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Good morning, and happy Australia Day!
- Self-taught artist Thornton Dial died yesterday.
- Why voters are so anxious this election.
- Brookhaven’s city manager is stepping down, collecting $225,000 in severance pay.
- Savannah’s public safety employees are waiting for their pay increases.
- The Effingham Parkway is getting $44 million from the state.
- UGA professors don’t like their new grading system.
- Georgia Power is no longer pumping coal ash into Lake Sinclair.
- You spin Bibb right round baby right round.
- (Yes, I know that’s the second time I’ve quoted Flo-Rida, but it’s the first time on this site.)
- [ETA this link that I omitted earlier] Kansas state Senator proposes a dress code for the ladies in order to mitigate the “distraction” of short skirts and low-cut tops; per the article, he feels that men “don’t need guidance” on what to wear to a hearing.
- Clearly he’s never been at a restaurant where a man is eating in a sleeveless shirt, which might be one of the most disgusting sights around; and,
- Well, Kansas, you’re distracted now!
- Perhaps I sometimes roll my eyes at Jane Brody’s column, but she’s spot on with yesterday’s post on the health benefits of knitting.
- This Week in Hamilton! Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away – why not woo your heart’s desire with a Hamil-tine?