Senate leader Balfour piles up freebies

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

You could call him the General Assembly’s “Donnie Ballgame.” Whether it was the Falcons in the playoffs, the SEC championship, a key Georgia Tech matchup, an early-season Braves game or the NHL All-Star tilt, Sen ...
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Flags get honorable retirement

Source: The News & Observer

tiwabu@newsobserver.com Cub Scout Pack 222 members, from left, Nathan Turner, 10, Ryan Yahnker, 10, and Branden Maydian, 8, salute during a flag retirement ceremony at Macedonia Baptist Church in Raleigh Sund ...
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To Hell and Back: Scanning war movies (for better or worse) on Memorial Day weekend

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

David Lee/Cinematografiche SRLA Buffalo Soldier (Laz Alonso) connects with an Italian boy (Matteo Sciabordi) in Spike Lee's "Miracle at St. Anna." There's a disconnect in the new action thumper "Battleship." ...
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The people can speak not that they'll be heard

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)

At last week's Georgia GOP Convention here in Columbus, state House Speaker David Ralston said those calling for lobbyist spending reform are aligned with "media elites and liberal special interest groups," according to "Peach Pundit" blogger ...
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Candidates Offered Ethics Petition

Source: Georgia Public Broadcasting

Atlanta — Candidates began qualifying for open offices Wednesday. That means voters will learn who wants to represent them on federal, state and local levels. Voters will also find out which of those candidates support ethics reform. As ...
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At least 13 incumbents, challengers sign lobbyist gift ban pledge

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

11:54: At least 13 lawmakers or candidates have signed a pledge promising to support a $100 cap on lobbyist gifts t ...
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This Could Have Been Avoided

Source: TigerNet

Every time I think I am getting saturated with the expansion talk I have to remind myself that it is real and it is potentially enormous. If the Big 12 decides to expand and if Clemson is invited then it would be the bigg ...
Full article at: TigerNet  More like this  4 days ago, 10:18am CDT

Crazy Train

Source: TigerNet

This past weekend looked like an awful May weekend for Clemson athletics on the surface. The baseball team played its least inspired series of the season and got swept by a bad Wake Forest team. Three runs in three day ...
Full article at: TigerNet  More like this  6 days ago, 12:27pm CDT

Lawsuit claims a central Colorado FASTER surcharge violates TABOR

Source: Denver Post

Blog: The Denver Post's political and editorial writers dish daily on local, state and national politics and policy. A 2009 law that raised car registration fees to pay for road improvements imposes unconstitutional taxes to pay for bridge re ...
Full article at: Denver Post  More like this  6 days ago, 11:40am CDT