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In this series, the AJC Editorial Board explores issues Atlanta must address in order to move forward as the economy recovers.

• State Mental Hospitals: Move faster to fix mental health care

  Sarah Crider’s darkest hours had no dawn. As evening passed into midnight in her room at a Georgia mental hospital in 2006, the 14-year-old lay dying, hours after complaining of stomach pain.

• The Airport: Delta deal best way to keep flying high
• Election Day: Atlanta mayor impacts all of us
• Jobs: We must invest in our entrepreneurs
• Elections: Voters must weigh facts, choose wisely
• Housing market: Home buyers will help U.S. recover
• Transportation: Transit is a track to metro’s prosperity
• Budget cuts in education: Failure isn’t an option for schools in this test
• Crime rate: High-profile crimes, a low-profile chief
• Water: Georgia must find a river to the future
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