Twenty years ago tonight was the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Olympic games. It was Atlanta’s opportunity to become an international city, to be in the world’s spotlight for two weeks, and, sadly, to be remembered for the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. This lead to the International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch to call

The ongoing saga of the arrest and jailing of the editor of the Fannin Focus and his attorney has apparently drawn the interest of the FBI. The original case against both, Mark Thomason and his attorney, was dismissed late last week but various news sources are reporting the FBI is talking to many people involved

A press release states that Chief Justice Hugh P. Thompson will be stepping down from the Georgia Supreme Court in January, 2017 after a new Chief Justice is sworn into office. Chief Justice Thompson has been on the Supreme Court since March 1, 1994 by appointment by Governor Zell Miller. His term was slated to end

Let’s see: we have a runoff defined by out-and-out racism, legislators who pass laws that would eliminate a tax break no one understands, and a school board so opposed to a development deal they’ll cost themselves $460,000 in revenue. And that’s just DeKalb County. The summer heat has brought the crazy elsewhere, such as the

Brian Maloof, owner of Manuel’s Tavern and son of the late Manuel Maloof, has issued an open invitation for patrons to join their family and staff in blessing Atlanta’s sacred watering hole before it reopens in the coming weeks. The invitation was too good to not share. From their Facebook feed: An open invitation, Monday

Good morning! Well, last night at the RNC was… something. NPR’s Bob Mondello has some recommendations for those who are looking for a viewing alternative to the convention. “One thing you learn from movies featuring political conventions: Angela Lansbury should not be allowed anywhere near them.” Trump’s ghostwriter contends that if you want to elect

I’m sure my left of center friends will be adding a punch line to what they think is a headline as a beginning of a joke. So be it. I’m old enough to remember when the GOP prided itself on being “the party of ideas”. And we were. “Were”. Past tense. A friend of mine

With all the protests planned and occurring at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Ohio I thought it might be helpful to share a few guidelines for effective protesting. I am sure there are many more but here is a starter kit if you are new to the world of dissent and change. 1.) What

Georgia Senator David Perdue, who is serving as the honorary chairman of the Georgia delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland,

This week’s Courier Herald column: Like most Georgia families in the middle of the last century my family was made up of Democrats. It’s OK. I still love them. But when Bo Calloway won the election for Governor in 1966 (three years before I arrived on the scene) my Grandmother pronounced the change. Why is