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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
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A look at 9 ‘Bert Show’ cast mates over 25 years
Weiss has seen cast members come and go, some smoothly, some not so much, over the 25 years of "The Bert Show." Here's a look at nine of them.
CNN’s big bet on streaming, All Access, is here. Why it’s a big deal.
CNN CEO ‘feeling confident’ on launch of All Access subscription service, but possible ownership change might complicate plans.
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Part memoir, part manifesto, the book places the idyllic community’s founder alongside other thought leaders who’ve used their careers to argue for a different way of living.
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Despite a $14.6 billion surplus, state leaders say they can’t bail out SNAP
The federal government says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money Nov. 1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says there is nothing the state can do.
Husband of child services director fled DUI crash with kids in truck, GSP says
Authorities say the husband of Georgia's child protective services director had a blood alcohol level 4 times the legal limit when he left a crash with two kids in his truck.
2h agoKirby Smart: LSU coaches ‘borrow’ offices, adds context to Brian Kelly firing
Georgia coach Kirby Smart understands the pressure at LSU, and how that combined with playoff expectations led to Brian Kelly being fired despite a .708 win percentage.


