In most places where they exist, casinos are often the thing that communities turn to when there’s not a more viable option for economic development. That desperation is certainly not the case here.
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Editor’s Note: Amendment One, ESPLOST, & the education status quo
An essentially bad-faith negotiator like Governor Deal is able to credibly sell himself as a change agent for public education precisely because the people inside the public education status quo always seem to oppose any change with the potential to improve our schools.
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Editor’s Note: Carolina Blues
The Tarheel State is paying, literally, for bad political decisions. Georgia, seemingly, maybe, has learned from North Carolina’s unfortunate example. What North Carolina once was, Georgia still can be.
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Alethea Raynor: ‘Every city is unique’
GEORGIA VOTERS next year will decide if the Governor should have the power to take over persistently “failing schools.” But wait! Didn’t lawmakers force school reforms a few years ago? Yes. And […]
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In surprise move, Gov. Deal comes out against Palmetto Pipeline
Hours before the last schedule public meeting on the Kinder Morgan “Palmetto Pipeline,” Ga. Gov. Nathan Deal was quoted in news reports as saying the state of Georgia would be […]
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Heart attack over a hotel tax
HAPPENING late in the evening of March 31, some hoped against hope that it was just an elaborate April Fools Day prank. But the literally last-minute inclusion of a whopping […]
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Editor’s Note: Public schools and the Stockholm Syndrome
Being a public school parent is like being unhappily married: You’re so deeply invested you’re often the last to see that it isn’t working out. Then there’s a crushing realization that the marriage is irretrievably broken and you can never get those years back.
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Analysis: A pivotal Election Day in Georgia
UNLESS YOU haven’t turned on your TV in the last month, then you’re well aware that we are in the midst of a very heated election here in Georgia. All […]
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Editor’s Note: Taking your blood, taking your rights
Even worse than Operation Thunder itself is the decision by the Chatham County DA to expand it to include the disgusting and frankly weird ‘No Refusal’ option, aka ‘Grab ‘n’ Stab.’
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Poll: Carter gains on Deal, Nunn leads all GOP candidates
A poll commissioned by the Atlanta Journal/Constitution has Gov. Nathan Deal three percentage points ahead of Democrat Jason Carter, and finds the governor’s approval ratings have fallen below the 50 […]
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Editor’s Note: Shot through the heart
Gun rights supporters know full well the power of a visible gun. In their view, that power is a deterrent to crime. To others, it’s a needless gesture of intimidation.
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Question (Ports) Authority?
The Great Port Rubber Fire of ’14 represented a cautionary memo that our port comes with plenty of potential hazards.