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When it comes to transplants, kidneys are the most sought-after organs. My friend, a three-time kidney recipient, needs one now that his body has begun rejecting the one his younger brother gave him 15 years ago. Here’s his story, one shared by many Georgians in need of donors. Companion essays continue the health theme — one on a health disparity based on zip codes in our city, the other on biotechnology ethics.

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A Marietta reader questions racial disparities in the justice system. A Mableton reader says poor roads hurt low-income families the most.

Jim VandeHei: A message to college students (Part III)

Axios CEO Jim VandeHei offers college students some words of advice and affirmation, while reminding them that they have that they have power to control their own destinies.

Hispanic Heritage Month should be about celebrating, not fearing ICE detention

A lower court order prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement from racially profiling suspected undocumented residents, but the U.S. Supreme Court reversed that decision.

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Hispanic Heritage Month should be about celebrating, not fearing ICE detention

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A Braves fan took a ball to the face. The team may be liable, judges say.

The Atlanta Braves and former right fielder Jorge Soler face a lawsuit by a fan hit in the eye with a ball during a World Series game at Truist Park in 2021.

Joro spiders multiply across Georgia, spinning their pesky webs

The invasive species has multiplied rapidly in Atlanta in the last three years, research shows.

Ford settles billion-dollar Georgia lawsuits over fatal wrecks

Ford Motor Co. has settled two Georgia lawsuits that elicited record-setting jury verdicts of $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, ending more than a decade of litigation.