Resurrection of East Confederate Avenue is a sign of the times
For those of us who live in the communities along United Avenue SE, changing the name meant something special. Yet Apple Maps seems to have disregarded this.
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A weird and macabre samurai sword attack. But strangely not uncommon.
Chad Wombles, a 46-year-old firefighter, was chatting with a police officer friend when he was suddenly attacked by a sword-wielding stranger.
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The bitter battle to become Atlanta City Hall‘s second banana
The council president can be a bully pulpit, but it’s hard to be a bully. Because there’s no real power.
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The most hated people in the latest AJC poll? Congress.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution latest polls show there’s one thing Georgians largely agree on, the very bad job they think Congress is doing.
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Congress shouldn’t toy with early childhood education funding
By some estimates, over 28,000 low-income Georgia kids would be impacted with funding cuts to Head Start programs on the line in the government shutdown.
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Are you smarter than a U.S. president?
We should care about how smart the president is, if only because research shows that smarter presidents are better presidents.
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GOP senators have a beef with Donald Trump
Senators and advocacy groups from farm states have erupted in recent days over the president’s call to import more beef from Argentina.
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Georgia needs a manufacturing workforce. This Carrollton program can help.
12 for Life teaches academics along with real-life technical skills needed to succeed in industry.
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Blame the DeKalb County school board for lack of self-defense
A longtime DeKalb resident urges the school board to explain its choice of Devon Horton and speak up about his impact before his indictment.
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Horror films sustain the spirit of Halloween — and help us cope with reality
Even if trick-or-treating is waning, scary movies can save the spooky spirit of Halloween from the aura the holiday now carries.







