News started coming out on Monday that this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo will likely be postponed to a later date. That would mark the first postponement of the event, though three others have been cancelled during World Wars I and II. Georgia of course has close ties to the games with Atlanta having hosted in 1996, and in 2016 there were 14 athletes from the Peach State who competed. So we can empathize with Tokyo as its leaders deal with the ramifications of pushing back such an event – its future is DRIFTING…
Ga. Supreme Court’s controversial decision
The recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to no longer hear (most) murder appeals has led to criticism and debate, particularly from the state Court of Appeals, which will now handle those cases. Court of Appeals judges say their staffs are already stretched thin, and that such a move would require the legislature to significanltly increase funding and staffing within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center. The move leaves Georgia’s court system DRIFTING…
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