Are we tired yet?
I don't know about you, but I am exhausted from many politicians' hammerings, hollering, hooting, and hogwash. Whether conservative, liberal, far right, far left,...
Bookman: From Clayton County to Buffalo, Biden is right about white supremacist terrorism
In March, a U.S. judge here in Georgia sentenced 48-year-old Larry Foxworth to 20 years in federal prison for firing multiple gunshots into two...
I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help
The county board of commissioners is embarking on a well-intended but poorly executed plan to erect a radio tower within The Orchard subdivision. On...
A year later, Georgia’s ‘book banning’ law normalizes censorship in schools
A year after it was enacted, Georgia’s so-called book banning law is leading to confusion and censorship in our schools.
The law, passed in April...
A grim theory on how we get gun safety laws
Nashville-based writers already have written movingly about the tragic gun crime at Covenant School, yet another school shooting — this one took the lives...
We’re all paying for Georgia Power’s mistakes. But we shouldn’t have to.
As the saying goes: More money, more problems.
With Georgians having to pay more money for their utility bills, financial challenges and utility disconnects are...
Bookman: Another year, another school voucher bill to funnel public money to private schools
State Sen. Greg Dolezal argued on the floor of the Georgia Senate this month that his school-voucher bill offers students and parents a way...
Hatchett: Week Nine Under the Gold Dome
The 2023 Georgia Legislative Session concludes a busy ninth week with a multitude of legislative activities taking place throughout the halls of the State...
Senate Bill 215: Invisibility cloak for public employees
Well intentioned, but not thought through. That’s Georgia Senate Bill 215, the Harry Potter invisibility cloak for Georgia’s government employees.
The legislation is well intentioned...
Habersham County officials – transparent or not?
Well, just as speculated back in December of 2022 by the “grapevine,” it was announced at the February 20th, 2023, commissioners meeting that Mr....
Week Seven Under the Gold Dome
The 2023 Georgia Legislative Session has now concluded its seventh week under the Gold Dome, with 11 measures being passed through the Senate. As...
Week Six Under the Gold Dome
The 2023 Georgia Legislative Session has reached the halfway point here in the State Capitol. We had a very busy week under the Gold...