August 15, 2017 6:00 AM
Morning Reads for Tuesday, August 15
Good morning! Less than one week until the eclipse – make sure your glasses are legit.
- More contact between the Trump campaign and Russia, this time featuring an inexperienced staffer named George Papadopoulos (not this George Papadopoulos).
- Senator Johnny Isakson talked with Bill Nigut yesterday about the repercussions of Trump’s failure to immediately condemn the murderous Nazis and racists who organized this weekend’s Charlottesville tiki torch rally.
- Fast Company explains how the City of Atlanta’s planning department uses good design to improve communication with the public.
- Berrien County needs jobs, and they especially need jobs that pay more than minimum wage.
- A new report details what climate change means for the Southeast.
- Augusta National is suing Florida-based Green Jacket Auctions, Inc., to prevent them from auctioning a green jacket and other (probably purloined) Masters memorabilia.
- More gross information about your gross kitchen sponge.
- Next time I’m in Savannnah I’ll be sure to stop at Zunzi’s for a sandwich.
- Generation X is this nation’s “last, best hope.”
- What’s blue, gray, and safety orange, and just won the American Association of State Troopers’ award for the best-looking cruiser?
- Happy early birthday to Rosalyn Carter, who turns 90 this Friday, August 18 (which also happens to be the 97th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment)!
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Teri
Teri Anulewicz is a Democrat who represents House District 42 in the Georgia General Assembly. She previously spent nearly a decade on the Smyrna City Council. A native New Orleanian and quasi-Texan, Teri graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1998. She's been a front page contributor since 2015, and she compiles each Tuesday's Morning Reads.
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“Business acumen is irrelevant in running an effective government organization,” Blake said, adding that business skills actually can be a detriment. “Government is about paying attention to other stakeholders and listening to find common ground.” – Frank Blake, former Home Depot CEO to Rotary Club of Atlanta.
He was talking about his work with Grady being different than THD, but I think the quote resonates.
I think there are some aspects business should be helpful in government: evaluating/hiring talent, identifying weaknesses/strengths of an organization, cost/benefit analysis…
And there are good businesspeople- who know their business and make informed decisions, and have strategic vision. Then there are the other businesspeople, who depend on ruthlessness and bravado to succeed.
Trump is the latter.
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He doesn’t really apply traditional business acumen, he applies the “despot” acumen. We’ll see how it works because he isn’t going to change. It’s the only tool set he has.
There is also a trend where businesses are incorporating more from government management practices. The idea of a “socially responsible” corporation or fund, or a “benefit corporation” all look to metrics other than short-term profit to measure and establish long-term wealth and sustainability. This trend recognizes the simple fact that there are producers, consumers, and other stakeholders who see money as a means towards deeper meaning, morals, etc.
“Nonetheless, Dr. Egert suggested that in most cases it may be best to throw away your sponge when it starts to stink — a sign that the nasty bacteria may be there — even if it may not harm you. This decision to toss, said Dr. Egert, means balancing hygiene and sterility, thriftiness and a sustainable environment. The United States Department of Agriculture also suggests buying new sponges frequently, as they are “difficult to clean.” ”
A most corporate beneficial suggestion, I must say!
I had no idea the sponge lobby was so powerful! The industry must be cleaning up!
YMMV but I avoid the corporate military-industrial Big Sponge complex by hand-knitting my own dishcloths.
Well, we could always show some love to other corporations by just zapping them in the microwave, though, come to think of it, I doubt any of those are still made in ‘Murica.
It took Trump only 54 minutes to attack Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier after Frazier announced his resignation from Trump’s American Manufacturing Council yesterday.
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Who knew a black CEO would object to serving a President for which racist violence was merely one of “many sides” intruding on a country club vacation?
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No worries, Trump showed he meant it with the quickness of white on rice Making Amerika Great Again with his timely “Racism is evil” remark.
It really was robots in the rustbelt states…
And because, you know, it’s a graph.
https://www.axios.com/robots-are-landing-but-in-clumps-2472985699.html
Sooo… Trump’s been working with the Russians to sell robots at a discount to Big Manufacturing so workers would get disgruntled and vote for Trump?
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Works for me.
I played with this over lunch. Most of the places that have robots out side the rust belt are major military bases, transportation hubs for ports or rail, or have a specialized manufacture in area. If you go to the Great Lakes Ohio Valley rust belt area, almost every place is a major manufacturing area. They say the jobs went to other countries with NAFTA. Some did. Most of the mid size plants shut down in the 1980’s in these states due to acquisition and liquidation. My 1st cousin works for Oshkosh Truck. His job is programing and monitoring the automated water cutters. He programs the parts, the shapes and the type of cuts. He has 9 machines he runs from a computer hub, and a 4 person crew to do manual labor requirements like load the sheet metal, clean and check the equipment. The rest of the work is all done by the programed robots. Prior to 2005, before the line has automated, two shifts of 28 each did the same mount of work currently being done by 5 people in a 10 hour shift.
Partly mitigated by the people who build, transport, install, and maintain those robots!
Hoo boy. alt right protesting at Google this Saturday. In Atlanta.