The Smell Test

John Deere Company wanted the state to buy more of its tractors. So its lobbyist set to work and Republican House Leader ‘Skip’ Stam proposed a bill to change how the state bids tractor buying contracts.   Stam’s bill sailed through the legislature, then the newspaper reported John Deere’s political committee gave seven of the…

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Road Rage

Governor Perdue has another State Highway Patrol mess on her hands.  This time, it looks like a trooper picked the wrong people to treat the wrong way.   If you haven’t read Hoyt Tessener’s letter relating what he says happened to his wife Gina, do so. It is extremely disturbing.   Fair or not, since…

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