by Tharon Johnson | Feb 13, 2018 | The Forum
As has been reported thousands of times over the last decade, rural America is struggling. Jobs are leaving, new investment is low, access to health care is dwindling, and educational opportunities are often out of reach. These struggles extend to rural Georgia...
by Tharon Johnson | Feb 5, 2018 | The Forum
Over the last year, Republican lawmakers from the Gold Dome to the halls of Congress have faced some of the most difficult quandaries in modern political history. First, each lawmaker had to decide how closely they wanted to align themselves with the most...
by Tharon Johnson | Jan 31, 2018 | The Forum
For years, transit has failed to gain much traction at the Georgia Capitol. Even as increasing numbers of cars continue to clog Atlanta streets and it gets harder to get around the city in a reasonable amount of time, there seemed to be little movement on...
by Tharon Johnson | Jan 23, 2018 | The Forum
Right now, the Republican Party is divided. There have been divisions in the past, the Tea Party perhaps being the most recent evidence of that, but the current division is even more basic than ideology. The current division is centered on loyalty, specifically...
by Tharon Johnson | Jan 17, 2018 | The Forum
There are only four short months left to go until voters head to the polls to decide on their Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates. On the right, there are four major candidates currently vying for the “Most Conservative” title, all of whom were...