Q: We are looking for a place to recycle the newspapers. Can you tell us where we can do this?
—Darlene Karr, Douglasville
A: Curbside recycling is available to residents who live within the Douglasville city limits.
Residents receive an 18-gallon tote or 64-gallon rolling recycling bin and can place newspapers and magazines in them.
They are collected by a recycling truck on the same day as the trash service. Recycling bins and trash cans should be placed on the side of the road by 7 a.m. on collection days.
If you live outside Douglasville’s city limits, you can go to the Cedar Mountain Landfill and Recycling Center at 1730 County Services Road (previously called Humane Society Boulevard).
The landfill (770-920-3133) is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, according to the Douglas County website.
Q: Daren Wang, the founding executive directive of AJC Decatur Book Festival, wrote a book called “The Hidden Lights of Northern Fires.” He wrote that he grew up in the house of Mary Willis, a woman who helped smuggle slaves to Canadian border. It says she went to college, but at the time, only two schools allowed female students. Which two schools were they?
—Kenneth Riley, College Park
A: Oberlin College, in Oberlin, Ohio, "was coeducational from its founding in 1833," it states at oberlin.edu.
Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., became “the second co-educational college in the United States and the first in New York,” it states at alfred.edu.
Willis attended Alfred University, Wang told Q&A on the News in an email.
Andy Johnston with Fast Copy News Service wrote this column; Kelsey Green contributed. Do you have a question? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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