For anyone interested in learning more about the future of transportation funding in the Atlanta metro area, MARTA Chairman Robbie Ashe will be speaking at the “Millennials and Transit Event” on Wednesday, October 26th. He will be discussing the half penny sales tax for MARTA funding that will be on the November ballot for residents of
Parts of the Internet “broke” last Friday morning. No, not because Kim Kardashian showed her rear end again. The break was due to a large distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on a large domain name server (DNS) provider. *man in the back row raises his hand* “What? I don’t understand your technical mumbo jumbo
Around 75 people attended a “Transit Talk” last Thursday that was designed to build awareness of and support for transit in Cobb county that has, so far, not been supportive of transit alternatives. The event was sponsored by Advance Atlanta, a group of citizens who have come together to promote regional transit solutions in metro
This week’s Courier Herald Column: Broadband has become a tool that is part of everyday life. Well, for most of us. The ability to access quality high speed internet connectivity is driving change in commerce, social interaction, medicine, and entertainment. Many Georgians are on the cutting edge of the latest technology with the highest speeds.
Happy Monday, everyone! Yesterday, the Young Democrats of Atlanta beat the Atlanta Young Republicans in a game of kickball at Piedmont Park. I encouraged my teammates to invoke the spirit of Reagan to win, but we still lost. There’s so much symbolism in there. Jawja Another election, another article about demographics and Jawja. AJC polled
Democratic SuperPAC Priorities USA will be spending $2 million on advertising in the Peach State on behalf of Hillary Clinton in the runup to the November election. According to a story by Mother Jones, the group chose a commercial called “Our Daughter Grace,” which includes video of Donald Trump mocking the disability of a New
As we enter into the season where people start arguing about polls being “skewed” and elections being “rigged,” it worth hearing from an actual pollster who’s been doing actual polls for more than a few years. John Garst, the President of Rosetta Stone Communications, posted a note on his Facebook page to explain the challenges
This post was originally a column of mine from June 15, 2015. It was written the day after I learned Senator Isakson was battling Parkinson’s Disease. I was reminded of it earlier today having a Facebook conversation with a high school friend, who recently lost his dad after a long battle with Parkinson’s. I think
Second Harvest and the Friends of Jimmy Carter are joining together in the “Corks and Forks” fundraiser on Saturday, November 19th. Guests will join President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter for an evening of wine tasting and a gourmet dinner by the Wisteria Restaurant. The event will take place at the Windsor Hotel in Americus, Georgia.
Just over two weeks away from Election Day, the Atlanta Journal Constitution released new polling that for the first time measures approval of the proposed Opportunity School District that voters will decide on in Amendment 1. The AJC poll does not test the ballot question itself. Instead, the poll question attempted to provide additional context
