U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, along with other members of Georgia congressional delegation, will host hundreds of students at his annual U.S. Military Service Academy Day this Saturday, April 30th. This event is for Georgia students in grades eight through twelve who are interested in learning about the U.S. Military Service Academies. It has become the
Good morning! Today is the last day to register to vote in the Georgia general primary on May 24. If you’re reading this site, you’re probably already registered to vote – but who knows, maybe you’ve moved recently, or changed your name? If so, click that link, Princess Consuela Bananahammock! Georgia officials hope for
This week’s Courier Herald column: A bit over a week ago I was scanning my Facebook timeline and saw a post from one of my friends. In it she urged “… if you want to start sending a message about everything that is not working, don’t vote for the folks that have gotten us in
The new federal fiscal year doesn’t begin until October, but in Washington, the House and Senate Appropriations committees are working on what will become the spending priorities for 2017. For Georgia lawmakers, providing $100 million to continue work on deepening the Savannah Harbor to 48 feet is an economic development priority. In the House Rep.
Chet is mostly out of sight these days. The kid that started with us as an intern a while back has since graduated UGA, and been promoted to contributor status with us here in the new digs. He’s out of sight because he’s now working on a re-election campaign deep in the heart of South
Happy Monday, everyone! State employees are off to observe Confederate Memorial Day “State Holiday” per Governor Deal. Enjoy “State Holiday,” y’all. Jawja Southern Baptists were asked to oppose the public display of the Confederate battle flag. After posting a video of herself shooting her children’s cell phones, DFACS took her children taken away for burning
It’s Friday, and we’re back in our regular slot for WGST GeorgiaPol radio at noon on 640AM. It’s been a rather eventful week as we’ve transitioned fully into campaign season. So what are we going to talk about today? Let’s see. We have prophet for profit Debbie Dooley discovering that threatening to sue isn’t the
Back in the depths of the Great Recession, much of Georgia’s slowing economy was caused by the collapse of the housing market. In metro Atlanta, houses sat unfinished in the middle of subdivision pipe farms as demand for new homes dropped. But the recession also had a tremendous effect in northwest Georgia’s flooring industry, where
Yesterday Governor Deal signed the legislation that gives the NFL tax exempt ticket sales on a potential Super Bowl in Atlanta in 2019 or 2020. Miami, Taampa and New Orleans are also in the running. As expected, legislators and others opposing the measure decried the action as a tax giveaway and/or corporate welfare. According to
Today is Earth Day. In celebration of such, I will pointlessly drive many miles, burn my house lights all night, and grill a freezer full of red meat for dinner. And for the grand finale, a roaring tire fire in the backyard. Nice! Coca-Cola City Bowman in the news again – this time for historic
