Politics
The Face of Incompetence
If ever there was a face of incompetence, it is that of Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle, whose former job was protecting cans of Pepsi Cola. Cheatle’s appointment to head [Read More]
Articles by Dave Emanuel
Health & Fitness
Don’t Shoot the (RNA)Messenger
As we enter the third year of the assault on humanity known as COVID-19, efforts to stop the virus and its spread have failed. But that doesn’t mean you should [Read More]
Georgia News
The Shortest Day of the Year
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the year’s shortest day- and longest night. The solstice occurs on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 and occurs at the [Read More]
Opinion
The Gwinnett County Transit Boondoggle, Part 2
The history of public heavy rail transit sheds an illuminating spotlight on the utilization of urban rail service and further demonstrates the foolishness of spending over a billion dollars of taxpayer money to bring an outdated, under-utilized form of transportation to the county. [Read More]
Georgia & City News
Gwinnett County’s Billion Dollar Transit Boondoggle
Insanity is often described as doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Consequently, if a specific result is desired, the best approach is to try something different. [Read More]
Georgia & City News
Transit Autopsy Report
Deceased: Gwinnett County Transit Referendum Synopsis: The deceased was not a victim of racism, voters rejecting transit or other suspected causes. Although there were numerous complicating factors, voter rejection of [Read More]
Politics
HB 302/SB 172- Protecting Profits, Not Property Rights
Staunch supporters of HB 302 and its sister bill in the senate, SB 172, proclaim that the intent of these bill is to protect individual property rights. If that were [Read More]
Politics
HB 302- The Bring Blight to Your City Act
As written HB 302, (and SB 172, the senate version) is the “Bring Blight to Your City Act”. It employs state overreach as an antidote for local government overreach. Apparently, [Read More]
Georgia & City News
Officer Antwan Toney- End of Watch
By Dave Emanuel On October 20, 2018, Gwinnett County (GA) police officer Antwan Toney, badge number 1808, was killed in the line of duty. On October 24th, I attended his [Read More]
Opinion
Kavanaugh/Ford Commentary- Personal Axe Grinding
The current crop of social media posts and comments concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford would be disheartening if they weren’t entirely predictable. One side, largely [Read More]