Today’s links feature an Olympic horse race and a political horse race.
georgia
Charity Group Offers Free Plastic Surgery to Bullied Teens
Nadia Ilse, a bullying victim from Georgia, got free plastic surgery courtesy of the Little Baby Face Foundation
ACLU to Represent Ku Klux Klan in Adopt-a-Highway Bid
Despite its reputation for representing liberal causes, the organization has taken on the case of a group widely regarded as a hate group, and not for the first time.
Should the KKK Get to Adopt a Highway?
In Georgia, civil rights activists fight to stop the hate group from sponsoring a road cleanup program.
Fourth Flesh-Eating-Bacteria Case Confirmed in Georgia, Possible Fifth
The rare but terrifying disease has infected a fourth victim in Georgia, doctors say, while another is suspected in Pennsylvania.
Student Battling Flesh-Eating Bacteria Faces Additional Amputations
Despite the physical and psychological pain the 24-year-old has suffered, her family members aren’t lamenting — they’re celebrating.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Strikes Mom of Twins
In a second reported case, a new mother has been infected with necrotizing fasciitis in South Carolina.
Girl Launches Her MIT Acceptance Letter Toward Space
MIT’s future students receive their acceptance letters in shimmering silver cardboard tubes. It’s more of a legacy item – the mailing used to contain a poster – but now it’s simply a postmarked reminder of the …
Junior Eurovision: Georgia Wins the World’s Largest Song Contest for Kids
Candy — a group of five teenagers from the Republic of Georgia — has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Georgia University to Employees: Reject Premarital Sex and Homosexuality, or Leave
Working at Georgia’s Shorter University isn’t a nine-to-five gig. It’s a way of life.
Clerk Error Lands Georgia Woman $25 Million in Powerball Jackpot
An initially unremarkable mistake proved fortuitous for one lucky lady.
Crimes of Fashion: Town Makes Money Off Saggy-Pants Fines
Making people pay for their distasteful sartorial choices? That’s one way for a town to generate income.
