Tweet Polls close at 7 PM across Georgia. We’ll crank up the Live Blog at 7:30 PM. Election results for every race in Georgia will be available here, unless the forces of darkness intercept the data transmissions and alter the results for their own nefarious purposes. You may also be interested in checking out the [...]
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Tweet 9:41 pm July 31, 2012, by jgalloway The GOP establishment — not to mention Gov. Rick Perry — has lost another one. From the Associated Press: AUSTIN, Texas — Tea party darling Ted Cruz trounced the Republican establishment favorite, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in Texas’ runoff election Tuesday, winning the GOP nomination to replace [...]
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Tweet 10:48 pm July 31, 2012, by jgalloway A number of Republican incumbent state lawmakers are on the edge of defeat this evening. State Rep. Steve Davis of Henry County, one of the most conservative members of the Legislature, just sent out this via Twitter: ”I just called Mr [Dale] Rutledge to concede our race. [...]
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Tweet Print E-mail By Johnny Edwards The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Early election results Tuesday night had several key races in the metro area apparently headed for Aug. 21 runoffs, including the commission heads of Cobb and Clayton counties. The question of whether north DeKalb County will get a new city was running neck and neck, and, [...]
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Tweet Print E-mail By Aaron Gould Sheinin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Republicans will have to wait three more weeks to learn who will carry their flag in Georgia’s new 9th Congressional District. State Rep. Doug Collins led former radio talk show host Martha Zoller, but neither had the majority necessary to claim the nomination. Retired educator [...]
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Tweet Print E-mail By Jeremy Redmon The Atlanta Journal-Constitution All six Georgia congressmen who faced primary challenges appeared as though they would survive those contests despite this year’s record-low approval ratings for the 112th Congress, preliminary voting results showed Tuesday. The incumbents touted their experience, saying their years in Congress will serve them well as [...]
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Tweet Job title: Maintenance planner/scheduler Employer: Gwinnett County government Job description: Plans, schedules and develops bill of materials for all maintenance activities in the facility to improve effectiveness of maintenance resources Compiles information to develop scope of work, work priority, resources requirements, pick lists, work sequence, permits and schedule. Requires site visits to assess the scope of the work and [...]
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Tweet Have you taken any interesting photos or videos lately? Upload them now and one of them might be chosen as our next featured photo or video! Each week we’re giving away a Patch gear prize pack to one winner selected at random from the readers whose photos are featured Monday through Saturday. The winner [...]
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Tweet Target’s Gay Wedding Registry Ad Applauded – Midtown Patch According to Midtown Patch, the LGBT is praising Target for a recent gay marriage ad, which shows two men holding hands with the words “Be Yourself, Together” as an advertisement for the store’s wedding registry. Whether or not the store will receive a backlash or [...]
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Tweet It is no longer just road rage that we need to worry about. The killing spree in the theater in Colorado reminds us there is no where one can be protected from someone who desires to kill. The radical left has shown how quickly they display their intolerance of any values different than the [...]
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