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Friday, July 18, 2008
Abortion signs too scary for kids?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In an opinion column, an Atlanta mom writes that when her five-year-old daughter happened to see the graphic signs as they drove past an abortion protest in Buckhead, the little girl screeched: “Mommy! That lady has a picture of a bloody doll.”
The daughter has had nightmares for weeks, the mom says, and she deliberately avoided driving past the area. After a time, the mom told the protesters what happened and the response was: “It’s time she learned the facts.”
While the mom supports the right to protest, she points out that group “may not want to hold up a huge sign like this on a route that leads directly into two schools and a public park.”
In the opinion piece, she asks the protesters not to frighten her children and to instead stand there “with whatever words you want to use” or to hand out fliers.
What do you think of the signs, which have recently become more apparent in some parts of the metro area?
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Rebuild or renovate downtown library?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In an opinion column, an Atlanta writer says none of the rhetoric about building a new “signature” library in downtown Atlanta makes a specific case for constructing a new building. Read full column
“Current public conversation … leaps to the necessity of constructing a new building at two to four times the cost of renovating the current architectural treasure, without stating or proving why,” she writes.
“The justification for a new building seems to be that such construction and expense would follow the ‘wise path”’ of other cities, without defining what that wisdom might be. An implication exists that forward commitment can only take place in a new building. I disagree,” she continues.
She notes that the current building was designed by Marcel Breuer, who many consider to be the “father of modernism,” and that we should use the lessons of structures like our own High Museum, which was expanded and renovated.
What do you think? Should the downtown library be renovated or rebuilt?
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