Category: Morning Reads

Morning Reads for Tuesday, January 3

Good morning! I’m fresh off of a(nother) long car trip, and once again, it’s time to ease yourself back into reality – although, unlike last Tuesday’s mid-holiday fugue, this time, it’s for keeps. In what seems like a borrowed page from the Georgia Legislature’s playbook (cough*JQC*cough), House Republicans voted last night to kill the Office of Congressional

Morning Reads for Tuesday, December 27

Good morning! Tonight is the fourth night of Hanukkah, so take a moment to enjoy last year’s Tiny Desk Concert featuring Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings performing “8 Days (of Hanukkah).” It’s a spectacular song, and while we lost Sharon Jones earlier this year (enough, 2016!), her joy is transformative – and may be the

Morning Reads with Regrets (Mourning Reads?)

I haven’t heard enough good Christmas music. Basically anything not released in the last 20 years. (Seriously, there hasn’t been a single good update of a classic). “Mistletoe and Holly” by Old Blue Eyes.  ICYMI: Georgia’s Electoral College electors voted for Trump.  Georgia leads the nation in executions! Whooo-diggity! Larry Colburn, Helped Stop My Lai

Morning Reads for Tuesday, December 20

Good morning! Today is the last day to send first-class mail if you want it to arrive before Christmas. Cindy Stowell died before her “Jeopardy!” triumph aired. A group of really really smart scientists figured out how to blast antimatter atoms with a laser. Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, was found guilty of “negligence.”

Morning Reads — Fame Seeker Edition

I had the pleasure of meeting an interesting individual at the Phipps AMC movie theater on Thursday. As I sat at the bar awaiting the arrival of my friends, I couldn’t help but notice the man’s Chewbacca onesie. After striking up a conversation, he gave me his business card: “Professional Fame Whore” written beside a picture of himself

Morning Reads for Friday, December 16, 2016

You’re welcome! Traffic? You won’t see no traffic. Schedule revamp at WSB Radio. Farmers and big data (podcast). Parking lots as far as the eye can see. Take this job and shove it. More votes than registered voters in Detroit. Gasp! Give it a rest, folks. What could go wrong? Where do these people come

Morning Reads – Thursday, December 15, 2016

Today is the Bill of Rights’ 225th birthday. Here’s a video from the Constitution Center. Some people could use a refresher. Peaches Funds to fight addiction remain priority Kemp wants Trump too look into DHS hack of Georgia voter rolls. Democrats seek to create independent redistricting committee. Here’s the link to the legislation. Georgia’s 86-year-old