You might be asking yourself, “why is Will writing the Morning Reads on a Friday??” It’s because I’m a good person and don’t you forget it. My regular format will return on Monday. You’re getting end-of-the-week Will. We’ll see how this turns out. Half of gay and bisexual black men will be diagnosed with HIV.
On this date in 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Peaches An underwater wedding at the Georgia Aquarium Senate subcommittee addresses eminent domain for pipelines in Georgia More on the pending Pastor Protection Act Georgia job growth expected to slip in 2016 Firework sales taxes to go to trauma centers? Atlanta Zoo getting
THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS: GSU schedules home-and-homes with UNC and Vanderbilt in 2020/21 and 24/25 respectively. Hype. “Dreams of Milk & Honey” by Leslie West. 2016 Creative Loafing Lust List doesn’t include me or Charlie so it’s safe to say said ranking is discredited. Is Michael Thurmond the man to save the Dekalb CEO position from being
Good morning! Let’s start the day with a slow clap for today’s offering from the AJC’s Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, Mike Luckovich. And now, the rest of the Reads: This Tom Friedman column is nearly a week old, but I’ve been dying to share it since last week, mainly because of this perfect paragraph: Donald Trump
Happy Monday, everyone! This morning’s Morning Reads is dedicated to the people who still have their car parked at Johnny’s Hideaway. Music I listened to the most this weekend: Macklemore – Downtown, Kygo – Firestone, and Miriam Byrant – Finders Keepers Jawja VIDEO: Trump’s Atlanta rally. He starts speaking at 47:36 In which the AJC attempts to
On this day in 1945, the United States Marine Corps invaded Iwo Jima. Oo-rah. Prayers for Pat Conroy. Not BFFs. Back-pedaling. Nikki Haley endorses… madness ensues. Just one itty, bitty sentence. Register your drone, nerds, or else! Karma. PC for Dummies. Speaking of PC, Stephen Fry quits Twitter, again. This time over a snarky comment
On this date in 1953, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the “I Love Lucy” series for another two years. Peaches We executed another man last night Early voting is on the up and up Georgia prisons running red light scam? Best unemployment rates by county in Georgia Jimmy Carter
The 2016 General Assembly is more than 50% over and Georgia is still here. Barely. “Gas Station Women” by Phil Ochs. Kasim Reed says the Sanders “foolishness” won’t fly in GA. Left-leaning economists also not feeling the Bern. Could CNN be leaving Atlanta? Or is Robin Meade’s 100k commode the bigger story? Atlanta “doesn’t get” historic
Good morning! Have you seen this yet? NPR SCOTUS correspondent Nina Totenberg’s Scalia coverage. Of course there are Scalia death conspiracy theories. The only surprise is that it took this long. Also from NPR, why the President is the President (History had its eyes on him.) …and speaking of Presidents, why are 43 of their
Happy Monday, everyone! It’s cold (like my heart) and dark (like my soul) but it’ll be a great day! Unless it’s not. Jawja Falling ice!!! Maggie Lee provides a rundown of Georgia’s upcoming primary madness. Mayor Reed won’t endorse Senator Fort should he run for mayor. Donald Trump is coming back to Jawja. Senator Albers
