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Kids behind in grade level aren’t sick, so stop ‘diagnosing’ and ‘treating’
Build on kids' strengths rather than using medical language and techniques to work with students who are developing on a slower timetable.
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A eulogy for the GOP deficit hawk, which died a public death last week
Patricia Murphy: The GOP deficit hawk is dead, after promising for years to rein in the country’s spiraling debt and deficits, but then voting last week to do the opposite.
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Lessons from the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in America
There is danger in clinging to erroneous information when presented with contradictory evidence. It's a threat to our past and our future.
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Stone Mountain is going ‘woke,’ rebel sons complain
Truth these days is an elusive commodity. And truths concerning the Civil War have been a battle for 160 years.
This shouldn’t be a fight. Improving Cobb school crosswalk should be easy.
After a child was injured in a school zone, Cobb County parents are calling for urgent crosswalk safety upgrades.
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Hometown of Plains adjusts to life without Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter
It’s been six months Jimmy Carter died at age 100, and his hometown of Plains continues to live by the example set by the late president and first lady Rosalynn Carter.
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Atlanta’s clogged roads bring out the rage in motorists
The first use of "road rage" in the AJC that I can find occurred in 1996, although that sure wasn’t when drivers first started acting crazy.
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Legislative sausage-making is not for everyone
In the U.S. Senate, major tax provisions suddenly appeared from out of nowhere and dropped into a gigantic GOP bill.
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How Trump’s megabill and a Senate retirement made Jon Ossoff’s race easier
Sen. Thom Tillis' retirement tells us a lot about the current dynamics in Washington — and a little about how U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s race in Georgia just got a bit easier.
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Destruction of Pride flags must have a consequence
Flags are symbols of belonging that are intimately tied to our identity. They can bring us together, but they can also be weaponized to tear us apart.