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Tug and Champ Bailey on the Dawgs and Herschel’s latest run

Tug and Champ Bailey on the Dawgs and Herschel’s latest run

ATLANTA – Tug Cowart speaks with UGA legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Champ Bailey about Caring4Others.org, what Champ expects out of the Dawgs in the SEC Championship vs. LSU as well as their chances to repeat as National Champions, and if he would ever run for elected office like Herschel Walker.More

Georgia’s Unanswered Voter Engagement Question

Georgia’s Unanswered Voter Engagement Question

ATLANTA – Governor Kemp, Herschel Walker, and Senator Raphael Warncok’s campaign all have the same question? Why did 500,000 people stay home? With Georgia’s unprecedented population growth, attention, and hype… one thing makes sense to absolutely no one. Where did our country’s politics miss the engagement mark.More

Has Identity Politics taken over?

Has Identity Politics taken over?

ATLANTA – Has the madness of Identity Politics gone too far? America has become a society littered with a minefield of “offenses” that can get you kicked off a social platform and lose you job! All it takes is one person getting “offended” by something you said or did years ago, and it’s “adios amigo”!…More

Piedmont Bank Small Business Spotlight: Stan Gilbreath of The Glass Guru

Piedmont Bank Small Business Spotlight: Stan Gilbreath of The Glass Guru

ATLANTA – The Glass Guru believes in working with customers to provide a professional approach with no high-pressure sales pitch. Think of the Glass Guru as a trusted advisor who will explain the options available for glass repair or replacement. The Glass Guru is a full-service provider providing repair services and complete replacements. We also…More

Environmental Social Governance and it’s detrimental effects on business and the economy

Environmental Social Governance and it’s detrimental effects on business and the economy

ATLANTA – ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is a subject that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention, but it affects us all. In a nutshell, investment companies like Vanguard and BlackRock can control companies they have huge investments in and instead of concentrating on making the companies as profitable as possible, they instead make decisions based…More

Midterm outcomes and what will happen in 2024

Midterm outcomes and what will happen in 2024

ATLANTA – The midterms elections ended with the republicans’ red wave being nothing more than a dream and the big question on everyone’s mind is, “Where do we go from here?” Neal offers some ideas of what we can expect on the national scene going forward and how important it is that Georgia elect Herschel…More

The Boortz Report: Donald Trump continues to be the problem for the GOP

The Boortz Report: Donald Trump continues to be the problem for the GOP

ATLANTA – Donald Trump is the problem with the republican party and now more of them are beginning to recognize it. Boortz looks at what Trump has been saying and doing since the republican midterm election disappointment and it aint pretty. Is America really growing tired of Donald Trump? Boortz makes the case for it…More

Why capitalism is superior to socialism

Why capitalism is superior to socialism

ATLANTA – During a time when socialism is being sold as a winning strategy, one thing we know for sure is! Capitalism is a proven method that moves countries forward economically. Air Force Academy graduate and Veteran, Business owner, former US Senate Candidate, and my hubby Kelvin King and I sit down to discuss this…More

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