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Property taxes across the metro area are likely to rise this year. Many residents who received an annual notice of assessment in June wondered whether they should appeal the valuations.  KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC FILE PHOTO

OPINION: Nothing appealing about Atlanta property taxes
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Opinion: Working to engage Gen Z in history, civics
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A small group of people alongside abortion rights activists rallied at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on June 26, 2022 to protest the U. S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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OPINION: The end of Roe impacts men too
In July, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recommend that anyone pregnant should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (Arindam Ghosh/Dreamstime/TNS)

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Opinion: Ethics principles can guide abortion debate
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6/29 Mike Luckovich: What MAGA means
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06/28 Mike Luckovich: Hard to celebrate
Abortion rights activists rally at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Sunday, June 26, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Opinion: Attacking women’s health is bad for Georgia on many levels
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Opinion: For this city, fare-free transit is a big success
Opinion: More lawmakers should demand investigation into prison extortion
Opinion: Can Roe and Wade now be neighbors coming together?
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Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Opinion: Why your doctors may not stick around Georgia if abortion is banned
6/26 Mike Luckovich: Your right to choose
Opinion: Does hardening schools make students safer?
6/24 Mike Luckovich
From left, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, left, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Gabriel Sterling, listen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Opinion: Doing the right, risky thing for democracy
6/23 Mike Luckovich: Gun collection
OPINION: Some financial problems aren’t personal
Opinion: Pence’s ‘unremarkable’ actions saved U.S.
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6/22 Mike Luckovich: Inactive law enforcement
Opinion: DeKalb contracting deal rightly raises questions about appropriateness
Opinion: Apt. owners, managers understand need for safe housing
6/21 Mike Luckovich: Republican scary guys
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OPINION: Nothing appealing about Atlanta property taxes
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Opinion: Giving voice to solutions for violence
August 30, 2021 Atlanta: Atlanta police investigate the scene on Marietta Street where a man was rushed to a hospital Monday morning, Aug. 30, 2021 after he was forced from his car at gunpoint and shot in downtown Atlanta, police said. The shooting was reported about 5:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Marietta Street, according to Atlanta police. Authorities shut down the road south of North Avenue for several hours Monday while they investigated. “The preliminary investigation found that the victim and an adult female were in a vehicle and stopped at the location,” police spokesman Officer Steve Avery said in an emailed statement. “While stopped, two suspects approached and carjacked the couple.” At some point during the theft, the man was shot, Avery said. One of the suspects got into the couple’s car and drove away, and the other ran off, he said. They had not been identified Monday. The victim was taken to a hospital in serious condition. A description of his vehicle was not provided. The shooting remains under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to come forward. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Opinion: Community involvement, support are necessary elements to reduce violence
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Opinion: Training is key to excellence in policing in Georgia
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Opinion: Making the case for implicit bias training in criminal justice
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OPINION: Flying this summer? Roll the dice and wait a while
Billy Sunday Birt, the Georgia gangster most associated with the so-called Dixie Mafia, was convicted of murder and spent 43 years in prison, more than half his life,  Photo: Billy Sunday Birt

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OPINION: The Dixie Mafia and the enduring tales of murder
After more than 50 years with Atlanta Legal Aid, 42 as its chief, Steve Gottlieb is stepping down. Photo by Bill Torpy

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OPINION: After 50 years fighting the poor getting fleeced, Legal Aid chief to step aside
September 7, 2021 Atlanta: Police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a man in critical condition at an apartment complex in south Atlanta on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Officers were called to Pavilion Place apartments in the 500 block of Cleveland Avenue shortly before 6 a.m. about a person shot. A man was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said. As investigators continue looking into the case, Atlanta police have not released any information about a suspect or why the shooting occurred, spokesman Officer Steve Avery said. The shooting is one of a string of fatal and non-fatal apartment incidents around the city Tuesday morning. Around 1 a.m., Atlanta police said they found a man with a stab wound to the chest at the Santafe Villa on Metropolitan Parkway. Police said the fatal stabbing may have happened after an argument with a neighbor. The neighbor was detained for questioning, authorities said. Less than an hour later, police said a man fatally shot himself after shooting a woman at the Glen Iris Lofts located just a block away from Ponce City Market. The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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OPINION: Profiting from poverty, the super-sized version
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Property taxes across the metro area are likely to rise this year. Many residents who received an annual notice of assessment in June wondered whether they should appeal the valuations.  KENT D. JOHNSON / AJC FILE PHOTO

OPINION: Nothing appealing about Atlanta property taxes
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A small group of people alongside abortion rights activists rallied at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on June 26, 2022 to protest the U. S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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OPINION: The end of Roe impacts men too
Across the country, the middle class has been shrinking for decades. From 1971 to 2021, the number of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% to 50%. Workers in Atlanta with six-figure household incomes say they feel as if they are struggling financially. Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com

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OPINION: Some financial problems aren’t personal
GirlTrek members in Los Angeles hit the trail in August 2021. GirlTrek launched a 30-day Jump Start campaign this month to encourage more Black women to walk daily to improve their mental and physical health. Courtesy of GirlTrek

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OPINION: Black women take steps for self-care
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Abortion rights activists protest outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade shifted the abortion fight to state legislatures, where gerrymandering has given Republicans an advantage. (Kendrick Brinson/The New York Times)

OPINION: Women, it’s time to run for something
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The photograph that Republican state Sen. Renee Unterman posted on Instagram before the March 22, 2019, marathon debate in the Senate on HB 481, the anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill.

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OPINION: Think globally, vote locally.
Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, testifies as he mother, Ruby Freeman listens, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

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OPINION: The election wasn’t stolen, and Trump’s team told him repeatedly
Jeremy Hunt, speaks during Georgia's Second Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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OPINION: A Republican is suing for fairness from Fox News. Good luck with that.
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