Author: JasonA
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There *Is* a Senate Race In GA This Year Right?
And by “this year”, I mean in, like, nine and a half months. I mean, yeah, I’ve got it, we’ve put a few too many of our eggs in one basket, but still… Have we straight up conceded this race? I mean no offense to Mr. Hadley and the work he’s been putting in (though…
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It’s Time to Reevaluate Our Haiti Policy
In the last week or so, we’ve been presented with many harrowing stories of the disaster in Haiti. Though the situation is bleak (with the Haitian government estimating up to 200,000 dead) there have also been a number of stories showcasing the compassion and generosity of the more fortunate. Of particular note, the American government’s…
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Celebrating the Dream
It’s a little overwhelming when you really think about it, but Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born a little over 81 years ago. If not for that fateful day in April, he could still just easily be amongst us today. Considering the amount of work that his former aides and lieutenants (the likes…
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“All-Americans” Stand Ready to Deploy to Haiti
In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy in Haiti and the humanitarian disaster left in its wake, the Department of Defense has started to spin up personnel and equipment in order to help facilitate relief efforts and help reestablish certain key elements of infrastructure there. Though this support is mostly Naval and concentrated amongst small,…
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Clayton County Schools Breathe Sigh of Relief
Clayton County certainly is no stranger to negative press when it comes to it’s school system, especially these last few months. Between teachers threatening Soprano-like violence against students, teachers fighting each other over highly public love triangles (exacerbated by Facebook, of all things), to public missteps in its attempt to cover its blemishes by playing…
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Connie Stokes Still Wants to Go to Washington
Too bad she’ll have a bit of an uphill battle ahead of her as it so happens that the incumbent she’s challenging is an orthodox liberal in one of the most Democratic districts in the state. Commissioner Connie Stokes will announce later this month her campaign against U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson. Stokes declined to give…