Atlanta Forward: Leadership

For years, Georgia’s been blessed with quiet hurricane seasons, but a state emergency management executive suggests we not take that for granted. Despite forecasts of a silent 2015 season, he advises all Georgians to prepare. In the other column, a Taiwan diplomat writes about the efficacy of the sovereign state’s health-care system.

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Readers say to stop the use of secret basement prisons, encourage people to vote in the PSC election and demand that traffic laws be enforced in Atlanta.

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Extending gentrifying Atlanta’s tax districts for 25 years makes little sense

Atlanta's Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) have run their course and we should find more novel ways to spur prosperity, build housing and assist low-income residents.

Feds use DEI excuse to kill scientist training program in Atlanta

Rather than investing in the future of U.S. science, the Trump administration is eliminating successful programs, using DEI as a scapegoat.

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Extending gentrifying Atlanta’s tax districts for 25 years makes little sense

Feds use DEI excuse to kill scientist training program in Atlanta

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‘No Kings’ protest in Atlanta concludes after march to Capitol

As the march took off toward Liberty Plaza around 1 p.m., officers on motorcycles began blocking traffic along Ralph McGill Boulevard and Courtland Street.

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Herschel Walker and Bill White bid Buckhead goodbye

The battle for Buckhead came full circle as Democrats said goodbye to President Trump’s newest ambassadors.

Delta fans line up to buy vintage airline merch at this monthly event

Delta is the only airline to hold a regular sale like this. People travel from all over to attend the "Surplus Sale" every month.