First of 2 Columbus, GA "biggies" today... both can be best described as "monetary rabbit holes"!

 

WTVM-TV9 headline story: "Hundreds of affordable homes coming to South Columbus * The new, affordable homes will cost anywhere from $120,000 to $160,000. There will be 43 single family homes, 56 multi-family homes and 130 units available for people 55 and above. Construction of this housing area will be broken down into several phases, with the first phase including 20 single-family units." -- Further info NOT mentioned in story.. NEIGHBORWORKS Columbus's project is a $40,000,000.00 "venture" and individual homes will be available as "rent-to-own" which is a great way to eliminate the ugliness of having "skin-in-the-game" down payments for buyers, public attention drawing attention foreclosures down the road..Basically, some organization will become a "landlord" on all the units...I'm not sure whether it will the City or NEIGHBORWORKS Columbus.. but Columbus taxpayers will get the "short straw" in the deal. Another aspect not mentioned is that $40,000,000.00 divided by 229 assorted units comes to an average per unit cost of $174,000.00 - plus per unit.. The for sale sale units are "priced" (obviously taxpayer supplemented) at $120,000.00 to $160,000.00 so off the bat, each unit will be at a loss of between $54,000.00 and $14,000.. There are several other issues not being brought up, but stopping here to let this digest...

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The second local "rabbit hole biggie" of the day comes through our public school system..In the last few days, teenagers have received cards like this if they are considered Title 1 students or attend a school deemed 100% Title 1.

The cards are for $1,600.00 EACH! Remember, these were sent directly to the students.. not distributed from schools nor addressed to their parents. They were mailed to the students at their listed home addresses. According to MCSD figures on the website, just students listed as recipients of free/reduced lunch is a figure of 12,373 out of 31,899 total students (the total number of students getting "free" lunches was not readily available of the MCSD website, so will work with know numbers, but the figures you see will be low).. The MCSD website lists 12,373 students are listed as reduced/free lunch recipients out of 31899, but many schools are considered 100% Title 1. Using the 12,373 published number, and the $1,600.00 for each card, over $19,000,000.. yes over $19 MILLION Dollars... has been put in the hands of children..This is what was stuffed into that bill purported to fight Covid-19 issues. At best, this is a vote-buying attempt by the Democratic Party!

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What a great Editorial from WTVM-TV9 concerning GA's voting law! The local Republican Party would do well if it sent a copy to every Registered Democrat in our local Election Office. It's a "must read"!

https://www.wtvm.com/app/2022/01/11/wtvm-editorial-011122-election-law-facts/

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What is going on in Columbus, GA? We're over a third of the was through January and not one homicide (that I know about) has been reported.

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Online headline: "Girl Scout Cookie season is here: What can you expect this year?" -- Hmmm.. my bet is even HIGHER prices!

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Online headline: "Biden slams Jefferson Davis -- despite past vote to restore Confederate leader's US citizenship" -- Hmmm...It's on the record, that in 1977 Sen JoKKKe Biden joined Sen Robert KKK Byrd in doing so... basically, Resident Biden just canceled himself..

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Resident JoKKKe Biden has redefined a classic euphemism that previously had universal meaning of hypocrisy ... "Flip-flop". Yesterday, Resident Biden stepped up his game.. to the next level... possibly the ultimate level ... when he became a "FLOP-FLOP".

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In Atlanta yesterday, Resident Biden "Handlers" demonstrated his... and their.... failure. The speeches his "Handlers" write should be focusing on what he's done "for America" and why the Democrat voter base should be happy to vote for Democrats in larger numbers this Fall, but JoKKKe Biden's "Handlers" feel that stirring up ANGER ... again & again.. it's their definition as the only "positive" way to do stuff.

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From the "Has JoKKKe Biden invoked the 25th Amendment on himself?" department - Online headline: "Biden again refers to his VP as 'President Harris' * Biden has committed same gaffe multiple times" -- Hmmm.. was this "just another gaff" from the Gaff Spree, or are the White House "speech writers" just setting Resident Biden for a self-induced 25th Amendment situation?

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Online headline: "Biden links Republicans with segregationist George Wallace, whom the president himself has praised" -- The White House "speech writers" KNOW Resident Biden will read anything they scroll across a Teleprompter! Not only was George Wallace a Democrat, in next door GA, Democrats elected Lester "Pickwick Drumstick "head-knockers" Maddox over Jimmy Carter for their choice of Governors in their primary.

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Online headline: "Stacey Abrams thanks Biden, Harris for Georgia speeches she skipped *
Abrams said she had a scheduling conflict, phoning the president instead Tuesday morning" -- Hmmmm... Not that it's a high level, maybe Stacey Abrams is smarter than most Georgians think... Interestingly, Abrams did not disclose her "scheduling conflict" nor where she happened to be when "calling in" her excuse.

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One of the most hypocritical things Resident Biden did in Atlanta yesterday was place a wreath at the crypt of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.. Biden's rash of supporting racial bias projects based on skin color flies into the face of Dr King's "dream" that a person's CHARACTER should be more important than skin color.

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Racism exists...and will probably be forever in some form/fashion... a problem... but it's even more racist to believe it's limited.. or exclusively... A "White's issue". Even more of a problem are politicians/activists who intentionally create... promote.. racial division.

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WTVM-TV9 headline: "MCSO aims to promote mental health awareness with $52K grant" --
Seriously... With 'mental health' being an ongoing need .. usually for years... what.. exactly can the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office 'solve' with $52,000.00 when that won't even pay an annual salary for a qualified mental health Doctor?

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Online headline: "Wizards’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell separated after fight at halftime vs. Thunder" -- I usually don't bother to report such irresponsible behavior of athletes... mainly because I'd probably have to limit my blog to such events... but this one caught my eye because of "Kentavious Caldwell-Pope"... Remember the scan Tony Adams ran with the Nike basketball program at our (Columbus, GA's) Parks and Recreation Department? Well, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was one of the non-Columbus athletes Adams recruited to play for our "Blazers".. Hey, Council.. has Adam's monetary restitution been completed?

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From the "Pee Wee Herman, "I know you are, but what am I?" department - Online headline: "Anthony Fauci calls Sen. Roger Marshall 'a moron' during tense committee hearing on COVID-19" -- Why is Dr FRAUDi still representing the NIH? His boss "retired" and certainly no new boss would put up with Dr FRAUDi's presentations.

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Online headline: "Counterfeit N95s are out there: How to avoid getting duped" -- Hmm... My number 1 "tell" would be a "Made in China" printed on the boxes..

 

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Definitely a 2022 "contender" if not "front runner" of Best Editorial Cartoon.