Capturing blues in black and white
By Frank Carlson Tim Duffy has spent decades photographing blues musicians who work with his nonprofit, the Music Maker Relief Foundation. His photos and stories, along with those of his…
Max Cleland, David Poythress accuse Nathan Deal of appointing cronies to Georgia National Guard
By Walter C. Jones MARIETTA, GA. | Fellow Democrats David Poythress and Max Cleland gave Jason Carter a little help Thursday in criticizing Nathan Deal. Surrounded by historic military planes,…
James Risen: government crackdown on whistleblowers bad for democracy
By Morgan Till Author and journalist James Risen bores into the many costs of the so-called “War on Terror” in his new book “Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless…
Andrew Hunt Calls Nathan Deal an Idiot Over Ebola Comment
The following dispatch comes from our AJC colleague Nicholas Fouriezos: Plenty of people have already grilled Gov. Nathan Deal over his “water kills the Ebola virus” comment during a recent…
Could blight-burdened neighborhoods take control of abandoned homes and sell them?
Preface: I am reblogging this article because it may provide some possible remedies for the massive blight problem facing Macon. Posted by John Ruch @JohnRuchAtlanta on Wed, Oct 15, 2014…
Reminder: Macon Open Government Symposium Oct. 17
I encourage all to attend. The info I have for the event is in a PDF at the link below. I will also upload a screenshot as well. Any and…
Don’t Bother Appealing to Georgia Board of Regents
As Part of our new CIG (Corruption in Georgia) Project I will be looking into the powerful Georgia Board of Regents which controls a budget of over $7Billion a year.…
The CIG Project Launched: Corruption In Georgia
Today I am proud to announce that our new CIG project has officially launched. I have a static page in the menu that will always be available even as this…
Meet your Attorney General Sam Olens
It is a shame so few races besides Governor and the U.S. Senate are garnering any media attention. Many of these other offices can have as big if not bigger…
David Perdue Hiding Time at Gujarat Heavy Chemicals
Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL) is an Indian chemical textile conglomerate. The Hill reports David Perdue worked for them as a Senior Consultant between 2007 and 2009. This company also…
Jimmy Carter’s Record as Governor Versus Nathan Deal
Since President Carter has decided to be a bit more active in the campaign for his grandson in the closing weeks of the campaign I decided to compare and contrast…
Meet Ralph Hudgens Georgia Insurance Commissioner
What Does an Insurance Commissioner Do? From this website: The Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner is a state executive position in the Georgia state government. The commissioner heads the…