SWGA Politics

Pick Your Own School[ June 25, 2009 – 1:15 pm]by Tom Posted in » Local, State

Today, Albany and Dougherty County news outlets are all a-buzz about the new state law allowing parents to pick and choose which schools they want their kids to attend, provided there is room at the school. Local school officials don’t seem wild about the plan, stating that it will add “unnecessary” difficulties. Me? I’m a bit mixed. Read More …

Health Care Reform[ June 25, 2009 – 8:00 am]by Tom Posted in » National

Last night, President Obama pretty much ran ABC and discussed his health care plan. Of course, the subject of a network basically serving as a platform for a President without real, substantive debate regarding the policy is a subject for elsewhere. However, the policy itself needs some serious discussion. Read More …

Congress Is Doing the Right Thing[ June 25, 2009 – 6:26 am]by Jeff Posted in » Editorial, National

Honestly, don’t expect to see THAT headline on a post on this site very often, but we do try to give credit where it is due, and Congress is, in fact, doing the right thing on a certain piece of legislation.

According to this AJC article, US Rep Daniel Lipinski (D-IL-3) has introduced HR 2870, which would order the FAA to restrict carry-on bags on airplanes to a size no bigger than 22 inches x 18 inches x 10 inches.
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