Atlanta Forward: Leadership

The University of Georgia has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS research in Uganda. Today, a UGA professor writes about the importance of the work underway and that will continue in conjunction with university counterparts in Uganda. The second article deals with Atlanta’s HIV/AIDS epidemic — specifically, the importance of family care and support for those diagnosed with the illness.

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If we had ranked choice elections in Georgia, we’d be done voting this year

Georgia voters went to the polls Nov. 4, but many must cast ballots again Dec. 2 for dozens of runoff races. That's why the state should shift to ranked choice voting.

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AJC readers write about city “connectivity,” and about their connections to a print newspaper.

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Whether in Congress or at the Thanksgiving table, dialogue can reduce conflict

The glue that holds any relationship together despite irreconcilable differences is friendship through trust and commitment.

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If we had ranked choice elections in Georgia, we’d be done voting this year

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OPINION

Whether in Congress or at the Thanksgiving table, dialogue can reduce conflict

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Report: Georgia unauthorized immigrant population reaches nearly 500,000

Georgia now has the nation’s sixth largest population of unauthorized immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

Atlanta airport’s troubled Concourse C food court gets new management

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