Morning Reads – Thursday, September 10, 2020

Happy Thursday! Surely some don’t want it even mentioned, but it was on this date in 1794 that America’s first non-denominational college was chartered. Blount College later became… the University of Tennessee. It’s also ‘National TV Dinner Day,’ though that seems more disappointing than the chartering of UT.

Here are the headlines for today:

Peaches 

• Another showdown set this week over Georgia voting machines
• Statesboro attorney challenges suspension of juries. 
• Yes, we once again have ballot initiatives this November. 
• Candidate defends breaking into her own home after eviction. 
• Not by the sea: Sea Turtles hatch at Dalton State
• Could Freedom, Ga become a city?
• A prepper palace right here in Georgia. 
• Guy rides scooter all over the state for a noble cause. 
• UGA trained contact tracers but didn’t hire them. 
• 82% of Georgia farmers have seen a revenue decline. 
• No myths, no climate change. 
• Georgia kids are getting smarter…or better at taking tests, at least. 
• Cancer patients sue over emissions from Georgia plants. 

Jimmy Carter 

• 50%+ of households struggling financially right now.
• Fake companies claimed PPP funds? You don’t say! 
• “We’re all in this together…”…or, they are, not us. 
• The coming police crisis. 
• Voting topless is apparently okay – so long as you’re quick. 
• Isn’t it ironic…don’tcha think? University’s Center for Social Justice and Inclusion Hosts Race-Segregated Virtual Events
• It seems that the risk of authoritarianism is just now becoming an issue.
• U.S. History in schools needs an overhaul.

Sweet Tea 

• In the category of ‘best headline of the week…’
• Why Americans really go to the gym.
• “A robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?”
• Whatever Happened To … The Instant Hospitals Built In Wuhan For COVID-19 Patients?
• No more COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers
• Under-the-radar stock could soar with release of Apple’s 5G iPhone