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Home care providers across the nation have joined the movement for a $15 an hour minimum wage. An Atlanta provider writes about her love for the job as well as the need for a larger paycheck. Also today, a researcher for a fiscally conservative think tank warns about the negative consequences of raising the minimum wage, especially for small business owners.

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Men are expected to be stoic, but break the ‘man rules’ to heal and thrive

Men are expected to be tough guys even when they are hurting, but the "sucking it up" approach does not provide healing; genuine connection, compassion and courage do.

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AJC readers express their concerns about shifts in CDC messaging, and how President Trump treats the “bully pulpit” of his office.

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A contentious standardized college admissions test designed to usurp the SAT and ACT — and reshape the American education system — is gaining traction in conservative states.

Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress?

Now that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced her plans to resign, attention turns to who might replace her in Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

GHSA sanctions Brunswick with postseason ban after fight with Gainesville

41 Brunswick players were suspended, and the school was fined $5,000.