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NEWS BRIEF: Raffensperger signs up for citizen-only voting rights Article
Saturday September 18, 2021 06:00 am EDT
New voting amendment says what is already law.
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NEWS BRIEF: Dementia organization gets props for patient advocacy Article
Saturday September 18, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Helping those impaired
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NEWS BRIEF: Anti-Semitic graffiti discovered at Cobb County high school Article
Friday September 17, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Hate graffiti in Cobb County
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NEWS BRIEF: FIFA chiefs checking out Atlanta for 2026 World Cup potential Article
Friday September 17, 2021 06:00 am EDT
FIFA has ATL under the microscope
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NEWS BRIEF: System for tracking sexual assault kits moves forward Article
Friday September 17, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Sexual assaults tracking device
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NEWS BRIEF: Reality TV star Mo Fayne sentenced to 17 years for fraud Article
Friday September 17, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Reality isn’t so glamourous
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NEWS BRIEF: Justice Department investigating civil rights of Georgia prisoners Article
Friday September 17, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Prisoners have rights, too
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NEWS BRIEF: Major Hollywood talent agency expanding to Atlanta Article
Thursday September 16, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Atlanta hits the big league
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NEWS BRIEF: Buckhead City could run a surplus, study says Article
Thursday September 16, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Buckhead — same as it ever was.
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NEWS BRIEF: Teachers and staff at Georgia schools dying from COVID-19 Article
Thursday September 16, 2021 06:00 am EDT
GA’s not having a mask mandate is killing teachers
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NEWS BRIEF: Georgia teacher used N-word in class, students say Article
Thursday September 16, 2021 06:00 am EDT
‘Teacher of the year’ not so smart
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NEWS BRIEF: Gaming and esports coming up for underprivileged Georgia kids Article
Thursday September 16, 2021 06:00 am EDT
VR for those afraid of living IRL
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NEWS BRIEF: New Archives program at Clark Atlanta gets its director Article
Wednesday September 15, 2021 06:00 am EDT
CAU to insure its history is safeguarded.
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NEWS BRIEF: Georgia Man who threatened Nancy Pelosi pleads guilty Article
Wednesday September 15, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Mom gives up GA man now found guilty
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ARTS BRIEF: Mural Unveiling for Pride Sept 19 Article
Wednesday September 15, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Pride of many colors
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NEWS BRIEF: Gorillas at Zoo Atlanta get a case of COVID-19 Article
Tuesday September 14, 2021 02:00 pm EDT
COVID catches up with Atlanta gorillas
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NEWS BRIEF: Mailchimp sold. Atlanta has two new multi-billionaires Article
Tuesday September 14, 2021 01:35 pm EDT
ATL billionaires big payday.
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NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta gets federal funds to evaluate, protect LGBT historic landmarks Article
Tuesday September 14, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Will The Eagle be preserved?
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NEWS BRIEF: Gwinnett schools paying staff to get vaccinated Article
Tuesday September 14, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Get stuck, get paid.
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NEWS BRIEF: Repeat offender assaulting women gets a pass from courts, police Article
Tuesday September 14, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Kirkwood unsafe for women?
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News Columnists
OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Hank Huckaby and the resignation ruse Article
Tuesday May 4, 2021 09:07 am EDT
Another view on the former University System chancellor
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Georgia’s statute slaughterhouse News
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:29 pm EST
Evasion and evisceration at every turn
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The 'special' review News
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:21 pm EST
The university system and its independent audit — of itself
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Waiting for Brian Kemp’s reply Article
Monday December 21, 2020 11:39 am EST
The 13th time’s the charm?
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Outlandish Conspiracy Theories Article
Friday October 30, 2020 08:00 am EDT
Junkyard kings, bootleggers ... and suits belly up to the bar
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The Blotter
THE BLOTTER: Accessorizing with flair Article
Wednesday September 1, 2021 05:30 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Clash with the fuzz News
Monday August 2, 2021 10:32 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: 19th nervous breakdown Article
Thursday July 1, 2021 01:36 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: - June 2021 Article
Wednesday June 2, 2021 06:26 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Party ends with a bang (the whole shack shimmied!) Article
Tuesday May 4, 2021 07:40 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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News Features
Is the Board of Regents untouchable? Article
Friday July 2, 2021 01:28 pm EDT
Or, is this the usual quid pro quo musical chairs of Georgia state government?
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Hank Huckaby and the resignation ruse Article
Tuesday May 4, 2021 09:07 am EDT
Another view on the former University System chancellor
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Georgia’s statute slaughterhouse News
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:29 pm EST
Evasion and evisceration at every turn
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The 'special' review News
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:21 pm EST
The university system and its independent audit — of itself
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Waiting for Brian Kemp’s reply Article
Monday December 21, 2020 11:39 am EST
The 13th time’s the charm?
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Environment
PODCAST: Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (C.H.a.R.M.) Environment
Tuesday August 20, 2019 02:40 pm EDT
Live Thrive Executive Director Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe on the economic and environmental benefits of recycling
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Opinion - Save our rivers Environment, Opinion
Thursday July 9, 2015 04:00 am EDT
We can achieve environmental justice by restoring Atlanta's rich waterways
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Opinion - Time to rethink private events in public parks Festivals, Opinion, Parks
Friday May 15, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Why do we gate off our most prized spaces, even for a night?
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Opinion - We all lose if drilling comes to Georgia's coast Environment, Opinion, Energy
Wednesday April 1, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Our coast has a vital ecosystem that requires proper protection from the people seeking to profit off its oil
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Opinion - Georgia's stance on climate change? Head in the sand Environment, Opinion, Legislature
Thursday January 29, 2015 04:00 am EST
Lawmakers are too afraid to even have a discussion
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Obituaries
Carlos Ramon "Breeze" Capote Atlanta Music News, Obituaries
Thursday June 3, 2021 11:41 am EDT
1972-2021
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RESPECT: Haroun Shahid Wakil News, Obituaries
Wednesday March 3, 2021 01:31 pm EST
What a large Black man taught me
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William Sidney Arnett Culture, Visual Arts , News, Obituaries
Friday August 14, 2020 02:02 pm EDT
1939 — 2020
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