It’s political convention week in America, and at 1 PM the Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland. Above, former Gov. Zell Miller addresses the 2004 GOP convention.
- Cleveland is ready.
- Georgia’s primary runoff enters its final week of early voting, and in the Third District, the ads are getting nasty.
- Meanwhile, early voting turnout is up in some key races.
- Three police officers are dead in Baton Rouge. Here’s the latest information on what’s known about the killer.
- If, like almost half of those surveyed in a recent poll, you think you’ve seen a TV commercial for Donald Trump, you’re wrong.
- Democrats will again try to flip Georgia blue, especially in Cobb and Gwinnett counties.
- A Roswell police officer was fired last week after he was found displaying a Confederate flag at his home.
- The GOP convention is supposed to be a time to celebrate the nomination of a party’s presidential nominee. With Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee, the mood is a little different.
- The convention scene, described in words of a single syllable, just the way Donald Trump likes it.
- In the age of Trump, the Republican Party comes to a fork in the road, and must decide the direction it will take.
- Henrik Stenson holds off Phil Mickelson to win the British Open.
- With Republicans descending on Cleveland for their convention, Jim Galloway gets personal in describing his relationship with the city that used to be known as “The Best Location in the Nation.”
- Will Kremer is away this week, trying to get as far away from the GOP convention as possible, perhaps because he got this wrong a year ago. Just to keep that millennial vibe going, I found a story that combines Snapchat, Taylor Swift, and Kim Kardashian. Enjoy your week.