Category: Morning Reads

Morning Reads — April 25th

Happy Monday, everyone! State employees are off to observe Confederate Memorial Day “State Holiday” per Governor Deal. Enjoy “State Holiday,” y’all. Jawja Southern Baptists were asked to oppose the public display of the Confederate battle flag. After posting a video of herself shooting her children’s cell phones, DFACS took her children taken away for burning

Morning Reads for Wednesday, 4/20

Because I can’t responsibly post the video for Love Again, here’s an entirely random Ray Charles song. You kids enjoy yourselves. Georgia – In one of the toughest districts in Georgia, State Rep. Gerald Greene’s only opponent was disqualified for living out of the district – Jesup won’t be a landfill any longer. Read why

Morning Reads for Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Good morning! NPR launches their “School Money” project with a look at funding gaps between different U.S. school districts. (The website also knows where you are, but because it’s NPR, they’re totally nonchalant about how they’re tracking you, like, “Our best guess is that you’re in Georgia, it’s all good, bro!”) Online news sites are

Morning Reads — April 18th

The Gays™ are running amok. Happy Monday, everyone! I spent my weekend at the 7th District GOP Convention rather than running the inaugural Disney World Star Wars Half Marathon. The world, I’m sure, wept with me. Jawja File this in the “YAAAAAAS KWEEN” cabinet: Chick-Fil-A has a customer rewards program. Debbie Dooley had a very bad, no

Morning Reads for Friday, April 15, 2016

It’s normally Tax Day, but not really. Because Washington DC gets a holiday the rest of us don’t, us peasants get to keep our sad little pennies another day or two. Unless you live in Maine or Massanocluesetts. Then you get another day to file. That’s not how any of this works. Surprise! United Health

Morning Reads With the Gift of Love

My birthday is on Friday and honestly, all I want is love. And you show your love by buying very expensive gifts. “Dopamine” by DIIV.  Airports Council International: Hartsfield still the busiest.  Harvard students continue proud Yankee tradition of trying to…ahem… redesign Atlanta.  On the phenomenon of the legislature’s shrinking lawyer corp.  What do you

Morning Reads for Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Good morning! 71 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died while having his portrait painted at the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia.  The Little White House is well worth a visit, and nearby FDR State Park is one of Georgia’s gems. Today’s Reads: Beverly Cleary is 100 years old! A few things:

Morning Reads — April 11th

Top Trump aide retweets endorsement from fake congressman pic.twitter.com/qdtTvyryJT — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) April 10, 2016 Happy Monday, everyone! At 8am, George Chidi will post part 1 of his four part series on a DeKalb election. Put your partisanship away for ten minutes and read his posts. There is always a nugget of wisdom in