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 Discusses Immigration Debate On PBS & NPR
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour and Ari Shapiro on NPR’s All Things Considered about theSecure and Succeed Act, legislation he has co-sponsored that mirrors President Trump’s immigration framework which resolves DACA, strengthens border security, eliminates the visa lottery, and ends extended-family chain migration. Click here to watch the PBS interview or click on the […]
Read More »It’s Time to Look at Seed Catalogs!
When it comes to vegetable gardening it seems like most folks I have met fall into one of three categories. The first group is made up of heirloom seed growers. They have a Mason jar full of seed that has been passed down in their family for generations and they are not about to grow […]
Read More »What Just Happened?
What happened? Date line, Monday 22 Jan 2018: Inexplicably, Senate minority leader Chuckie Schemer rallied the Senate Democrats to support the Government funding bill. Suddenly there was a virtual stampede of Democrat Senators to vote with Republicans to send the CR bill to Trumps desk to continue the funding the US Government into March. […]
Read More »Short Takes – Just Another Shooting?
The multiple murders at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida was absolutely preventable! Yet, the organizations capable of preventing it, did not, could not, or would not, for whatever reasons, take action against a known potential danger because of the fear of social backlash from one group or another because it would […]
Read More »Senator Steve Gooch Honors City of Dahlonega
ATLANTA (January 29, 2018) | Senator Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) is pleased to announce Monday, January 29, 2018, as Dahlonega Day at the state Capitol with Senate Resolution 590. “Dahlonega is the gateway to North Georgia and I am grateful to be able to share my home with the rest of my colleagues,” said Sen. […]
Read More »New Poll Shows Americans Support President Trump’s Immigration Policies
New Poll Shows Americans Support President Trump’s Immigration Policies “The Schumer Shutdown Was A Result Of One Thing: Democrats Misread The American People” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Steve Doocy on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends about a new poll showing that Americans overwhelmingly support President Trump’s efforts to fix our legal immigration […]
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 »Short Takes – DACA and US Citizenship
DACA and US Citizenship American citizenship should be earned not awarded for simply being here. That’s what laws are for, to give applicants a fair shot at getting in. There is a pathway to citizenship available for those outsiders who apply. Yes, it’s hard and lengthly but, so what? On top of that, Democrats defending […]
Read More »Gainesville Company Pays Tax Reform Benefits Forward
Gainesville Company Pays Tax Reform Benefits Forward GAINESVILLE, Ga.—As President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address today, a northeast Georgia company is announcing its plan to deliver bonuses to its employees as a direct result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Mincey Marble was established in 1977 in Gainesville as a […]
Read More »Collins Voices Disappointment Over USDA’s Rejection of Poultry Petition
Collins Voices Disappointment Over USDA’s Rejection of Poultry Petition WASHINGTON—Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement in response to the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rejection of a petition to increase line speeds in first-processing zones, where workers inspect—but do not disarticulate—birds undergoing automated cleaning: “Evidence demonstrates that higher line speeds can preserve and even promote both […]
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 […]
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