Thursday, May 10, 2012
President Obama and Rep. John Lewis both come out in favor of what remains a controversial issue.
President Barack Obama made history Wednesday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to openly support same-sex marriage. Rep. John Lewis, whose district includes portions of VaHi Patch, issued a statement saying he supports it as well: “In President Obama's interview with Robin Roberts, he described the kind of steps many Americans have taken on the issue of same sex marriage. Once people begin to see the similarities between themselves and others, instead of focusing on differences, they come to recognize that equality is essentially a matter of human rights and human dignity. The President's growth reflects the growth of many Americans on this issue. I am glad to see more Americans, including President Obama, empathize with the …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie says that the Republicans this primary season are going so far right, the nominee is going to have a difficult time coming back to the center to win the independent vote.
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Monday, April 16
Emory University political science professor and political mobilization and race expert Andra Gillespie discusses what to expect from Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee and if he's gone too far right in the primaries to get elected in November.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Readers, We asked for your opinions last week on the best child friendly places to grab a bite, get a child's haircut and more.
Readers, We asked you to vote last week on the best kid friendly businesses in your communities. Today we offer you a roundup of the top picks from a dozen participating Patch sites. These are the places that you, dear readers, told us are tops in your corner of the world: Do you agree with this best of list? Did one of your favorite kid friendly business make the list? Tell us in the comments area below.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Find out how your precinct voted
Virginia-Highland and Morningside overwhelmingly approved the water and sewer tax on Tuesday, precinct totals showed. GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney edged out Georgia Primary winner Newt Gingrich in neighborhood polls. Click a pin on the map to see how each precinct voted. Precints include Druid Hills Baptist Church, Fire Station #19, Inman Middle School, Morningside Elementary School, Morningside Baptist Church, Ponce Library and Virginia-Highland Church. Did we leave out a precinct you'd like to see listed? Tell us in the comments. Connect with Virginia-Highland Patch on Facebook and Twitter at @VaHiPatch. Get Patch in your inbox.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
City had that that without a "yes" vote, residents faced a 30 percent hike in water and sewer rates.
East Atlanta resident Kelli Kirkpatrick didn't hesitate. When she cast her ballot Tuesday at her polling precinct at Burgess-Peterson Academy late Tuesday morning, she said one of her main concerns was her water rate. She voted in favor of reauthorizing the one-cent municipal option sales tax — MOST — that aims to keep water rates down. The Department of Watershed Management projects that without the renewal of the tax, Kirkpatrick and others faced water rate increases of 25 to 30 percent. “The Department of Watershed Management’s five-year strategic financial model shows the department is headed in the right direction as we continue to make tremendous progress in upgrading our water and sewer infrastructure as required under two federal …
The measure passed by a huge margin.
DeKalb County voters voted in favor of Sunday alcohol sales Tuesday by a wide margin. After residents voted in November to put the measure on today's ballot, many voters at different precincts in DeKalb County said the issue was one of their primary reasons to go to the voting booth. Other areas voting on a Sunday sales measure included Cobb, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Henry counties and the cities of Austell, Buford, Cumming, Lovejoy, Marietta and Powder Springs. The vote allows stores in unincorporated DeKalb County to sell beer, wine and alcohol seven days a week. A number of voters at the polls today called the current law, which prohibits Sunday sales, antiquated and inconvenient. "I'm sick of having to drive to Fulton County or Gwinnett …
The live blog is closed, but you can replay and read all the comments. What are your thoughts on the GOP primaries? Add your comments below the article.
Newt Gingrich cruised to winning Georgia's Republican presidential primary Tuesday, his one bright spot on a night he finished only as high as third in other Super Tuesday voting. Georgia was among 10 states selecting delegates Tuesday. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won in Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Idaho and Alaska. CNN and other networks projected a Romney victory in a tight race in Ohio. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won in Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota. With 99 percent of Georgia's precincts reporting, Gingrich, the former U.S. House speaker, was leading with 47.2 percent of the vote, followed by Romney at 25.9 percent, Santorum at 19.6 percent and Texas Congressman Ron Paul at 6.6 percent. Romney and …
Read about the issues and find your polling place before you go
Voters across the state will head to the polls Tuesday for the Georgia presidential primary. In the Georgia GOP presidential primary, voters will decide on awarding delegates to candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Ron Paul. President Barack Obama will be on the Democratic ballot. City of Atlanta voters will also decide whether to extend the municipal option sales tax for four years. If the tax fails to pass, water rates in the city of Atlanta will increase by at least 25-percent. In unincorporated DeKalb County, voters will decide whether to allow Sunday alcohol sales. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your precinct on the State of Georgia website. Stick with Patch throughout Super Tuesday for updated …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
What's your take on lobbying?
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Sunday, March 4
Emory University's Edward Queen, director of the D. Abbott Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies at Emory University's Center for Ethics, discusses unethical lobbying, the ethics of super PACS, the problem with money in politics, and if we can expect changes in lobbying and super PACS soon.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Emory professor and election expert Alan Abramowitz discusses Super PACS
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Thursday, March 1
Emory University political science professor and election forecasting expert Alan Abramowitz discusses the influence money has on candidates, the influence super PACS are having on campaigns and if super PACS stifle democracy. Connect with Virginia-Highland Patch on Facebook and Twitter at @VaHiPatch. Get Patch in your inbox.
Sara Brown
3:27 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Whoa, why isn't Ms. Lisa's Cuts for Kids in Decatur on this list? Nobody can turn a screamer into a stylin little guy like Ms. Lisa and her sidekick, Ms. April. And I found this miracle because about a million other moms recommended them. more ›