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Two medical topics today: A Southern doctor writes about the need to get behind a federal law that will reduce penalties for marijuana. The decriminalization of medical cannabis is welcome news for Georgia’s afflicted and their families, but the transport of the oil remains a crime. The proposed law should ease the way. With nearly half of U.S. states allowing medical cannabis, the time has come for such consideration. In our second column, executives of local charities weigh in on behalf of residents who fall through the cracks of Georgia’s health care coverage gap.

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Metro Atlanta uplifts Ukrainian children’s art, inspiring empathy and action

As Russia's war against Ukraine persists, children have made art to deal with their trauma and some of that work is being highlighted in a benefit concert in Lawrenceville.

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Nonprofits have stepped up their work in the wake of cuts to food, health and jobs programs, and they need Georgians to donate generously to help keep the work going.

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appears to have scored another victory over Attorney General Chris Carr as the Republican gubernatorial candidates battle over campaign finance issues.

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Michael Penix Jr., whom the Falcons hoped was their quarterback of the future, will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a partially torn ACL in his left knee.

Typewriter Tom fuels a growing interest in analog writing devices

Roswell's Tom Rehkopf owns about 1,000 typewriters, which he tinkers with at his workshop and happily shares with fellow aficionados, curious youngsters and even Tom Hanks.