Bill Rankin

1 month ago | arcamax.com | Adam Beam |Bill Rankin

ATLANTA — Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs will resign at the end of March just four months after voters elected him to another six-year term. Boggs’ decision allows Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint a replacement to the powerful court that is often the final say in contentious public policy disputes. The justices will vote among themselves to choose the next chief justice, although, by tradition, that position is given to the justice with the most time served on the court.

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Adam Beam |Bill Rankin

ATLANTA — Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs will resign at the end of March just four months after voters elected him to another six-year term. Boggs’ decision allows Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint a replacement to the powerful court that is often the final say in contentious public policy disputes. The justices will vote among themselves to choose the next chief justice, although, by tradition, that position is given to the justice with the most time served on the court.

2 months ago | operacanada.ca | Bill Rankin

Edmonton Opera billed its second show of its 61st season as Bluebeard’s Castle, Béla Bartók and librettist Béla Balázs’s early 19th-century macabre tale of romantic doom, possibly even serial murder. And it was Bluebeard’s Castle, in a way. Although the ways in which it wasn’t were striking. Bartók’s score calls for nearly one hundred players. This adaptation by British composer/arranger Stephen Higgins featured seven players, one on a part, without any percussion, a significant absence.

Jan 13, 2025 | columbian.com | Bill Rankin

WASHINGTON — Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the bureau as it faces a barrage of attacks from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. And he offered a chilling warning about China, saying it posed a “unique and unprecedented” threat that is taking aim at critical U.S. infrastructure.

Jan 13, 2025 | thedailynewsonline.com | Bill Rankin

WASHINGTON — Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the bureau as it faces a barrage of attacks from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. And he offered a chilling warning about China, saying it posed a “unique and unprecedented” threat that is taking aim at critical U.S. infrastructure.