by Gary Reese | Feb 17, 2014 | James Magazine
Several articulate and qualified candidates are running in Georgia’s May 20 primary to be the Republican senatorial nominee who hopes to succeed the retiring Saxby Chambliss. The focus of this column is not an endorsement. It is simply an acknowledgement that...
by Gary Reese | Feb 17, 2014 | News
After suffering from a relatively high disapproval rating over his handling of the so-called “Snow Jam” of 2014, Governor Nathan Deal took no chances in dealing with a second and more powerful storm last week. His efforts brought him widespread approval from...
by Gary Reese | Feb 16, 2014 | James Magazine
James magazine will name Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed “Georgians of the Year” for 2014. The magazine, which is heavily concentrated on politics and government in Georgia, names three legislators as “Legislators of the Year.”...
by Gary Reese | Feb 16, 2014 | Floating Boats
What’s the fracking problem? If you know the answer to that question, please tell us because we just can’t know for sure. Some will tell you that ‘fracking,’ an innovative technique for extracting crude oil from the ground, may cause...
by Gary Reese | Feb 14, 2014 | News
Most Georgians aren’t in favor of raising the federal budget ‘debt ceiling’ by Congress, despite talk from Democrats and others that failing to do so would have triggered fiscal scenarios such as downgraded U.S. credit. That’s according to an...