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Real Life with Nedra Rhone

RHONE: I ignored the warnings. Then a tree crushed my car
Meteorologists have compared Hurricane Helene to 2017's Hurricane Irma. AJC columnist Nedra Rhone reflects on the lesson she learned when Hurricane Irma downed a tree on her property leaving her with no water, no electricity and no car for several days.
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Credit: Nedra Rhone

OPINION
RHONE: To end political rumors, look to the messenger and not the message
Wilda Brooks of West Palm Beach, Fla., holds up a sign reading "We don't eat pets," during a rally by members of South Florida's Haitian-American community to condemn hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Credit: AP

OPINION
RHONE: Read between the lines of book bans
Cobb County Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the removal of 13 more books from school libraries, just two weeks into the new academic year. Many of the books were among the most challenged books of 2023.
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Credit: AJC

OPINION
RHONE: Murphy-Harpst 100-year milestone built one child at a time
Murphy-Harpst Children's Center in Cedartown celebrates 100 years on Sept. 19, 2024. Image credit: Murphy-Harpst Children's Center
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Credit: Murphy-Harpst Children's Center

OPINION
Rhone: Trump says he doesn’t care about race, but he keeps talking about it

                        Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris prepare to leave the stage after their debate, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Tuesday’s debate was expected to center on defining Harris. Instead, with words and with body language, she turned it into a referendum on Trump. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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OPINION
RHONE: How to combat the loneliness epidemic
Imani Monica McCullough (fourth from right) founded YANASISTERS in 2013 as a community designed to support women experiencing loneliness and isolation by providing intergenerational wisdom, connection, and personal growth. Image credit: Briene M. Simmons
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Credit: Briene M. Simmons

OPINION
RHONE: It’s hard to move from talk to action when addressing inequity
Lee Jenkins, senior pastor at Eagles Nest Church in Roswell, jokes with the group of participants in the “Conversations” movement, a series of joint discussions about race. The group was meeting at Eddie L. Johnson’s house in Alpharetta to discuss racial issues over supper. (AJC 2020)
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OPINION
RHONE: Students aren’t the only ones who need cellphone bans
Midtown High School principal Betsy Bockman holds up the magnetic device that will lock cellphone pouches on Monday, July 22, 2024. Students will be required to put their phones into the pouches when they arrive each morning and will not be able to access them until the school day is complete. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)
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OPINION
RHONE: Seek creative solutions to address lack of after-school programs
Some after-school programs in Georgia, and the region, are facing closures this school year as pandemic-era federal funding comes to an end.  (AJC 2020)
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Credit: (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@A

OPINION
RHONE: Goats Gone Wild; animals, other issues draw SW Atlanta community complaints
A goat roams free in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood where some residents want the city to take action on a property that has been advertised as a cultural event space.
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Credit: Nedra Rhone