Amongst the bigger news items from this July 29th, came this study:
What would you be willing to do or give up if it meant you could retire 10 years early? According to a new survey, here’s what respondents revealed:
- 36% said they would go two years without buying anything new (except essentials like groceries).
- 33% would take a second or even third job.
- 28% said they’d give up coffee and alcohol.
- 27% said they’d downgrade to a smaller home.
- 17% would give up entertainment, TV and books.
- 13% said they would take a job they know they’d hate.
- 12% said wouldn’t have children.
- 11% said they’d give up their pets.
- 6% said they’d give up their car. (The Ladders)
Four people, including the gunman, are dead after a mass shooting at a popular food festival in Northern California. It happened late Sunday afternoon on the last day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival. More than a dozen people were injured. Gilroy's police chief says officers shot and killed the gunman just minutes after he started shooting. A six-year-old boy is among the dead. Gilroy is about 80 miles southeast of San Francisco.
Police in Northern California are hunting for an accomplice of the Gilroy Garlic Festival gunman. The shooter killed three people at the popular annual food festival. The police chief says a second suspect was involved "in some way." Investigators haven't been able to find any clues that would explain the shooter's motive.
Governor Phil Bryant is not happy with a group of Ole Miss students seen dishonoring a memorial for Emmett Till. In a Twitter post on Saturday, Bryant said he was deeply saddened by the students' choice to pose in such a thoughtless and disrespectful way at the marker. He went on to say that such despicable actions are not representative of the progress the state has made toward racial reconciliation. The photo that surfaced last week shows three students holding guns, standing in front of a bullet-riddled sign. It marks the spot where Till's body was found in the Tallahatchie River after he was tortured and murdered in 1955.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says its reopening Red Snapper fishing season today. The Department says the season will run seven days a week and plans to keep the season open through September 2nd. However, the season could be shortened if recreational or for hire boats catch their quotas early. Mississippi has about 40-thousand pounds of snapper left in its quota, equal to around 7-thousand average size fish. The Red Snapper fishing season is one of the most popular saltwater fishing seasons in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife is considering making some changes in this year's deer hunting season. They say record flooding in several South Delta counties may prompt them to impose some restrictions or close deer season altogether. The agency has posted a survey on its website to get input from hunters who frequent South Delta counties like Sharkey, Issaquena and Yazoo. They want to know how they think this year's flooding has affected wildlife. They also must determine if anyone would be negatively impacted by the proposed changes.
State Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson is encouraging farmers and ranchers in Mississippi to sign up for federal assistance if they believe they've been negatively impacted by foreign retaliatory tariffs. Gipson says the USDA's "Market Facilitation Program" starts today and will run through December 6th. Gipson says producers should take the time and visit their local USDA-FSA offices to find out more about this opportunity.
President Trump is keeping up his attacks on Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings. Trump went after Cummings on Twitter this morning. He said, under the Democratic lawmaker's leadership, Baltimore has the worst crime statistics in the nation. Trump also laid into the Reverend Al Sharpton, who traveled to Baltimore after Trump criticized the city over weekend. Trump said he's known Sharpton for 25 years and called him a con man and a troublemaker. He also said Sharpton hates white people and cops.
ARBY’S IS CATERING THE AREA 51 RAID
If you’re planning to attend the raid on Area 51 in September, you’ll be well fed. That's because Arby’s will be catering the event.The food chain announced that they’ll be bringing a food truck, complete with an entirely new, Area 51-inspired menu.It’s one more reason get out there and join the party. (Fox News)
WELCOME TO THE WORLD’S FIRST GUITAR-SHAPED HOTEL
In Hollywood, Florida, they’ve built the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel.The new, $1.5-billion Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood features more than 1,200 guest rooms and suites, including 638 rooms inside a part of the building that is shaped like a giant guitar.The hotel is scheduled to open in late-October -- so they’re taking reservations now. (Travel + Leisure)
A Florida couple asks their wedding guests to bring school supplies for needy kids instead of gifts. Matt and Kelli Cameron of Tampa decided that instead of having a gift registry for their wedding, they would help needy children at a Tampa elementary school. Kelli Cameron is a first-grade teacher, and says she knows a lot of kids come to school with nothing. So, on their wedding website, the Camerons asked their guests to bring a backpack full of school supplies for an elementary-age boy or girl instead of a wedding gift. The idea was a success, and over 70 guests brought school supplies when the couple tied the knot earlier this month.
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