Morning Reads – Thursday, June 25, 2020

Today is the 58th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling stating that the use of unofficial non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional. Engel v. Vitale became a landmark case which has been cited over and over and over again ever since.

Peaches

• Taking the slow road: exploring Georgia’s Ocean Highway
• In Augusta, a park name will stay, but a fire department issue is causing a ruckus..
• Clarke County Schools taking overzealous approach to return to school
• Pay cut for lawmakers clears Georgia House. 
• Howard won’t step aside in Rayshard Brooks case.
• The optics of this Valdosta PD case just don’t look good at all, but $700k is a lot of money. 
• But in positive news, state rep. saves the day in Valdosta.
• Overdoses slide into spot of ‘unintended pandemic’ consequences. 

Jimmy Carter

• Federally subsidized vacations: Something for everyone to hate.
• DOJ finds creative ways into local rioting cases.
• The Triumph of the Country Mouse
• The Decline of the American World
• Time to Get Serious About Fixing the Trains.
• 23-page report: George Floyd death was deepfake video

Sweet Tea

• A ‘Wright Brothers Moment’ on Mars.
• Not news, news: Americans putting off traditional goals like marriage, having kids for financial security
• Man catches 8 foot shark with bare hands, poses for pics.
• The country where hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
• The New Escapism: Isolationist Travel
• And if you’re on the #MoarBourbon bandwagon…