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Collaboration, innovation keys to area’s future
It’s no secret that Atlanta is full of incredible talent. I’ve seen many of the city’s top leaders go through our programs and continue on to have a powerful impact on the quality of life in our region. For some time, Leadership Atlanta has been searching for a way to ...
Clinton meeting showcases a political family
On its face, the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting provides a platform for Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to announce a series of financial commitments from corporations, nongovernmental organizations and philanthropists to address intractable problems around the globe. Perhaps more than any other year, the latest New York gathering of ...
Teen accused of killing 2 found on Vegas Strip
A Las Vegas-area teenager who had been sought in the U.S. and along the Mexican border following the butcher knife slayings of his mother and younger brother was arrested Wednesday while he sat alone in a food court on the Las Vegas Strip. An unidentified tipster who recognized Adrian Navarro-Canales ...
State childhood obesity rates decrease in Georgia
Cream soda and salt and vinegar chips were once a favorite part of Zarea Adams' diet — and part of the reason she was obese by age 12, at 170 pounds. "When you're at that age and you are surrounded by sugars and sweets, I didn't think anything of it," ...
Coca-Cola apologizes to family for 'You Retard' message
Doug Loates said he was astonished when his daughter in Edmonton, Canada texted him a picture of a Vitamin Water cap with the words "You Retard" printed on it. "I said, 'Is that real?' She said, 'Yeah, it was on my bottle of water that I got that's made by Coke,' and I said, ...
Best in class for Sept. 20
Ninety-four Fulton County high school seniors will continue in the national competition in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, in the hopes of receiving one of the 8,000 awards with a total value of about $35 million. The program selected students with outstanding scores on their PSAT/National Merit Scholarship ...
Great education speakers in Atlanta this weekend including Sir Ken Robinson
Justin Barisich is a writer, satirist, poet, performer and former educator in Atlanta. In this piece, he highlights the upcoming Collaborative Leadership Summit, the (co)lab Summit, which features several great speakers on education issues, including Sir Ken Robinson, whose videos I have posted on the blog. The two-day conference - ...
Lawyer for Fla. veterans charity goes on trial
Attorney Kelly Mathis says he simply gave legal advice to a veterans' charity that ran a string of Internet cafes offering customers a chance to play sweepstakes while checking email and social media. Prosecutors say the Internet cafes were a barely disguised, $290 million slot machine operation and Mathis was ...
Watershed protection goal of USDA, Coca-Cola pact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Coca-Cola signed a five-year agreement Friday to restore watersheds that have been damaged or altered by development, wildfires and agriculture as part of an initiative to slow runoff and replenish groundwater on federal lands. Such efforts are increasingly important to corporations and farmers who ...
French trip of Barge staffers raises eyebrows
Three high-level Georgia Department of Education officials, including Superintendent John Barge’s outgoing chief of staff, traveled to France late last year, pulling almost $9,400 from a fund set up for international exchanges. The department initially said the French government had covered the cost of the trip but, when asked for ...
More Americans exercise while they work
Glued to your desk at work? Cross that off the list of reasons not to exercise. A growing number of Americans are standing, walking and even cycling their way through the workday at treadmill desks, standup desks or other moving workstations. Others are forgoing chairs in favor of giant exercise ...
More people exercise while they work
Glued to your desk at work? Cross that off the list of excuses for not having the time to exercise. A growing number of people are standing, walking and even cycling their way through the workday at treadmill desks, standup desks or other moving workstations. Others are forgoing chairs in ...
Grantville gears up for 'Dumb and Dumber' filming
Production crews are planning to film scenes for the new sequel to the 1994 movie "Dumb and Dumber" in the west Georgia town of Grantville. The Grantville City Council on Monday approved a request to film parts of the movie in town. The Times-Herald of Newnan reports (http://bit.ly/1e24vCQ) that filming ...
Honest Tea CEO in pursuit of healthier foods
So what's Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea and Bethesda dad, been doing since he sold his organic beverage company to Coca-Cola for a fortune two years ago? He still bikes to work in downtown Bethesda and plays Frisbee in the local public park with his boys. Goldman has stayed ...
Jeanette Montgomery Barron: Manhattan through the lens of a Georgia Peach
Jeanette Montgomery Barron, the Atlanta-born daughter of Coke royalty, walked into some strange places when she was photographing Manhattan’s artists and scenesters in the 1980s. Perhaps the strangest was her assignment to shoot a portrait of writer William Burroughs, who 30 years earlier had drunkenly shot and killed his wife ...
Workers face higher health care costs — again
The annual “open enrollment” period for health insurance — that October tradition when you find out what your coverage will cost next year — has never been a holiday weekend. This year it might feel more like Monday morning. Most of Atlanta’s top employers aren’t tipping their hands on their ...
Southern Company, a lobbying powerhouse, fights new carbon rules
President Barack Obama’s promised assault on climate change begins in earnest this month with the roll-out of rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions by new power plants.It’s one of the most divisive issues in Washington, and perhaps no one is as financially invested in the outcome as Southern Co. The Atlanta-based ...
Readers write, Aug. 31
MCNAIR ACADEMY Response to “School’s close call kindles debate” News, Aug. 25 The near-tragic situation at an area school is an opportunity to again consider the U.S. problem of mental illness. To focus only on adding police officers and more guns misses the lesson that Antoinette Tuff and Michael Hill ...
Hokies Vs. Tide: Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game day includes fun events
Virginia Tech jumps into the 2013 season Saturday, battling two-time defending national champion Alabama at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game. And while the football drama at the Georgia Dome should be enough to keep fans of the Hokies and the Crimson Tide preoccupied, there are plenty of other activities downtown to ...
Response to recent conversation
Atlanta Forward readers responded to last week’s columns on the state’s proposal to spend $17 million on a state history museum in the old World of Coca-Cola building downtown. Here are some select comments: historywriter: The Tennessee state museum gets oodles of downtown visitors, and the Alabama state archives is ...
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