THUMBS UP to our Georgia Bulldogs, who are traveling to the west coast to take on TCU for the national title Monday night.
The Dawgs survived a wild semifinal matchup in the Peach Bowl, edging Ohio State 42-41 and surviving a late push by the Buckeyes for the potential game-winning field goal at the stroke of midnight.
Georgia football is in a golden age right now, and the folks here in red and black are behind them as they push for back-to-back crowns.
THUMBS DOWN to our landfill situation in Habersham County.
We have grown exponentially in the last 20 years, rendering moot the projections about how long our landfill would last us. Now we are pushing to find a solution, and Chairman Bruce Palmer told his last town hall meeting that the likely future for the county was constructing transfer stations and hauling trash out of here.
We need to step up our efforts to make recycling easier and safer for Habersham County residents. We also need to ensure only Habersham County waste is going into our landfill.
THUMBS UP to our public works employees and law enforcement officers across the county and in the municipalities for their tireless work, including throughout the holiday season.
Demorest in particular faced a flood of emergency water line calls during the Christmas freeze, and its crews took care of every one of them.
Our law enforcement officers work 24-7-365 to protect us, no matter what day the calendar says, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for their service.
THUMBS DOWN to the embarrassing scene in Washington, where our elected representatives cannot decide on a Speaker in an orderly fashion.
Republicans campaigned hard last year on the idea that if they retook control of the House, they would be able to make some changes for the better. But if GOP members cannot even unite among themselves, what makes anyone think they can work across party lines or align with the needs and desires of our citizens?
We elected House members to serve us, not fuel their own egos. Republicans need to get together and pick a leader, lest we end up with a Democratic speaker over a GOP-majority House.