very rarely spoke of his experiences in the U.S. Army, but
This week’s Courier Herald column: What are you going to believe? The facts, or what you know to be true? A bidding war seems to be breaking out among some of the Republican candidates for Governor with respect to who can cut state income taxes the most. Cutting taxes, is of course, a core mantra
