Good morning! Apparently, today’s date is one with some significance to a certain population. Walter Mondale, the Vice President who forged a true partnership with President Jimmy Carter, died yesterday at age 93.  EPA scientist knew that ethylene oxide was a health threat, and that the air in communities across the US — including four

Saturday was a busy day in Georgia politics. It was county convention day. I arrived at the Walker County Civic Center feeling hopeful that the party was on a restorative path after months of infighting and desertions. It seemed like the events surrounding the Election Integrity Act of 2021 had become the issue that would

I was a fly on the wall at the Gwinnett Republican Convention this year. I was working registration and credentials this year, so I didn’t get to listen in on a lot of what was happening on the floor. The parts I did see were a bit concerning to me. The Party of Trump has

Happy Monday! Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for Covid-19 Georgia’s Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022 Georgia GOP committees vote to censure Kemp, Raffensperger Georgia Natural Gas invites community to recycle electronics at Lenox Square on Earth Day, April 22 Unemployment claims rising in Georgia, contrary to national trend Georgia 2022:

Peaches Peanuts, Cracker Jacks, and Cuba can help MLB fix unforced error in Georgia Georgia Republicans Censure Kemp, Raffensperger Time author makes worst reference of imaging standing out to blind man Republicans want to yank baseball’s antitrust immunity after MLB reaction to Georgia voting law “Hollywood Won’t Really Leave Georgia” “Mr. President, your misinformation on

Good morning, and welcome to a quickly compiled version of the Morning Reads. It’s National Gardening Day. My seedlings have been started (though, admittedly, I’m still adding like the addict I am), and I am not yet ready to put things in the ground, so this is kind of a bust of a gardening day

This week’s Courier Herald column: Good news was delivered to my inbox this week, which will be appreciated by students and their parents across the state.  For the third time in five years, the University System of Georgia will freeze tuition and fees for the upcoming school year.  While holding the line on the cost

Today’s must-read story: this completely bonkers account of the bonkers shenanigans involving the bonkers high school football program at Valdosta High School. If you read the phrase, “Georgia High School Association,” realize that you’re reading it in the New York Times, then you either involuntarily hold your breath or roll your eyes – enjoy! Governor

Monday after the Masters is kinda like the day after Christmas. All the hype, all the prep, and then it’s over. MLB’s move out of Georgia is the latest in a line of political boycotts Georgia becomes third state to shut down Johnson & Johnson vaccine site How bitter Korean rivals settled a rift that

Peaches “No, Georgia’s voting laws are not like Colorado’s” Georgia boycott postponed until meeting with corporate executives It was a group decision at the Masters. The Lawyer Behind Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law Duncan blames Guiliani. Savannah Mayor is unsure if he’ll enforce the whole shebang. We’re back on the deficient bridge conversation. Fani Willis isn’t