CONGRESSMAN BISHOP CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement today in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15: “Each year, Americans join together during National Hispanic Heritage Month in celebration of the countless positive contributions of the Latino community throughout the history of our [...]
Read More →Wings and Wildlife Festival at the Flint RiverQuarium
Tweet Make some tracks and join the Flint RiverQuarium Saturday, September 28, for a celebration of all creatures great and small at the Water, Wings and Wildlife Festival, sponsored by MillerCoors. Whether wet and scaly, feathered, slimy or furry, we want to celebrate all of the amazing wild animals that fill our beautiful world. You [...]
Read More →GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN HOSTS DAVID OSBORNE IN CONCERT FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER’S 89th BIRTHDAY
Tweet Fundraiser to support GSW Music Department AMERICUS (Sept. 17, 2013)–Georgia Southwestern State University is proud to host internationally known Steinway Artist David Osborne in a tribute concert on Oct. 5, 2013 for former President Jimmy Carter, who turns 89 on Oct. 1. The concert will be held in Georgia Southwestern’s Jackson Performance Hall and [...]
Read More →Isakson Urges Congress, Department of Veterans Affairs to Work to Reverse the Alarming Rate of Veteran Suicides
Tweet September is National Suicide Prevention Month WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today on the Senate floor called on Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to work to reverse the alarming rate of suicides among our country’s veterans. Isakson, who serves on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, noted that September is National [...]
Read More →“Stand for ASU” campaign celebrates education
Tweet by Pearlie M. Bowser “Stand for ASU” Day gives Albany State University administrators, faculty, students and staff a chance to contribute to the cause of education. The campus family donated cash and made monthly pledges just before the new 2013-2014 school year began in August. This week, the year-long fundraising campaign continues on Friday, [...]
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP VOTES AGAINST INCREASING HUNGER IN AMERICA
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02) opposed increasing hunger in America by voting against H.R. 3102, the “Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act,” which will cut basic food aid (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP) by nearly $40 billion over ten years, denying nutrition assistance for nearly 4 million Americans next [...]
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