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Repubs on Platner lack self-awareness, but … | Where’s GA’s commitment to MARTA?
Georgia Recorder opinion columnist Jay Bookman joined The Ron Show to talk MARTA & Georgia's needed role in its future.
Watching from afar as the Graham Platner situation continues to unfold, I’m both amused (by Kellyanne Conway and Trump’s utter lack of self-awareness) and concerned that his being the Democratic nominee in Maine to unseat Susan Collins could make retaking the Senate a nailbiter.
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Meanwhile, Georgia Recorder scribe Jay Bookman joined me fresh from posting his latest op/ed: “Where is the state’s commitment to helping Atlanta’s public transit system succeed?”
Valid question, indeed.
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