On July 7, 1742, General James Oglethorpe was victorious over the Spanish at the Battle of Bloody Marsh and the Battle of Gully Hole Creek; a week later Gov. Montiano would call off the invasion of Georgia from Florida, leaving Georgia to develop as a British colony.
Sliced bread was invented on July 7, 1928 at the Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri.
On July 7, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act.
The first female cadets enrolled at West Point on July 7, 1976.
Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan on July 7, 1981.
Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections
The Georgia Low THC Cannabis Oil registry is now online, according to an Op-Ed by Dr. Brenda Fitzgeral, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health.
As one might imagine, setting up the registry was no simple task. First the Department of Public Health (DPH) had to address the requirement in HB 1, or the “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” that physicians certify their patients suffer from one of eight conditions. Working closely with the Georgia Composite Medical Board — which created a waiver for patients to sign (acknowledging this product is not FDA approved) and a certification form for physicians to fill out — we developed an electronic system that allows doctors to input patient information quickly and securely through an online portal.
All of this leads, of course, to the question: “How do I get a card?” The basic steps to obtaining one are as follows:
1. Patients and caregivers of patients who believe they may be eligible should consult with their physician about the possibility of obtaining a card allowing them to possess up to 20 fluid ounces of low THC oil within the state of Georgia.
2. If approved by the physician, the patient or patient’s caregivers’ information will be entered into DPH’s secure “Low THC Oil Registry” and a card(s) will be issued.
3. Patients and caregivers will be notified when the cards are ready for pickup (within 15 business days) from one of several public health offices geographically spread around the state.
“Low THC Oil Registry” cards cost $25 – the standard fee for obtaining a vital record in Georgia – and will be valid for two years from the date issued. After that time, cardholders will need to again consult with their physician about their continued eligibility and to request that they update and confirm their information into the registry. You can learn much more on our website: www.dph.ga.gov.
The gas tax hike will hit taxpayers not just at the gas pump, but also possibly in their education property tax bills.
When the public pays more for fuel, so do districts for school buses. And, and in some cases, the projected to increase is upwards of half a million dollars.
It means a big hit to school district budgets, and leaves them scrambling to make sure your child doesn’t lose anything they need in the classroom.
For Cobb County Schools, the new tax will result in a whopping half million dollars in additional fuel costs. In Fulton County, the system projects a $400,000 budget hit. Gwinnett County is expecting to pay about $350,000 more, while DeKalb County Schools expects to pay an additional $235,000.
Some folks are not amused with the legalization of fireworks in Georgia, according to WSB-TV.
The new rules allowing the discharge of fireworks in Georgia were pushed to the legal limit across Clayton County.
“Boom, boom! You can see it from everywhere. It doesn’t make any difference because everybody does it. Everybody. The whole block,” resident Michael Gavin said.
“Anytime a new law is passed and goes into effect, you kind of hold your breath just to see what’s going to happen,” Jonesboro police Chief Franklin Allen said.
Allen said there were no serious resident complaints on the Fourth of July, and no injuries, even though the bombs were bursting in air all the way to 2 a.m.
In Gwinnett County, more than 60 dogs were picked up this weekend, many thought to have run away from home after being spooked by fireworks. Adoptions are urgent at the Gwinnett County Shelter now because of overcrowding.
Early voting opened yesterday in the July 14 Runoff Election for Mayor of Milledgeville between Floyd Griffin and Gary Thrower.
Griffin came out with 45 percent of the vote against Thrower and Melba Burell, who brought in just over 20 percent of the votes.
Early voting will run through Friday.
You can cast your ballot anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m Monday through Friday at the courthouse on North Wilkinson Street.
The race is to fill the position of former Mayor Richard Bentley who stepped down in February.
Voters in Blakely, Georgia, in Early County, will head to the polls on July 14 to decide a runoff election for City Council between between Harvey McCoy and Margaret Wimberly.
In the June 16 special election, Harvey McCoy received 134 votes, for 39 percent of the ballots cast, ahead of Margaret Wimberly with 119 votes at 35 percent and Travis Price with 87 votes at 26 percent. McCoy and Wimberly advanced to the July 14th runoff.
The winner of the July 14th runoff will be sworn in immediately to fill the unexpired term which ends on December 31, 2015.
Early voting started at a quicker pace in the House District 24 Runoff Election between Republican Sheri Gilligan and Trial Lawyer David Van Sant.
In the June 16 election, 10.48 percent of eligible voters cast ballots for the House District 24 election and City of Cumming Post 1 election. Barbara Luth, the supervisor of voter registrations and elections for the county, said they’re expecting about 8 to 10 percent of voters to turn out for the runoff.
“We may have the same [turnout] we had for the actual election, maybe a little less because we don’t have the city race on there,” Luth said.
On the first day of early voting, Luth said they had a good day with 77 people voting. That was higher than the June 16 election’s first day of early voting.
But elections aren’t free and runoffs cost money. One of the expenses the county has is paying the poll workers, Luth said.
“The majority of it is the poll worker pay, it’s maybe $15,000 – 20,000 in poll worker pay,” Luth said. “We have a little bit of overtime pay for the staff. Because we don’t have every site open, it’s not quite as much.”
Early voting was also higher for the first week overall than in the first week of the June election.
Forsyth County elections officials said the first four days of early voting in the July 14 special election runoff for the Georgia House District 24 seat is outpacing the level seen in the runup to the initial June 16 vote.
