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Opinion: No News For Obama

One of the obvious methods of trying to win the presidential election of 2012 on President Barack Obama’s part is to make numerous appearances on popular non-news programs across the television dial...

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Opinion: Single-Issue Voting Is Wrong In These Multi-Issue Times

During this election cycle in 2012, like no other time one can remember, Americans tend to be talking about voting due to one single issue or another. Whether it be the Sandra Fluke issue of free...

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Opinion: A Few Brave Newspapers Endorse Romney Fighting Tide Of Liberal Press

While many newspaper endorsements of the presidential candidates are expected to be for one candidate or the other due to the newspapers’ past affiliations and endorsements of the candidates’...

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Opinion: President Obama Says Vote For Revenge

Though President Barack Obama has said that he was not influenced by the sermons, preached messages and teachings he received from the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in the South Side of Chicago in the...

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Opinion: Obama’s Biggest Failure Has Been On Race Relations

Even those who were for Sen. John McCain for president in 2008 took comfort in knowing that even though McCain lost, having the nation’s first black president would most certainly lead to an improved...

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Opinion: Ten Reasons Mitt Romney Lost The Election

Today, Republicans feel a combination of confusion, disbelief, and anger as to how a slim majority of Americans can possibly want four more years of the Obama administration in the White House. To...

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Opinion: Jobless Numbers And The Newest Right Wing Conspiracy Theory

There is a new breed of truthers on the right. Joining the paranoid ranks of the advocates of a government role in 9-11 and the birthers fascination with President Obama’s birth certificate are...

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Georgia Jobless Rate Holds Steady At 8.7 Percent

ATLANTA (AP) — State labor officials say Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.7 percent held steady in January, unchanged from the December rate. The jobless rate was down from 9.3...

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Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200!

On Power Talk with Lorraine Jacques- White, Fulton County District Attorney has brought up racketeer charges against teachers involved in the APS cheating scandal. Do you think they deserve jail time...

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Georgia Jobless Rate Rises To 8.6 Percent

ATLANTA (AP) — State labor officials say Georgia’s unemployment rate increased to 8.6 percent in June. The new seasonally adjustment jobless rate was announced early Thursday morning by the Georgia...

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Metro Atlanta Jobless Rate Rises To 8.9 Percent

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) — State labor officials say metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate has risen to 8.9 percent. The Georgia Department of Labor announced the new numbers early Thursday. The 8.9 percent...

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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.7 Percent

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s unemployment rate has dropped to 8.7 percent. The Georgia Department of Labor early Thursday morning announced the new figure, which is the seasonally adjusted jobless rate for...

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Metro Unemployment Rate Down

ATLANTA (AP) — State labor officials say metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate decreased to 8 percent in August. That’s down from 8.6 percent in July and 8.9 percent in August a year ago. The Georgia...

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Unemployment Down Locally

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s unemployment rate was 8.1 percent for October, according to new data from the state Department of Labor. That’s down from a revised September estimate of 8.3 percent and 8.8...

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The Sidney Wood Show (Aired 12/28/2013): Listener Appreciation Saturday Edition

On today’s show, Sidney invited several dedicated listeners into the studio to discuss various topics of their own choice. This delightful conversation went from President Obama’s ‘letter grade’ to the...

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Georgia Moral Mondays Begin Next Week

Starting Monday, January 13, Moral Monday’s will begin in Georgia. A movement in which activists from across the state will descend on the state capitol to protest for moral issues such as Medicaid,...

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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.4 Percent

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s unemployment rate has dropped to 7.4 percent in December amid strong job growth in the state. The Georgia Department of Labor announced the new seasonally adjusted jobless rate...

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Home Safe Georgia Sits Down with Rob Wilson

Today on Financial Solutions with Rob Wilson our special guest was Brenda McGee of Home Safe Georgia. Home Safe Georgia is a state funded program designed to assist unemployed and under-employed...

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Georgia’s Jobless Rate Declines To 7.3 Percent

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s unemployment rate has declined to 7.3 percent. State labor officials say this marks the seventh consecutive month that Georgia’s jobless rate has declined. The new seasonally...

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More Jobs Are Coming To Atlanta Area

Atlanta (WAOK)- Looking for work? Now is the time. Several companies are gearing up for job fairs which will bring more than a thousand jobs into the Atlanta metro area. One company NCR, the technology...

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