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Atlanta’s vendors need to get back to work, today’s columnists write. A former vending review board leader outlines the city’s vending history, saying the City Council should not let Mayor Kasim Reed dictate vendor rules. A city councilman remembers his own experiences while defending the council’s role and his temporary program that could return vendors to selling their wares outside Turner Field.

Guest columnists:

Council should lead on vending issue by Christine Gallant

Temporary program gets vendors working by Michael Julian Bond

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Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, seen here in a file photo from Nov. 14, 2024, is conducting a statewide audit of voter registrations targeting registrations at businesses and P.O. boxes for possible cancelation. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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