Good morning! I have a lot of experience compiling Morning Reads! I knew those Morning Reads. I served with those Morning Reads. Those Morning Reads were a friend of mine. You, sir, are not those Morning Reads. The NYT published a profile of Tiffany Trump, and while she did not offer any quotes, her mom,
Following several months of rumors, The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported this afternoon that Attorney General Sam Olens will take the helm of Kennesaw State University. Sources anticipate that Chris Carr, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, will be appointed as Attorney General by Governor Deal. Former KSU President Dan Papp retired in June following an audit
Good morning! Have you recovered from the debate and/or the Saints game? Both were bigly big league. A lawsuit claims that Dalton’s carpet manufacturers polluted drinking water in Alabama. Former Judicial Qualifications Commission investigator and current JQC board member Richard Hyde testified before the Georgia House Study Committee on JQC Reform last week. This story will undoubtedly continue
This morning, NPR’s Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep broadcasted from WABE’s studios in Atlanta. Georgia has emerged as a “rapidly changing” state, and NPR came here because they consider Georgia to be one of the “Divided States of America.” One of the families they featured today includes the Arno family of Lawrenceville. (Here are links
When it comes to beer, Georgians can no longer say, “Well, thank goodness for Mississippi!” With the passage of pending legislation that is the result of negotiations between the Mississippi Brewers Guild and the Mississippi Beer Distributors Association, craft breweries in Mississippi will be allowed to sell their beer directly to their customers, which leaves
Good morning! I’ve got an array of links for your reading (and listening) pleasure this morning. Jeb! was very funny in a skit during Sunday night’s Emmy awards. Meanwhile, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama discuss their friendship and the role of the First Lady, during and after their spouse’s term. Harry Reid: “This house is crap…it’s
There’s something to be said about how a city that exists because of railroads is now transforming itself in large part because of disused railroads. The New York Times ran an article this weekend that extolls the virtues of the Atlanta Beltline, and urban redesign guru Chris Leinberger – who once called metro Atlanta the “poster child
Good morning! I hope you don’t get pneumonia – but if you do, I hope no one minds if you take the day off work. The New York Times maps gay marriage in America. The Economist finds a correlation between beer and heathens. Ohio University is returning Roger Ailes’ donation. I’ve never been accused of
Good morning! And if you’re in metro Atlanta, welcome to Traffic Season! Phyllis Schlafly died yesterday. SCOTUS Justices Kagan and Sotomayor discussed our “exceptionally homogeneous” Supreme Court. There was a dog show in Perry this past weekend. Gator season is open in Georgia – and no, I’m not talking about college football. In the New
And it’s not that we both like Donald Trump. Last week, I participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cobb Opportunity Outlook sponsored by the Council for Quality Growth. At the event, three different panels of policymakers, developers, and elected officials from across Cobb discussed how to maximize collaboration, communication, and connectivity in
