Good morning! It seems like we have a lot of four-day weeks this year, and we are only in the third week of 2017. So. Onward! How did President Obama survive four years in the White House without completely losing his sanity? Reading. Trump “shows his values” with the religious leaders he chose to speak
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr spoke to the Martin Luther King Jr Commemoration Service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church today. Below are the prepared remarks of his text: It is truly an honor to be invited to be a part of the celebration of the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 88th birthday.
VPEOTUS Mike Pence had his feelings hurt by Atlanta Congressman John Lewis. Lewis, who has, uh, caused a bit of a stir the past few days, confirmed he will be skipping PEOTUS Trump’s inauguration. Lewis said he considers Trump an “illegitimate” due to concerns of Russian meddling in the election. Pence told Fox News today:
My weekly column will appear tomorrow at 10am. Today is a holiday. It’s the day we set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King. I’m not sure we’re doing that these days. By “these days” I’ll specifically refer to this weekend. After more than a year of a divisive election, we as a country seem
January 16th is a big day in history. In 1919, Prohibition was ratified, on this same date in 1920, it went into effect, and it’s the 19th anniversary of the beginning of the Monica Lewinsky/Clinton lies probe. Today is also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, though that date is not affiliated with the 16th, but
General David Poythress has died. The Announcement was posted on Facebook from the YMCA of Georgia, where he served as a state board member: We are sad to report that longtime State YMCA Board Member, David Poythress, has passed away. Poythress was a wonderful example of a servant leader. He served Georgia as Secretary of
In an interview with Chuck Todd for this week’s “Meet The Press”, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA-05) expressed his opinion that President-elect Donald Trump is not a legitimate president. He bases his opinion on the back-and-forth discussion of alleged Russian hacking that exposed email correspondence from the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign. Apparently Congressman Lewis
Walker County Commissioner Shannon Whitfield had his first official meeting as Walker County’s sole commissioner Thursday night. In an article by The Chattanoogan, he had some bad news to tell county taxpayers. The bad news: former Commissioner Bebe Heiskell left the county with around $800,000 in the bank and two bond payments, totaling $1.2 million,
Rep. Buddy Carter (R, GA-1) has re-introduced legislation with Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, to recognize “the historical importance of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and calling on the National Museum of African American History and Culture to appropriately honor his life and work.” Rep. Carter: “I am proud to
State Senator Brandon Beach of Alpharetta, a rumored CD6 candidate and longtime supporter of expanded transit options north of Atlanta, has been named Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Pair that with Speaker Ralston’s interest in a body for “state transit governance and funding” and you’ll notice a new strength for transit proponents. Senator Beach’s press
