When you elect a clown, expect a circus, and this month’s impeachment hearings have been precisely that. Yelling, shouting, and disrespectful accusing seem more the rule than the exception. The increased volume of Mr. Trump’s tweets echoes his fear and discomfort because he has been called out. Republican histrionics and obsession with “process” suggest that […]
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LeBron and the Lakers hold off Hawks in entertaining battle
Sunday evening saw LeBron James fly into Atlanta from Akron, Ohio after watching his son, Bronny, play against his alma mater 24 hours earlier. Not taking part in warm-ups, James wasn’t slowed by the travel. He scored 32 points on the night as the Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-96 in front of a sellout […]
Posted inSpiritually Speaking
Washington: ‘Your words can become a murder weapon’
Growing up I was never a student of the Bible, even though I grew up surrounded by the best kind of Christians there were; the love-filled family kind. I believe I am now being constantly moved by the Holy Spirit, I hope, to see the simplicity in the scripture I now study. As such, I […]
Posted inElection Central
Federal judge holds hearing on Georgia voter roll purges
A federal judge is holding a hearing Monday on Georgia’s planned mass purge of its voting rolls, following an emergency request from a voting rights group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones had ruled earlier in the day that the purge should be placed on hold until a Thursday hearing, but […]
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25 years later, Mariah Carey’s Christmas original is No.1
Christmas has come early for Mariah Carey: the pop star’s original holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 25 years after its release. Billboard announced that the song topped this week’s chart, giving Carey her 19th No. 1 of her career. […]
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Atlanta Department of Corrections hosts annual holiday food and toy drive
The City of Atlanta Department of Corrections (DOC) will host its annual holiday food and toy drive on Thursday, Dec. 19 at the Atlanta City Detention Center auditorium. The annual DOC charitable event was founded by Retired Sgt. Ellis Williams more than 35 years ago. Each family that is invited to attend the holiday food […]
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Cox: Pros and cons of modular versus site-built homes
For decades, the preferred homebuilding method has been to assemble all the construction materials on-site and build from the ground up, usually over a period of about six or more months. This is still the method used to construct some 90 percent of homes being built today. A completely different method of offsite homebuilding – […]
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IN MEMORIAM: Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch: Remembering Carroll Spinney
Growing up, Sesame Street was a way of life. Modeled after a brownstone neighborhood in Harlem, it was familiar yet far with a cast of characters who looked and sounded like the melting pot of people growing up in America’s cities at that time. There was an effortless blend of humans and puppets, some of whom walked […]
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Usman batters Covington; retains title at UFC 245
Kamaru Usman sent a bloodied, bleary Colby Covington spiraling to the ground for the second time. Usman then leaped on him and went to work on Covington’s badly injured jaw, battering his dazed opponent with hammer fists until the referee mercifully intervened. Although he had to wait until the final minute, Usman settled his very […]
Posted inLife
Miss Jamaica crowned 2019 Miss World
Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World on Saturday. “To that little girl in St. Thomas, Jamaica and all the girls around the world – please believe in yourself. Please know that you are worthy and capable of achieving your dreams. This crown is not mine but yours. You have a PURPOSE,” Singh tweeted on […]
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Rodgers: On Trump taxes, the Supreme Court should do the right thing
On Monday, President Donald Trump lost round two in his bid to keep his tax returns away from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which is currently investigating Trump and others in connection with the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal in 2016. A federal appeals court in New York agreed unanimously […]
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Shooting at suburban Atlanta mall injures 1 as shoppers flee
A shooting that wounded one man in a mall food court sent suburban Atlanta shoppers fleeing in panic Saturday. The Cobb County Police Department said in a statement that the man was wounded at Cumberland Mall around 1 p.m. following an argument and that the shooting suspect ran away. The victim was taken to a […]
Posted inWorld News
Washington bracing for impeachment as battle lines harden
As Washington braces for this week’s expected vote to impeach President Donald Trump, partisan battle lines hardened on Sunday, with Democrats defending impeachment even if Trump isn’t removed from office and Republicans denouncing the integrity of the constitutional process. The Democratic-controlled House planned to vote Wednesday on two articles of impeachment against the Republican president, and the […]
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Two Georgia teenagers arrested in weekend mall shooting
Two teenagers were arrested in connection with a shooting that wounded one man in a busy suburban Atlanta mall food court at the height of the Christmas shopping season, police said Sunday. The Cobb County Police Department said surveillance footage and interviews helped identify the suspects as 18-year-old Zaire Dhanoolal and 19-year-old Joweer Ponce, both […]
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Goldstein: Bill Cosby denied appeal, but other avenues to freedom remain
Unfortunately, the majority of criminal appeals in Pennsylvania are denied by the Superior Court – meaning it is relatively rare for them to reverse a criminal defendant’s conviction or sentence. In my experience, this seems to hold true whether the case was a high-profile case or not. It happens, but the error committed by the […]