• Protesters arrested at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia.

Over 90 people were arrested after they cut the lock on a gate and marched onto Fort Benning grounds. At least 6 nuns were included among the arrested. Around 6500 protesters were present this year, down slightly from last year. This was the 13th annual protest by the School of America's Watch

''I feel anger at the deliberate teaching of violence," said Caryl Hartjes, a nun from Fondulac, Wis., as she entered the compound. ''I don't feel anger at the military who will put handcuffs on me."

While post officials were obligated to arrest trespassers, they also called the protest a fine example of American democracy at work. They also commented that they would use the protest as a teaching tool for their Latin American students, which now not only study warfare, but also civilian and diplomatic Affairs.

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• MARTA looks to Washington for more construction funds.

"Transit is red hot. ... It's bipartisan."

• Perdue threatens to fire any staffer who talks to a certain political writer.

Sonny Perdue told his staffers that it would be a firing offense to speak with Bill Shipp, the dean of Georgia political writers. We're quite serious. And so was Perdue.

Looks like Perdue is trying to restrict press access to Shipp, who may favor the politics of outgoing Governor Barnes. Nothing easier for a Republican to do than stamp on the first amendment.

What is Bill Shipp reporting now on his website? That Perdue and his advisors are working on a plan to avoid a referendum on the 1956 version of the state flag which features the Confederate emblem. Instead they will put forth a referendum on the current flag and the pre-1956 flag. There's going to be some mad rednecks outside the perimeter!

• Divided Legislature nothing new.

Georgia has frequently had a divided Capital, if not by party then by personality. Even with divisiveness, business has still been completed. With a Republican Senate and Democratic House new legislation should still make it through, but there will be more partisan bickering.

An old picture of Perdue with a nice comb over. Just because I thought it amusing. My apologies to those with comb overs themselves.

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