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A 20-year veteran of the AJC, Tom Sabulis has covered news, politics and the arts during a career that has taken him to newspapers across the country. Since 2008, he has coordinated many of the newspaper’s pro/con debates and first-person guest columns.

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Considering metro Atlanta’s big transportation issues, a stolen road grate seems like a minor nuisance — until you drive into the hole created by one’s disappearance, or more of your tax money goes to replace them. Today, the Georgia Department of Transportation writes about the escalating problem of thieves uprooting roadway grates and selling them as scrap metal. A statewide recyclers’ trade group responds.

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Storm grate thefts cost GDOT, citizens | Recyclers work with authorities

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. It was the first day the Federal Aviation Administration cut flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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