From the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
The Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday the number of laid-off workers who filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits rose 21.3 percent in April.
Of course, the article doesn’t mention that per Georgia DOL statistics, our unemployment rate is still only 5.3%, or .1% higher than the national average. That […]

There is nothing wrong with green cemeteries except they just sound kind of creepy — no coffin, just wrap up the bottom and toss it in the hole.
They are on the rise.

I’ve come to the conclusion that the FairTax no longer represents fundamental pro-growth tax reform.
It has taken me awhile to resolve my feelings for the FairTax. Unlike Indy and others, I think the bill would benefit our economy and country greatly. I think it might be one of the few ways out of this […]

It has clean air unlike Macon, Atlanta, Augusta, or Columbus.

Who at the federal level are we not sleeping with to get the funding that seems to grow on trees for other cities? From the AJC:
(Mayor Shirley) Franklin’s already bumped up sewer rates 70 percent in five years. So if all the rate hikes are adopted by the Atlanta City Council in June, the average […]

Why yes, local food is fresher. Ironically though, sometimes it is not as convenient, unless supermarkets stock it. When they do, we buy it. When they don’t, we don’t. It’s just not convenient for us to get to the farmer’s market frequently.

Newt’s not the only Red turning Green. Suddenly, it’s the latest righty-rage. From Terra Rossa:
I couldn’t agree more with Newt’s position here. I’m a conservative, but I’m also a passionate environmentalist. And it dismays me to see that, somewhere along the way, conservatives wrote themselves out of the environmental debate. I don’t question the motives of […]

A road project completed ahead of schedule and under budget?

While the widening of a portion of Riverside Drive has inconvenienced some businesses, the road work is set to be completed early and under budget.
One of Macon’s main roads, Riverside Drive has been widened to five lanes - with two driving lanes and a center turn […]

Buckhead still claims to be a destination but all the bars are gone. How exactly can it be a destination without bars?

The Tour de Georgia 2008 starts Monday on Strand Avenue on Tybee Island and then takes a multiple day tour across Georgia, showcasing this state to an international community. Click HERE for full maps of the race or, if you have Google Earth, click HERE to have the maps automatically downloaded into that program […]

I just can’t get upset about these funding cuts. I have full faith in the museums, particularly the Sports Hall of Fame, to be able to fundraise and get up the money needed to sustain itself.

The basic message from Atlanta is clear for the Georgia sports and music halls of fame: Wean yourself from […]

Northrop Grumman has announced that as a result of winning the contract to build the Air Force’s KC-45 Tanker, upwards of 4,200 jobs could soon arrive in Georgia.
The jobs will be spread over Northrop Grumman and its supply base, which includes engine sub-assemblies in Vidalia, Atlanta and Milledgeville as well as subcontractors in Dublin […]

You can now tour the Georgia Aquarium with your cell phone as a guide. That’s pretty neat technology.

Cellphones are used for everything these days, from listening to music, ordering pizza, checking stocks, and, oh yeah, talking.
Now add tour guide to the list.
The Georgia Aquarium has launched a program that enables guests to use their […]

That’s a lot of money. It sounds like, however, that it will come from insurance and not tax dollars. One can hope, but I won’t hold my breath.
While a final tally has yet to be determined, last month’s tornado did about $100 million in damage to the Georgia World Congress Center, the head […]

…at least according to Neely Young, publisher and editor of Georgia Trend magazine who spoke earlier this week in Dalton.