Elections administrator Barbara Luth said 362 people cast ballots in the first four absentee days, June 29-July 2 at the Forsyth County Administration Building. By contrast, only 190 voted in the inaugural first four days of the June 16 election absentee voting period. She attributed the increase to intense efforts by the candidates to turn out the faithful.
On Friday, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce will host a rally from 11 to 11:30 AM at Town Brookhaven to endorse J. Max Davis, the Republican candidate for House District 80.
The Georgia Chamber’s Political Affairs Council voted to endorse J. Max Davis for State House District 80. Bill Linginfelter, Co-chair of the Georgia Chamber’s Political Affairs Council and Area Executive President, Georgia & South Carolina, Regions Bank will speak in support of Davis’s candidacy.
“The Georgia Chamber is proud to endorse J. Max Davis for State House Seat 80,” said Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark. “As Mayor of Brookhaven, J. Max has proven he is a strong supporter of business. We look forward to having him in the State House where he can continue working to help create opportunities for Georgia’s business communities to thrive.”
Candidates in the Special Election for House District 146 in Houston County met in a forum, according to the Macon Telegraph.
Shaw Blackmon is president and CEO of National Bank Products, a small company that supplies financial firms.
Blackmon said he is campaigning in part for what he calls “simpler” government.
“I’d like to see for every new law that’s proposed, we have to have five that we take off the books,” he said.
He said voters feel like they don’t have a voice and that special interests rule the day. Georgia’s own tax laws play favorites, in his opinion.
“I think we have a tendency to pick winners and losers when it comes to our tax code, and it would be nice to see that everybody was playing on a level playing field.”
Kelly Burke is an attorney in private practice and a former Houston County district attorney. But law-and-order issues aren’t what drew him into the race.
“It had a lot to do with the gas tax,” he said.
Earlier this year, the state Legislature, led by what Burke called “status quo Republicans,” wiped away the old system of taxing gasoline and replaced it with a per-gallon tax.
Burke said he would have voted against it because it’s a tax hike.
“We always elect people who say they’re (for) small government, less taxes, and they go up there and they give us more government and more taxes,” he said.
He said “small government” is his No. 1 issue.
Burke also wants Georgia to be rid of the testing required of K-12 students under the Common Core educational standards, a set of grade-level benchmarks that most states have adopted. He said it leads to schools teaching students how to pass a test, rather than simply teaching.
“We’ve got to teach kids. They’ll do fine on tests if you teach them. That’s my complaint about Common Core,” he said.
He also supports loosening gun-carry restrictions, such as allowing licensees to carry guns onto college campuses.
Larry Walker III, an insurance agency owner, said the “first and obvious priority is securing the future of Robins Air Force Base, because without that, all of our businesses and all of us would suffer. … It’s the economic engine of the region.”
Walker said he would fight to make sure the state does everything it can for the base. For example, the state could work on aligning it with other missions, he said. Or the state could give financial support to the 21st Century Partnership, which works to enhance the military value of the base and of Middle Georgia.
Presidential Candidates in Georgia
When I asked about the importance of the upcoming debates, which start in less than a month, on August 6, 2015.
“I think the debates are going to be an important part of separating who’s really serious about running for President, who has the right experience, as well as who can articulate our message in a way that connects to ordinary people out there.”
“I know that the stage is going to be crowded, I have a solution for that. I think if the other guys would simply step aside, let me have the stage to myself for that first debate, we could simplify this process and save a lot of money in the whole deal.”
In person, Mike Huckabee is a very likable, genuine individual with a great sense of humor, though politically, I wonder if he can still generate the enthusiasm that’s necessary for a winning campaign for President. I simply don’t sense that in the electorate, but I’ve been wrong before.
I also interviewed United States Senator Ted Cruz, (R-TX) and along with the serious questions, asked about a recent video he did seeking a job as voiceover talent on the Simpsons and why the Simpsons are important in our culture.
“Frankly, the writers are just funny. Look, frankly, they’re mostly a bunch of lefties, but you know what’s interesting. Even people that are consciously on the left, in some ways the Simpsons was less liberal than just about everything else on TV, because all of the rest of TV was shameless propaganda, and the Simpsons would make fun of everyone.”
“They’d make fun of Democrats, they’d make fun of Republicans.”
“You know, I’m reminded of a great episode, where Grandpa [Abe Simpson] had been receiving royalties for years from Itchy and Scratchy, even though he had nothing to do with Itchy and Scratchy. And Lisa asked him, said, ‘Grandpa, didn’t you think it was strange that you were receiving money for not doing anything,’ and Grandpa says, ‘No, Lisa, I just figured the Democrats were back in power.’”
Here’s the Simpsons audition video by Ted Cruz.
And the Simpson quote to which he referred in the interview.
Ivy Nova of WXGA in Macon had more on Sunday’s appearances by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
Both candidates had a lot to say about the issues making headlines such as ObamaCare and same-sex marriage.
“Millions of Americans are hurting, have lost their healthcare, have lost their doctors, millions of Americans health insurance premiums have skyrocketed because of ObamaCare and the Supreme Court lawlessly ignored the text of the law and enforced it on Americans,” said Republican Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz..
“The main thing I would do is change the paradigm of the healthcare system from one that is based on intervention of the catastrophic level to one of prevention,” added Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee.
“It’s caused business to shrink, for the first time in history a lot of businesses are trying to figure out how to stay small rather than grow. From beginning of our country, marriage has been a question for the states under our constitution, I think the marriage decision, I believe and I pray, will serve as a spark to awakening conservatives,” said Cruz.
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