Growing Number Of Georgia Businesses, Workers Benefiting From Tax Cuts Georgia employees seeing bonuses, pay raises, other benefits thanks to tax code changes backed by Isakson, Perdue ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) today highlighted a growing number of Georgia businesses and workers who are seeing a positive impact […]
Read More »Bipartisan Group Introduces CLOUD Act in House
Bipartisan Group Introduces CLOUD Act in House WASHINGTON—Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) is joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act today. The CLOUD Act would better balance the interests of cloud users while incentivizing bilateral agreements for law enforcement to fight crime. Collins and Rep. […]
Read More »Short Takes – When Politics Goes Awry, Crimes Are Easy
When a government bureaucracy, part of the Executive, stonewalls the subpoenaed demands of the Congress, defying the Congress its constitutional role of oversight, and the Executive as well, then that’s a big clue that that agency is desperately trying to hide something. When that agency is one that can put people in prison, then the […]
Read More »Avian Influenza Update
At the end of December 2017, a strain of the H7 avian influenza was found in a green-winged teal, a widespread North American duck, collected in McIntosh County on the Georgia coast. With a confirmed case of avian influenza found in a wild duck, Georgia’s backyard poultry farmers should be diligent in their efforts to […]
Read More »Expanding Broadband Access Takes Another Step in the Right Direction
The pace during our seventh week picked up yet again, as Crossover Day is nearly here. There was movement on several of my bills this week, and I had the chance to welcome some honored guests. I am very happy to announce that Senate Bill 402, the Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act, passed the Senate […]
Read More »US Congressman Doug Collins Statement on Trey Gowdy Retirement
WASHINGTON—Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) has announed his retirement from legislating in order to return to the justice system. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement in response: “The pool of individuals with Trey Gowdy’s skill set is small. His abilities as a legislator and prosecutor have strengthened the House Judiciary Committee that we serve […]
Read More »Road Median Flowers
Before the cold turned them brown, I was getting questions about the flowers planted in the road median between Blue Ridge and Ellijay. As it turns out the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is teaching all of us about an old floral favorite that needs to be brought back to the garden: cosmos. This year […]
Read More »Short Takes – Elections Do Count, Don’t They?
“The Memo,” when it was released, confirmed what we all suspected. There was enough corruption at the highest levels of the bureaucratic deep state to ensure that the rotted political establishment that feeds it, should survive. Corruption in government cannot exist without the protections of suborned, rogue police elements dedicated to keeping it in […]
Read More »Arbor Day: Time to Tackle Hemlock Trouble
Now, while the leaves are still off deciduous trees and evergreens are easy to spot, it’s a good time to check hemlocks for signs of the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect attacking the trees in every north Georgia county within the native hemlock range. Millions of hemlocks have already died; many more are infested; […]
Read More »Short Takes – 39 Failures, A PC School Policy Designed to Fail
When viewed in the light of “Political Correctness,” emerging new information concerning the multiple failures of government to protect the students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, several socially disturbing policies become painfully apparent. As expected, CNN immediately generated a lynch mob mentality with surviving school children, totally focused on fulfilling the dreams of […]
Read More »Controlling Springtails
Over the past few weeks, many people have either called or come by the office with a question about tiny, purplish-brown, hopping insects around or in their homes. These tiny creatures are springtails. Springtails are one of those insects that you may wonder why are they here on Earth. But in reality, they serve a […]
Read More »It’s Time to Look at Seed Catalogs!
When it comes to vegetable gardening it seems like most folks I have met fall into one of three categories. The first group is made up of heirloom seed growers. They have a Mason jar full of seed that has been passed down in their family for generations and they are not about to grow […]
Read More »SOTU 2018 – The Future or Doom and Gloom?
SOTU 2018 – The Future or Dmoom and Gloom? The SOTU is an orchestrated spectacle, of circus theater at its best designed to reflect the glory of the winning side. It’s always been like that. Trumps speech as expected, was another success. What was most obvious, to even the most casual observer, was the major […]
Read More »“Ask the Doc!” Hearing Health
This morning Dr. William Whaley is covering more on health during flue season. Also, Dr. Whaley is going to explain hearing, and inner ear health. Some questions our audience wanted to know: 1. Can drinking water with lemon prevent kidney stones? 2. I have been told not to drink city water. What is the […]
Read More »Senator Steve Gooch Honors City of Dahlonega
ATLANTA (January 29, 2018) | Senator Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) is pleased to announce Monday, January 29, 2018, as Dahlonega Day at the state Capitol with Senate Resolution 590. “Dahlonega is the gateway to North Georgia and I am grateful to be able to share my home with the rest of my colleagues,” said Sen. […]
Read More »Short Takes – Coming Up, the SOTU
Tonight, President Trump will give his first State of the Union speech. It should be a doozy. I expect it to be a complete success because every speech Trump has made has been a signal success, except to the Marxists acolytes of the media and the Democrat party. The Democrat party is in disarray. As […]
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