I’ve been trying not to abuse the privilege of GeorgiaPol while running for a county commission seat in DeKalb. But I’m making an exception today because politics have taken a Hunter S. Thompson turn for the weird of late, and his ghost will burn my house down in my sleep if I do nothing. DeKalb
A press release received from Drew Ferguson’s campaign states that Ferguson has garnered the support of four former candidates he faced in the GA-3 GOP congressional primary on May 24. Ferguson garnered 26.77% of the votes in the seven man race and will face State Sen. Mike Crane (26.93%) in the July 26, 2016 primary
An email blast was sent out a few minutes ago from Ginger Howard, candidate for GOP National Committeewoman at this weekend’s GAGOP Convention, that shared some kind words by Sen. Johnny Isakson. Current National Committeewoman Linda Herren is term-limited and not eligible to run again. Ginger is facing at least two other candidates, Maria Strollo Zack
Good people lose in politics all the time. When they do, we thank them for offering themselves to serve, tell them The Lord has different plans for them, and ask them to “please stay involved” in the good fight. We remind them that the sun will come up tomorrow and pat them on the shoulder
How do you define the success of a transit system? There are several potential ways one might think of, such as number of passengers or number of stations. The problem with such measures is that they will always favor large populations over smaller ones. Over at FiveThirtyEight, Reuben Fischer-Baum decided to use another measure to
Really this is the most wonderful time of the year. “The Memory” by Roy Ayers Ubiquity. Jimmy Carter stepping away from “front-line role” with human rights NGO The Elders. Atlanta’s smartest citizens are in the northern half of our fair city with…gasp… a lot of them OTP!!! In light of GADOT threatening to stop the Streetcar,
Republicans were upset to learn that the Internal Revenue Service was allegedly delaying the approval of tax exempt status for conservative organizations filed before the 2012 elections, leading to calls for the impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Last week, several members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Georgia’s David Perdue, sent a letter to
This week’s Courier Herald column: A funny thing happened on the way to voting “them all out” last Tuesday. After the votes were all counted, not a single Republican incumbent congressman or state legislator was voted out of office. Only two were pushed into runoffs statewide, and even then by a handful of votes in
Good morning! I hope you are wearing white pants. You can wear white shoes, now, too. Be wild: wear them at the same time. Are you doing sunscreen wrong? Stunning, haunting portraits of servicemen and women. The AJC photogs recap Memorial Day across metro Atlanta. Columbus, Georgia, claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day.
On Memorial Day, we honor those who sacrificed their lives so that we can enjoy our freedom. In honor of the holiday, 5th District Rep. Lewis issued this statement: As this nation pauses to celebrate Memorial Day, we honor the brave and courageous individuals who serve in the United States military. They are the men
