Opinion

OPINION

Founders envisioned Georgia as a ‘charity colony’: Untrue for millions today

Georgia’s business success cannot offset the perennial underperformance in critical quality-of-life metrics.

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Readers debate FBI Fulton County ballots seizure: Good perception or abuse?

Letters writers discuss whether the operation was a best practice or if the organization under Kash Patel’s leadership can be trusted anymore

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Trump’s economy is hopping, but messy ICE operations could tank his success

President Donald Trump is presiding over a successful record-breaking economy, but his ICE operations in big American cities could overshadow any of his achievements.

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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a campaign event for then-Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 19, 2024. (Matt Rourke/AP)
OPINION

Response to Trump’s racist post implies there’s more to come

Sen. Tim Scott called Trump’s post 'the most racist thing' he's seen out of the White House, a choice of words that hints there's a bigger pattern at play.

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Eliminating state income tax puts families first and keeps Georgia competitive

Georgia Senate Republicans unanimously support legislation to eliminate the state income tax for Peach State residents.

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Antisemitism battle is not for Jews to fight alone. Our allies are essential.

The American Jewish Committee released its latest State of Antisemitism in America report showing that American Jews have altered their behaviors out of fear.

Residents Didn't Ask For This
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Calhoun residents didn’t ask for this fight. PFAS gave us no choice.

PFAS Invisible Threat
OPINION

‘Forever chemicals’ pose invisible threat and hidden costs

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NW Georgia has long lived with forever chemicals. Now comes the reckoning.

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SAVE Act threatens Georgians’ right to vote. Who will save the Peach State?

Bad Bunny (left) accepts the award for album of the year for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. Kid Rock (right) visits the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2025. (Chris Pizzello/AP and AP FILE)
OPINION

Are you a Bad Bunny or a Kid Rock American? In U.S., be free to choose.

Switzerland Davos Trump
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Trump isn’t reviving the Monroe Doctrine. He’s importing Warsaw Pact logic.

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DOJ targets some church protesters, but not all. Justice cannot be selective.

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Iran’s political prisoners are running out of time. Why it matters in Atlanta.

Asylum seekers with application appointments line up at the Mexican migration agency to obtain permits to travel north to a U.S. port of entry, in the southern city of Tapachula, Mexico, Jan 17, 2025. (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times)
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U.S. makes clear to asylum-seekers: We will not protect survivors of persecution

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss
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Trump wants nationalized elections for his benefit. That’s not how this works.