From a University System of Georgia press release: Atlanta — June 23, 2021 The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Teresa MacCartney as acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia, effective July 1, 2021. The decision comes as the Board conducts a national search to find USG’s 14th
Good morning/afternoon! It’s Public Service Day, so I want to say thank you to all reading who either serve our communities or have in the past! I’m hopeful that we’ll come around as a nation to once again understand public service as a positive thing. After all, government is us — of us, by us,
Happy World Sea Turtle Day! Did you know that sea turtles are ancient, having been around since the time of dinosaurs? Pretty cool, I think. You can learn facts like these, and experience sea turtles in all of their magnificence, at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island. I highly recommend the behind the
Happy Donald Duck Day to you all! On this day in 1934, Donald Duck made his first appearance in “The Wise Little Hen.” Let’s get on to the news. Pat Conroy Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has filed paperwork for another bid at the office. (Alternate link.) The Biden Administration has flagged another part of
I’ll admit it. I’ve been thinking it was Tuesday all day, so please excuse my lateness today. On the upside, it’s National Leave the Office Early Day, so I recommend you take full advantage of that! I’ll try to keep this brief, so let’s get to it, shall we? Pat Conroy 17 year-old Georgians must
Good morning, and happy National Paper Airplane Day to you all! That’s right, there’s an observance for paper airplanes, and it is today. The best way to celebrate is, as you may have guessed, to make yourself a paper airplane. In case you need directions (like me), HGTV has step-by-step instructions for five types that
Another week of Wednesday Morning Reads, another week where I’ve chosen a week instead of a day for our observance. This week is International Heritage Breeds Week, which is largely coordinated by the Livestock Conservancy. The Livestock Conservancy’s mission is to save the traditional breeds of livestock that have gone out of fashion in today’s
Good morning! It’s National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and this season looks like it’s going to be an active one. We had the earliest named storm on record in the Eastern Pacific last week, so now is an excellent time to make sure you’re ready for what’s to come. As the last few years have proven,
Good morning and happy Cinco de Mayo, which, if you’re unaware (and an astounding number of Americans are), celebrates Mexico’s victory over France at the battle of Puebla in the Second French Intervention in Mexico. Essentially it boils down to France lying to Spain and Great Britain about its motives for attacking Mexico under the
Good morning, and happy National Prime Rib Day! It’s also Morse Code Day, and here’s a message that Liberty Mutual has put on Twitter for us to decipher. No, I am not a Liberty Mutual employee or customer, but I did think it looked kind of fun, so I’m sharing it. We’ve got news, so
