Before the cold turned them brown, I was getting questions about the flowers planted in the road median between Blue Ridge and Ellijay. As it turns out the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is teaching all of us about an old floral favorite that needs to be brought back to the garden: cosmos. This year […]
Read More »Controlling Springtails
Over the past few weeks, many people have either called or come by the office with a question about tiny, purplish-brown, hopping insects around or in their homes. These tiny creatures are springtails. Springtails are one of those insects that you may wonder why are they here on Earth. But in reality, they serve a […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Secures Long-term Future For Robins Air Force Base
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), the Acting Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, comment on the positive impact the final FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act will have on Robins Air Force Base and the JSTARS fleet: “This is […]
Read More »COLLINS PRAISES PASSAGE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WITH CORPS REFORMS
COLLINS PRAISES PASSAGE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WITH CORPS REFORMS JUN 7, 2018 PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives has passed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that authorizes water infrastructure projects across the country. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) advocated for the bill to include reforms of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue on Fox News: It’s Time To Make Congress Work Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Steve Doocy on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends about his efforts to help expedite funding the federal government and confirming President Trump’s nominees. Highlights: Historic Obstruction: “First, all of these nominations are backed up because of obstructionism from the Democrats. Second, we […]
Read More »Prison Reform Would Reduce Crime, Turn Former Prisoners Into Productive Citizens
WASHINGTON—This op ed by Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Craig DeRoche first appeared in Fox News on April 6, 2018. Grace and justice are not competing values. No season demonstrates their compatibility better than Easter, when Jesus, taking the just penalty for humans’ wrongdoing, extended forgiveness to the thief crucified beside him and the soldiers executing him. […]
Read More »Ask the Doc! With Dr. Raymond Tidman
Today on Ask the Doc! we are welcoming Dr. Raymond Tidman, who will be filling in for Doctor William Whaley while he is on vacation. This Morning #BKP and Dr. Tidman discuss health concern and answer: 1. After my last regular exam, my doctor said the results showed cervical dysplasia. What does that mean? Is […]
Read More »Election Woes – The Portent
Somehow I’m not at all shocked by the election victory of Conor Lamb (D) over Rick Saccone (R) in the PA-18 Congressional election, in a district Trump won by 20% one year ago. I do not see that as a referendum on Trump but a warning to the GOP about candidate selection. Conor Lamb is […]
Read More »Short Takes – Protecting Our Schools
As expected, the school shooting outrage in Florida will soon run its course. Why? Because the Democrats immediately politicized it by blaming the NRA and organizing anti-gun rally’s around cooperative high schoolers, many still traumatized by the drama they just experienced. Their purpose, once again, is to set the anti-gun agenda they believe will garner […]
Read More »Georgia DOT In Northwest Georgia Is Hiring, Holds Job Fair In Carrollton
CARROLLTON– GDOT moves Georgia! It can help set your career in motion too! If you are looking for an exciting, challenging, and professional transportation career, join Georgia DOT job fair in Carrollton Georgia. The Georgia DOT Northwest Georgia (District 6) Office will host a job fair from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20 at the Carrollton Goodwill Career Center, […]
Read More »Short Takes – Coming Up, the SOTU
Tonight, President Trump will give his first State of the Union speech. It should be a doozy. I expect it to be a complete success because every speech Trump has made has been a signal success, except to the Marxists acolytes of the media and the Democrat party. The Democrat party is in disarray. As […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Talks Tax & Immigration On Kudlow Radio Show
Senator David Perdue Talks Tax & Immigration On Kudlow Radio Show “President Trump has been instinctively in line with the American people on immigration all along” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) joined Larry Kudlow on The Larry Kudlow Show to discuss how President Trump’s agenda has been instinctively in line with the American […]
Read More »Our Revolution Georgia Endorses Joshua McCall in Bid to Unseat Congressman Doug Collins
(Martin, Georgia) – Monday, January 22nd, the statewide Georgia affiliate of Our Revolution, the organization created to continue pushing the policy goals of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign, endorsed Joshua McCall in his bid to unseat Congressman Doug Collins in the Georgia 9th Congressional District. His candidacy will now be passed up to the national […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Visits Southeast Asia To Talk Trade & National Security
“A realignment is not necessarily mandatory for rebalancing trade” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, last week traveled to Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore to meet with international leaders about foreign policy and national security. Senator Perdue participated in an event at the Shangri-La Dialogues in Singapore […]
Read More »Get Ready for the Taste of Ellijay 2018! – May 24th at 6pm
Brought to you by Gilmer Chamber: Today on Karla’s Korner – Get Ready for the Taste of Ellijay 2018! Starting tonight at 6pm! Join us on #GMFTO every weekday starting at 8AM! We will be featuring Fetch Your News FYNTV.com TV personality #BKP and his political opinion, and #AnythingGoes ! Have a question, comment, or […]
Read More »Senators Urge Action To Break Through Confirmation Backlog & Avoid Last-Minute Funding Battles
Senators Urge Action To Break Through Confirmation Backlog & Avoid Last-Minute Funding Battles WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) leads an event with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) urging the Senate to confirm President Trump’s nominees and avoid […]
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