The college football kicks off in earnest this weekend at the Dome. Of course I am referring to when Georgia’s premier team (the Panthers of Georgia State) take on the much-vaunted Pride of Indiana (the Cardinals of Ball State). I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out you can have two picks in our College
Good morning! At first glance, a reunion for former employees and patients at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville sounds like the weirdest thing ever, but this piece is actually rather touching. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Milledgeville… Tybee tourists are trashier than ever. Another fatal tractor-trailer accident on I-75 – this time, involving a school bus. Gas South
Happy Monday, everyone! –insert inspirational story/quote here–. Let’s begin. Jawja #ExploreJawja Mike Pence will unify us…or something. More analysis of Trump’s effect on Isakson. Sea turtles break nesting record! Great work! Excerpts from a new book on the racial cleansing of Forsyth County. Murica False reports of gunfire at LAX. NASA ends its Mars simulation located
RIP Ron Anderson. Stop the presses! Freaknik canceled. These debates should be entertaining. Bubba stops by Manuel’s. See, sunshine is a great disinfectant. Emory. Marta. Atlanta. Buh-bye DeKalb? This! Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Violence continues. Words escape me… Today’s YUGE news. Punishing innovation. Or something. Uber for planes? Nope. Oh, goody, goody, goody!
On this date in 1941, FDR signed the bill appropriating funds for construction of the Pentagon Peaches GAGOP loves Pence. Or they’ll at least pretend like they do. Georgia students are testing better. Nikki Haley loves celebrating Georgia reciprocity. The battle rages on in Newton County. 3000 untested rape kits to be considered by GBI.
The college football season kicks off on Friday…in Australia. Because student athletes should definitely miss two weeks of class for a game that doesn’t advance either schools’ mission in a completely different continent for purely commercial matters while we continue to exploit the kids and forcing them to be amateurs. “Deacon Blues” by Steely Dan
Good morning! If you’re looking for a way to support victims of the flooding in Baton Rouge, consider Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge. They have an emergency fund to assist cancer patients who are affected by the flood. Sordid details related to the move to restructure the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission. The Newton County
Happy Monday, everyone! On a personal note, I discovered it’s possible to burn a microwaveable mac n cheese bowl in less than 30 seconds. The smoke damage is rough. The more you know. Jawja Opinion: Jawja Public Service Commission was right to keep the nuclear door open. The Battle for Jawja: Trump vs Clinton. National
Ginny is out today, so y’all are stuck with me and my picks. It’s Friday, so try to escape the office a little early today if you can. Tell your management that I said it was okay. Today in Georgia history, Ty Cobb gets his 3,000th hit. Here: A handy guide on where to live
On this date in 1966, the first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S. Also on this date, in 1982, the longest baseball game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago went 21 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1. Peaches An interesting look at Georgia immigration detention centers. The
