Happy Monday, everyone! Today is about more than a three day weekend; it’s about remembering those who gave everything for our freedoms. It’s about Uncle Carl. Thank a soldier. Special note: Yesterday was Seth’s birthday. Do what you will with this information. Jawja 10 ways to celebrate Memorial Day in Atlanta. Well, it’s time to bat-proof
Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA-03) penned an op-ed for The Hill that ran last week discussing how we celebrate Military Appreciation Month each May. Take some time this Memorial Day weekend and read it over. The Hill: Appreciating our military men and women By Lynn Westmoreland May 22, 2016 For a decade and a half, our
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Georgia Senator David Perdue in honor of Memorial Day, 2016. On Memorial Day, we pause to reflect, remember, and honor those who paid the ultimate price to protect our freedom. While we recognize this day every year, every single day is an opportunity to remember and give thanks.
Hartsfield-Jackson is the busiest airport in the world, funneling more than 100 million travelers through its terminals in 2015. To prepare for an increase in travel this summer, Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue have requested at least 100 additional Travel Safety Officers (TSO) from the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Peter
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor to commemorate Memorial Day, to thank service members who are currently serving and to honor those who gave their lives for their country. Isakson is himself a veteran, having served in the Georgia Air National
In December, 1862, with the end of the Civil War nowhere in sight, President Abraham Lincoln in his second annual message to Congress stated succinctly what was at risk in that war’s outcome: “We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of Earth.” Since that time until this very day, we have
The US Government Accountability Office released a report about legacy systems that various federal agencies still use…including one mainframe-based system used by the Treasury Department coded in assembler. Sounds scary, especially when Ars Technica headlines it as “Government agencies keep sacrificing cash to zombie IT systems, GAO finds”, right? Well, if it’s that scary, then
Jason E. Downey, Vice-President of the Bibb County Board of Education, issued a press release today stating that he will be ending his re-election campaign by withdrawing from the July 26, 2016 runoff. Challenger Bob Easter forced the runoff by garnering 48.62% of the vote in the May 24 election to Downey’s 39.51%. Valerie Wynn
What do these things have in common? The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals The EPA’s Waters of the United States The Guidance Letter from the Department of Justice and the Department of Education Each of them is a regulation issued by one of the branches of the federal government
Just days after handily defeating challenger Eugene Yu, Congressman Rick Allen has some of us down here in the 12th district wondering why there wasn’t a third, more reasonable, option. Various D.C.-based media sources are reporting that Congressman Allen made waves when he began reciting Bible verses in a closed-door meeting condemning the LGBT lifestyle following
