Manuel’s Tavern is more than a bar. It’s where Ralph McGill unwound after a full day of giving the Civil Rights Movement a fair shake. Gene Patterson undoubtedly discussed his famed column, A Flower for the Graves, with his fellow stool dwellers amidst the cherry paneled corridors. The sainted adherents of Dr. Martin Luther King
Late last week, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump ventured into new territory by making a specific appeal to African Americans. At his speech Friday in Dimondale Michigan, Trump asked blacks, “You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58% of your youth is unemployed — what the hell do you
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia’s premiums on the state’s Obamacare health insurance exchange will increase by an average of 21.4% in 2017, according to a proposal accepted by the office of Insurance Commisioner Ralph Hudgens. The decision awaits final confirmation by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, which has the ultimate authority
On this date in 1941, FDR signed the bill appropriating funds for construction of the Pentagon Peaches GAGOP loves Pence. Or they’ll at least pretend like they do. Georgia students are testing better. Nikki Haley loves celebrating Georgia reciprocity. The battle rages on in Newton County. 3000 untested rape kits to be considered by GBI.
It’s that time of year again where adults revel in the athletic accomplishment of boys “attending” schools they likely have no connection to, and celebrate the work of each university’s highest-paid employee who is neither a researcher, teacher or administrator all while these institutes of higher education generate millions of dollars for themselves under the
It has not been a good week for Hillary Clinton. The Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered 14,900 additional emails from Hillary Clinton’s private email server that had not previously been identified. An investigation by the Associated Press shows that more than half of those representing private interests who met with Clinton while she was Secretary
The college football season kicks off on Friday…in Australia. Because student athletes should definitely miss two weeks of class for a game that doesn’t advance either schools’ mission in a completely different continent for purely commercial matters while we continue to exploit the kids and forcing them to be amateurs. “Deacon Blues” by Steely Dan
Georgia continues to be in play for Hillary Clinton according to the Associated Press. The wire service updated its forecast for the presidential race and Trump remains on course to be slaughtered. AZ, MO, UT(!) and Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District are the other leans republican parts of the country. For Donald Trump, the electoral map is
Our friends at Creative Loafing bring us word that Michael Sterling is now running for Mayor. Sterling will be the seventh and nowhere near last candidate for the job. The alt-weekly reports: The 34-year-old Beaumont, Texas native wants to go from a career mostly spent practicing law and investigating cases, advising Reed and leading City Hall initiatives,
Two well-known political prognosticators bore bad news for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as they addressed the annual Georgia Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon this afternoon in Macon. Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report and Stuart Rothenberg, publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report gave their opinions on the state of the November election, with
