@Ben Had: It was a problem for HR, and they asked the sheriff for help. They wanted to check his security videos, to confirm entry/exit times of the employees in question. It seems to have escalated from there. Keep in mind that there are potential criminal offenses (fraudulent time cards or travel vouchers can be false official statements, for example), in addition to the HR ramifications.

Regina's vote against the Invest Georgia Fund was principled and correct. If a taxpayer-funded slush fund for political cronies is their idea of "business friendly," they need to be called out for the hypocrites they are.

OCLL can't let that guy continue in the program. He should resign immediately, and hope he doesn't wind up talking to the judge about his "mistake."

Spelman says that's their standard security protocol, and they've been putting the information out all year. If so, there's not really anything to discuss.

This should be fun to watch play out.

Strong. Very strong.

History tells us that houses made from rock are much more durable than those of either straw or sticks.

Toobin's piece is ridiculous. His conclusion, basically, is that IRS personnel who targeted Americans, based on political expression, were simply trying to restore order to a flawed legal construct -- that they deserve credit for their actions, not blame.

Done in by Didi Gregorius. Oh, the humanity . . . .

@Man_Of_The_Mountain: Ah, a Florida man. That explains quite a bit.

Hear, hear!

[quote][b]Farmer GA[/b] -
There is a concept of a social contract that provides the opportunity to suceed, there is no such animal to guarentee sucess.
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Of course, there's no guarantee of success. Nobody suggested any such thing -- Ms. Johnson certainly never did. She simply applauded the individual successes of her students, whom she watched fight their way out of tough circumstances to get ahead. That's exactly what this country was built on.

Ms. Johnson is a fine writer and a keen analyst. I very much enjoy reading her work.

@Save our Republic: The Founding Fathers sure seemed to think a "social contract" existed. Perhaps you should read more Locke.

Mr. Tillman sounds like a young man of promise.

Progress. Thanks, Jim.

Excellent work, yet again. Thanks, Sheriff!

Eds. -- This is exactly the kind of reporting the state needs. Kudos, and keep shining the light in the corners.

You don't need a very big "hall" for that "town." I'm guessing most of them work pretty closely, too.

Sharif don't like it.

For some reason, I keep hearing Don Meredith singing, "Turn out the lights, the party's over. . . ."

Simmons is going to be a lot of fun to watch. I'm not sure I would've plugged McCann back in immediately, with Gattis so hot; at least they kept his bat in the lineup.

@Chris White: Thanks!

Good for Regina.

Where are the Pro-Am results? The Masters leaderboard is still on-line, but we don't get full coverage of the tournament in the backyard?

I never knew he was a Marine. How about that.