This week’s Courier Herald column: With the passing of Labor Day, we admit that Summer is over for all practical purposes. School is long back in session, most white clothing is to be stored away lest we be cited for violation by the fashion police, and it’s time to get back to work. In political
Congress heads back to Washington today after an extra long August recess due to the July party conventions. The biggest item on its plate is finalizing appropriations for fiscal 2017, which begins on October 1st. That leaves four short weeks to get the job done. Senator David Perdue, who sits on the Senate Budget Committee
From Barrow County comes a school board member who speaks truth to power, albeit rudely. In fact, Lynn Stevens has shot her mouth off so profoundly she might look into using gunpowder as toothpaste. From the Barrow NewsJournal: “The Barrow County BOE plans to take a stand against a proposed state constitution [sic] amendment creating “Opportunity School
Good morning! And if you’re in metro Atlanta, welcome to Traffic Season! Phyllis Schlafly died yesterday. SCOTUS Justices Kagan and Sotomayor discussed our “exceptionally homogeneous” Supreme Court. There was a dog show in Perry this past weekend. Gator season is open in Georgia – and no, I’m not talking about college football. In the New
Newspaper stories about how Georgia might could possibly be in play for the Democrats this election year are seemingly a dime a dozen, as pundits weigh the unpopularity of Donald Trump against an increasing percentage of minority voters in the Peach State that typically vote for Democrats. Typical of the genre is this story from
Happy Monday, everyone! Happy Labor Day, everyone! Charlie told me I had to write MRs or else he’d banish me to the Island of Misfit Toys. Needless to say, I am writing the MRs. Jawja Don’t get deadly herpes from a wild monkey. Moar analysis on Jawja turning blue. Dawgs discuss the UGA/UNC game. A
but he’s wrong about why. This is a guest editorial by Tracie Klinke, an immigration attorney here in Atlanta. After Donald Trump’s speech on immigration many people asked me what I thought about it. After all, as an immigration attorney steeped in the topic day in and day out, I’m bound to have an opinion
Well, I’m sure she would endorse the former were she award of said challenge. All the details to join are here! You can have two picks! The first game is tonight, I believe. Gates does, however, want people to pay attention to Georgia State University’s cutting-edge work to eliminate disparities in racial achievement and make sure all
The House and Senate Regional Transit Study Committees met on Thursday, and heard from several speakers who described the role of transit and alternatives in metro Atlanta. Senators and Representatives heard from Nick Juliano representing the ride share service Uber, which has entered into an informal partnership with MARTA in order to determine how ride
Georgia’s own David Scott donated $1,000 to the reelection campaign of Mia Hunt, a Republican freshman representing Salt Lake City. Why, you might wonder, is Scott concerned about a Republican in Utah? According to Love, Scott told her: “First, I think it is important for us to have people of color on both sides of
