This week’s Courier Herald column: The political theater occurring in Washington is producing Oscar level material. In fact, it would be appropriate for Hollywood to add a best Kabuki theater category. This way, the Democrats in Congress could finally be recognized for their achievements in chutzpah. We know how much the left likes to celebrate
The Georgia Ports Authority crushed monthly records at both the Port of Savannah and Port of Brunswick last month, with double digit increases in both container traffic and Ro/Ro (car shipments) traffic. From a press release: The Georgia Ports Authority marked 12.3 percent container volume growth in December, moving 292,172 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an
Millions of women held a March on Washington all over the world Saturday, even in exotic, faraway places like Antarctica and Augusta, Georgia. The marches were nominally about womens’ rights, but supporters of any gender or cause were welcome to share the camaraderie and unity of opposing the Trump presidency and making the world a
Did you hear? We have a new president. Just in case you haven’t heard. It’s a pretty big deal. Jimmy Carter, at 92, was just on the video board yelling, "Rise Up." — Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzAJC) January 22, 2017 President Trump sings the praises of Gov Perdue. The Republican Obamacare replacement would convert Medicaid to
We’ve already experienced a day and a half of severe thunderstorms throughout Georgia. More severe weather including tornadoes are expected today through early evening. At least 11 Georgians are reported dead in last night’s storms. With daylight we’re getting the first look at damage of strong tornadoes that hit deep in South Georgia last night.
I like to think of myself as a critical thinker with reasonable intelligence and a decent vocabulary, but lately, the best adjectives I can conjure to describe many recent events that range from fake news to allegations of sullied mattresses at the Moscow Ritz are “bonkers,” and “bananas.” The months following November’s presidential election have been a litany of
Social media is beginning to notice that the Whitehouse.gov website deleted pages related to LGBT issues and climate change almost immediately after Donald Trump completed the oath of office. Add to that one more curiosity — the famed White House petition process appears to be thwarting an early attempt at asking the new president to
Senator David Perdue (R-GA) was on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning to preview President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. You can watch the video below or read the talking points below the fold.
Eight years ago, I begrudgingly watched from a conference room at Dalton State College as a junior senator from Illinois take the oath of office to become the 44th President of the United States. It was my last semester of my undergraduate career as I would graduate in May of 2009 with a Bachelor of
While many of Donald Trump’s nominees seem to be challenged by a Democratic party ready to lock down for united opposition, Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue has support not just from Georgia’s Republicans in Congress, but from 2nd District Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Democrat. Bishop is more than just a hometown Congressman. He’s the ranking
