Ginny is out watching people play Pokemon-GO on the Tech campus today, so I’m filling in for your Morning Reads.
Today in History: Nixon visits Communist China
Here:
- The lack of rain in north Georgia has caused the US Department of Agriculture to declare counties as natural disaster areas. Farmers and ranchers in those counties may qualify for federal assistance.
- Savannah sees its first big ship to pass through the expanded Panama Canal.
- The former mayor of Tennille has been arrested and charged with theft.
There:
- The Republican National Convention kicks-off on Monday, but RNC committees have been meeting all this week. The Platform Committee has been cobbling together a platform that would make Pat Robertson proud.
- ICYMI: The Juno space probe has sent back its first picture since entering the Jovian system.
- Bernie has a book deal. “You Kids Stay Off My Lawn” probably won’t be the working title.
Yonder:
- “Coding” is probably the most widely-discussed form of work IT/Technology, but IT is more than just programming.
- This has to be in line with Lewis Grizzard’s “Don’t bend over in the garden, Granny, you know them taters got eyes.”
- Nintendo goes retro.