Note: I have being reading a lot the past few weeks on the potential shutdown of TikTok (and WeChat) in the United States. The best summary article I have found so far is entitled Does TikTok Really Pose a Risk to US National Security over at wired.com. TikTok and WeChat are set to be removed
State unemployment numbers continue to drop. Georgia Tech settles discrimination lawsuit over denying funding for a speaking event featuring Alveda King. Things to do around town, finally. Big 10 Conference reverses decision for football. Sad statistic. Two of my favorite lunch spots are included. Air Force designs secret aircraft. The Gordian Knot of China. Creepy
This past Tuesday’s Morning Reads included a link to an article covering a discussion between the Stone Mountain Action Coalition, a group of citizens that describes themselves as, “a movement dedicated to a more inclusive Stone Mountain Park centered on the principles of healing, transformation and progress,” and the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, the official
From the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that his Chief of Staff and longtime advisor, Tim Fleming, is departing his administration to pursue new opportunities in the private sector. “Tim has served my administrations for more than a decade,” said Governor Kemp. “I am grateful for his service and
Happy Constitution Day! Today is the day we commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 men on September 17, 1787. If you know how many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights, you’re ahead of ~74% of the population. Just go ahead and send the meteor…And now, for the news. Peaches
Good morning on what shouldn’t be one day, but rather everyday. One cannot have enough guacamole. Of course I’m going to give you a bit of history for guacamole in the United States. Here are some tips from Rick Bayless for making good guacamole, and here is one of my top five favorite articles from
This week’s Courier Herald column: Georgians who find themselves unemployed due to the pandemic are no longer receiving additional unemployment insurance payments due to gridlock in Washington. That’s the nice, sanitized way that the current situation is currently being reported. It sounds much nicer and less sinister than reporting that those hardest hit by the
Good morning! If you are a quarterly tax filer, don’t forget that today’s the deadline to pay your estimate taxes for the June 1 – August 31 payment period – and there are no more pandemic extensions. Today’s nomination for the story most likely to be a slow burn with broad repercussions is this Georgia
Editor’s Note: The following editorial was written by State Rep. Wes Cantrell (R-Woodstock). “Georgia schools have become a breeding ground for this pandemic.” This quote was attributed to my legislative colleagues by CBS Channel 46 News. When I contacted these colleagues about this outrageous quote, one of them invited me to join him in a
Happy Mid-Monday Morning! The Robertsons are in slo-mo action this fall-ish morning with weekend company lingering. No complaints over this extra cup of coffee. But, apologies for the lateness of the read. Amazon says it’s hiring 4,000 employees in Georgia, 100,000 across U.S. Chemical fire in Rockdale County shuts down parts of interstate Georgia deputies
