Rant of the day year: “We are worried. Exhausted. Tired. Fatigued. Concerned. Discouraged. Drained. Overwhelmed. Unheard.”– From a letter to our community about the state of our healthcare workers as the pandemic surges. And in response, we see: Cavalier photos and video of visiting candidates with most people without masks. Assembling 15 teams of… Continue Reading
Today’s Rant: Just saying no to those refusing to fight the pandemic. We saw a longtime Floyd County Republican Party member and a colleague crossing Broad Street on Saturday as they carried free signs for any retailer or restaurant choosing to let the community know they were opting out of Rome’s face-covering requirements. They were maskless,… Continue Reading
Rant for Dec. 11: Not exactly power to the people. From today’s edition of Fantasy Election Results: House Speaker David Ralston wants the legislature first and then voters to OK a concept where lawmakers, not you, to pick the state’s election chief. Ralston is blaming the Secretary of State’s Office for the outcome of Georgia’s… Continue Reading
Rant for Dec. 9: A tale of two Zooms: It was painful Tuesday morning to watch several Rome city commissioners who fought a mandatory mask decree in July suddenly see the light and espouse steps to likewise enlighten others as coronavirus continues to take a very heavy toll here. Their voices were needed… Continue Reading
Rant of the Day, Dec. 2: We won’t even try to top the Rant of the Year by Gabriel Sterling of the Secretary of State’s Office who’s had it with threats to many involved in the 2020 elections process. Trump. Perdue. Loeffler. Any other spineless elected official too afraid to take a stand —… Continue Reading
Rant of the Day, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving with the runoff candidates. From the morning news shows through the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade into NFL football and we think even during back-to-back replays of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, we had regular visits from Kelly and Raphael and Jon and David. The candidates in the two U.S.… Continue Reading
Rant of the Day, Nov. 25: When it covers to COVID, state leaders are ‘running on empty.’ Within minutes of a mostly useless media briefing by the governor Tuesday afternoon, word came of two more passings of Floyd County residents, the latest victims of coronavirus. These two were casual, older friends, faces we’d seen over the… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. No SoundCloud today. RANT OF THE DAY: A couple of tweaks to the Hometown community. After today, Hometown Headlines is reducing the number of rants, newscasts and podcasts. We have had a blast doing them. And we appreciate the hundreds of listeners and guests who followed us from radio… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow or the SoundCloud post below. RANT OF THE DAY: What time is it? Cryin’ time. They’re called The K Club, a ragtag bunch of longtime buddies who double as the mayors of Section 206. Anchored by Ernie “The K-man” Studard, Randy Van Horn, Bill Pelfrey, their brides and… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow or the SoundCloud post below. RANT OF THE DAY: “Upon further review . . .” Keep a sharp eye on your sports feeds in coming days — even if you don’t like what you’re about to read. Or hear. What got our attention was something from Monday’s Golic… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow or the SoundCloud post below. RANT OF THE DAY: A different way to celebrate the red, white and blue. So how do we celebrate Independence Day this year? The spirit certainly is willing but the options for what helps make it all magical — the time spent with… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow or the SoundCloud post below. RANT OF THE DAY: As coronavirus surges, what are we doing about it? Easily half if not more of us checked out of the coronavirus pandemic almost two months ago. We’ve heard all the reasons why: I can’t handle all the bad news. This… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. No SoundCloud today. RANT OF THE DAY: Stop the General Assembly’s Voter Suppression bill. You knew it was coming. Given the overwhelming success of the primary absentee ballot push — in terms of voter health protection and turnout — some pencil head in the General Assembly would try to… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow or the SoundCloud post below. Today’s top headlines: State’s ‘Hate Crime’ bill needs only Kemp’s signature to become law after passage Tuesday by House, Senate. Business: Two hotels nearing completion in Cartersville — with a pair also due in Calhoun this year. Positive tests: 53 more in 24 hours… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow or the SoundCloud post. RANT OF THE DAY: Solution for downtown concerns — sex and alcohol? The under card from Monday night’s Rome City Commission meeting was Broad Street, particularly concerns about recent events, both real and another under continuing review. One was a pretty savage beating that… Continue Reading