Good morning! In the world of politics, there’s been a little bit of tension and maybe even an unkind word or two. For that reason, I’m going to start things off with Hamilton. One, listening to Hamilton has a knack for making one feel optimistic about our beautiful, great, glorious nation. And two, I submit
Happy Monday, everyone. Because of his unfortunate remarks to Greg Bluestein of the AJC, our regular Monday Morning Reads contributor Will Kremer has been sent to re-education camp for a few weeks. Sad! As a result, I’m doing the Monday Reads until he learns his lesson. Needing a win to stay alive, the Hawks end their
Ginny is away in New York, so you are stuck with me bringing the news today. Math Equation for today’s date: 5 = 6 * 2 – 0 – 1 – 6 (Got anymore?) A Few Moments in History from May 6: 1861 – Arkansas secedes from the Union 1863 – Confederacy wins The Battle of
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Also on this date, in 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he made a 15 minute suborbital flight. Peaches They managed to mess up the Georgia Milestones Test. Again. Student killed on campus – why was campus carry vetoed? Our peaches aren’t safe enough? Life on CraigsList really is
Place your bets on Exaggerator or Gun Runner. And prepare for lots of queso (hopefully too much queso which, intriguingly, is always just enough queso). NY Times has fawning praise for Georgia State’s efforts to prevent students dropping out. Their description of my time there: “a poor-performing, big urban institution with low graduation rates and yawningly wide
Good morning! Early voting for the May 24 general primary started yesterday. Take advantage of the convenience, because until we have online drive-thru voting, early voting is as easy as it gets. New Jersey’s highest earner moved to Florida, and the entire New Jersey state budget was suddenly at risk. A cautionary tale. Many American
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s officially May, which means Star Wars day is rapidly approaching. Also, something about Justin Timberlake. Jawja One Jawja city approved a four-day work week. Newt Gingrich: I’m open to being Trump’s VP pick. The 8 oldest cities in Jawja. Early voting begins today! One Jawja school reignited a national debate on
It’s not even May yet and folks are hollering for Fredi’s head on a pike. Mark your calendars for July 22 for the return of Manuel’s. Still a beautiful, beautiful place. Just, dang it. Does anyone really care what John Boehner says anymore? Math is hard. Still, no substantive policy positions. Like a 50 year
On this date in 1967, Muhammad Ali refused induction into the US Army and was stripped of boxing title. He cited religious grounds for his refusal. Peaches Our state killed another person last night. The shortfalls of the criminal justice system in Georgia Noncitizens suing for driver’s licenses. Former State Senator named Chancellor at school in North
Good morning! Today is the last day to register to vote in the Georgia general primary on May 24. If you’re reading this site, you’re probably already registered to vote – but who knows, maybe you’ve moved recently, or changed your name? If so, click that link, Princess Consuela Bananahammock! Georgia officials hope for
