Morning Reads for Asteroid Day (June 30)

Good morning! It’s Asteroid Day, which is to raise awareness of potential asteroid impacts, and coincidentally, we have an asteroid zooming past Earth this week. See, there’s a reason I highlight these days and weeks for y’all. One of these days, it could be life changing! But, without further ado, let’s get to the news…

The Political Religion of Brian Kemp

If there exists any consensus among the American people today which transcends all discord and division it is that we are not living in an ordinary time. Anyone with a love of history will unconsciously find comparisons in our past to the still unfolding history of today.. The pandemic and economic downturn last year brought

Morning Reads for Tuesday, June 28

Good morning! In 2017, the Secretary of State’s office purged more than 534,000 voter registrations. About 8% of those folks re-registered and voted in the 2020 Presidential election. Most parents of children with an IEP qualify for a $500 payment through the CARES Act – and most Georgia families that qualify have not taken advantage

Morning Reads for Friday, June 25, 2021

Prayers for Miami. Georgia needs to get on board with Florida! Why does Sheriff always seem to rhyme with Shenanigans? I want to believe. Study the history of slavery to learn to spot falsehoods. Sadness. And the world is lesser for it… More vaccine joy and happiness. Supreme Court rules on NCAA and athlete’s compensation.

Morning Reads – June 24, 2021

Peaches Yeah, just blow it up! USG passes on Sonny Perdue…for now. We may miss our vaccination goal…but that is probably just going to keep this argument going. What powers Kemp will keep as emergency order expires. Suit charges Georgia Dept. of Labor provided slow payments, bad service (isn’t that just ‘government defined’?) Pfffft…Georgia courts

Teresa MacCartney named acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia

From a University System of Georgia press release: Atlanta — June 23, 2021 The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Teresa MacCartney as acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia, effective July 1, 2021. The decision comes as the Board conducts a national search to find USG’s 14th

Morning Reads for Tuesday, June 22

Good morning! Click this link and read this headline out loud. You’re welcome! Several hospitals in Savannah are on day five of using backup and paper record keeping systems following a cyberattack. The future of the Okefenokee may depend on a handful of state regulators. The Trump legal team maintains their legacy of So Much

Morning Reads for Friday, June 18, 2021

Can the CDC be fixed? Pay attention. Summer, and the storms cooked up by it, is coming. Yes, summer can be tough. Oldie but goodie. Big deal Chinese defector. But is it all true? Oops. The 70’s. Loved them. Love the nostalgia. Except for the inflation. Can do without that. Privacy should be paramount in