Good morning! I try to find interesting stories from across Georgia for each Tuesday’s morning reads, but I’ll be honest, this week, the pickings are slim. If there’s something fascinating (and somewhat GAPOL-related) from your part of Georgia, please share a link in the comments. Meanwhile, it’s been A Week.
- GRU, we hardly knew you.
- A handy list of the 25 counties in Georgia with the highest STD rates. Congrats for not being on the list, Rockdale! Y’all have come a long way. Are you in Clay County? Be careful out there, kids.
- Many of Cobb’s leaders participated in the topping-out ceremony for SunTrust Park.
- The fascinating, slightly bizarre history of Victoria Woodhull, America’s first female presidential candidate.
- What happens to government e-waste?
- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney proposes the soda tax as a way to pay for other things that Philadelphians want, so plus 1 for the mayor’s candor.
- In many rural communities, McDonald’s is a key community center.
- Trump talked more about immigration.
- …and also worked real hard to undermine the free and independent press. Sad!
- Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama believes there’s hope for us all.
- Turn off the self-doubt in your head.
- …and always remember, love is love is love.