Do You Really Know What HB 757 Says?

My View by Jim Yacavone

A giant controversy has erupted over The Free Exercise Protection Act (HB 757) recently passed by the Georgia legislature. The LGBT community is urging Governor Deal to veto the act, and a number of large organizations, including the NFL, have threatened consequences for the state if the bill is signed into law. Deal has until May 3 to sign or veto the bill.

There seems to be a lot of misinformation about what the bill says. I was told by one opponent that it would allow a baker to refuse to sell a wedding cake to a gay couple. While there are bills in the legislature that may allow that, HB 757 is not one of them. 

Quit Your Whining, Democrats

My View by Jim Yacavone

You have probably read about the angry howls of protest from Senate Democrats over the Republicans’ vow not to vote on Obama’s Supreme Court nominee until after the Presidential election. On a quiet night you can even hear them here in Fannin County. Maybe those are coyotes—I’m not sure.

The Coming Storm of Development

My View by Jim Yacavone

There’s a storm com­ing to Fannin County. It will be over progress and development. It will cross the boundary between newcomers and old-timers and divide the county into two camps, and it has the potential to get mean, vicious and ugly.  

Gun Control in Lowell, Mass.

My View by Jim Yacavone

It was reported recently that persons applying for a license to carry (LTC) a concealed firearm in Lowell, Mass., have to write an essay to obtain the license. Conservative commentators are outraged claiming that the ordinance is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Curious, I obtained a copy of the law. 

Bias and Prejudice in Progressive Hollywood?

My View by Jim Yacavone

It seems the chickens are coming home to roost in that bastion of nauseating progressivism, Hollywood.

Take Your Snooty Nose Elsewhere

My View by Jim Yacavone

Fannin County is a rural area according to the U.S. Census, and that makes the residents of Fannin County a dwindling minority in this country. According to the 2010 Census, only 19.3 percent of the population in this country lives in rural areas.  

Syrian Refugee Column Draws Responses

My View by Jim Yacavone

Thanks to Nancy Zimmerman and Paul Klein for their letters to the editor in response to my column about Syrian refugees published a couple of weeks ago. My column questioned whether Obama’s plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees is wise in light of the San Bernardino massacre, reports that ISIS fighters have infiltrated the refugees and what we have learned about our government’s unreliable process for vetting the refugees.