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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.
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Teen GOP activist steps down from party leadership post
Greene County native and University of North Georgia student Ja’Quon Stembridge, 19, had run on boosting youth involvement in the party.
24m agoIt’s ‘deepfake’ season. Here’s how to spot AI in political ads.
Review sources with skepticism, and consider whether a particular image or video confirms preexisting — potentially controversial — beliefs, experts advise.
AME Bishop Reginald Jackson, religious and political leader, dies at 71
Jackson served for eight years as head of 500 African Methodist Episcopal churches in Georgia.
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Metro Atlanta retailers hopeful for strong holiday season after chaotic year
Some independent retailers in metro Atlanta are entering this holiday season feeling battered by what they call a chaotic year.
$21B data center proposal aims to become one of Georgia’s largest
Trammell Crow Co. is planning a $21 billion technology campus for a 1,632-acre site along I-75 roughly 60 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
This metro Atlanta couple spearheaded a change in football helmets
Erin and Lee Hanson are the founders behind Guardian Sports, the company that makes the Guardian Caps worn by college football and NFL players.
