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    A quote by Gwinnett County School Board member Everton Blair is displayed on a demonstrator's sign during a rally and march created by the Gwinnett Educators for Equity and Justice outside of the Gwinnett County Public School Board building in Suwanee on July 20, 2020. Supporters of teachers and staff marched to demonstrate their concerns for starting off the school year in-person, instead of online, due to COVID-19. The Gwinnett County Public School Board announced that it will join most other districts in metro Atlanta and hold classes this fall online-only. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    AJC Columnists
    OPINION: Don’t cross Georgians. They can openly carry ... coronavirus
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    Luckovich Blog
    8/12 Mike Luckovich: On the bus!
    A Georgia Tech freshman moves into Glenn Hall at Georgia Tech on Saturday. With requirements for masks and social distancing, this year's move-in ran over two days with students signing up for slots.
    Get Schooled Blog
    College professor: I don’t think all students will be safe on campus
    Opinion
    In this photo provided by student Hannah Watters, students crowd a hallway, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. The 30,000-student suburban Paulding County school district in suburban Atlanta resumed classes Monday with 70% of students returning for in-person classes five days a week, days after the principal at North Paulding announced some members of the football team had tested positive for COVID-19. The district says it is encouraging mask use, but isn't requiring it. (Hannah Watters via AP)
    Opinion
    Crowded school hallway photos rightly drew attention to flawed policy
    April 28, 2020 Gainesville - A child cries as a medical professional attempts to collect a nasal swab at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Good News Clinic in Gainesville on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Northeast Georgia Health System partnered with Good News Clinic tested over 300 Hall County adults and children for COVID-19. Cars stretched in lines around the Good News Clinic. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Opinion
    Opinion: A pediatrician’s concerns about reopening schools
    Diego Ternero stacks and boxes finished face masks for shipping at Georgia Expo on Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Suwanee. The company has pivoted from sewing curtains to sewing cloth face masks. As business restrictions ease, companies are preparing to open, but one key ingredient to safety has been hard to find, personal protective equipment. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
    Opinion
    Georgians and businesses: Commit to the Safety Promise
    A sign encouraging the wearing of masks and keeping social distancing stands at a street corner Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in downtown Nashville, Tenn. The wearing of face coverings is required in most public indoor and outdoor situations in Nashville due to an increase of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
    Opinion
    COVID-19 does not exempt the young
    Policing is a greatly misunderstood profession, both by the people who receive their service and by those who provide funding for that social service. To reform police departments in a meaningful way requires a comprehensive approach that includes not measuring police effectiveness based heavily on crime statistics. (File photo via Pixabay.com)
    Opinion
    Opinion: Comprehensive police reform and beyond
    Protesters show their support for Black Lives Matter in Portland, Oregon, last week. In addition to concerns about their treatment by police and other authorities, minority communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and the economic impact. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
    Opinion
    Opinion: United around achieving racial equity
    Opinion
    Opinion: Promising signs, worries in local jobless rate
    Opinion
    Can ‘sin taxes’ help budget woes?
    Opinion
    Opinion: Bringing more fight against COVID-19
    Opinion
    Opinion: Ga. health workers’ plea to state officials
    Opinion
    Opinion: John Lewis should represent Ga. in D.C.’s Statuary Hall
    Opinion
    Opinion: COVID-19 proves need for universal medical coverage
    Photo illustration. Growling, yelilng, stress, anger. Credit: PEXELS
    Opinion
    Opinion: When ‘growling’ is good for you
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Coronavirus relief programs are due to run out in the coming weeks and months. (Dreamstime/TNS)
    Opinion
    Opinion: $600 jobless benefit costly in more ways than one
    Bone marrow donor Tim Crawford of Adairsville, Ga., hugs Rosalind Beard after the two met each other for the first time at Loyola University Medical Center's annual Bone Marrow Transplant Celebration in Maywood, Ill. Crawford, a full-time student and father of three adult children, donated his stem cells to help the suburban Chicago mother of four fight Hodgkin's lymphoma.
    Opinion
    Opinion: More Black bone marrow donors needed
    Participants during a Business Opportunity Exchange event of the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council.
    Opinion
    Minority-owned businesses need lift, too
    Model homes and for sale signs line the streets as construction continues at a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. U.S. new home sales fell 4.4% in February with bigger declines expected in coming months as the coronavirus puts a major crimp on home sales. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
    Opinion
    Opinion: Removing D.C. red tape to improve housing situation
    The loose consensus of economists and many Washington lawmakers contacted by McClatchy is to keep giving the millions of people out of work that extra $600 a week, or at least some emergency payment, as unemployment benefits. (Dreamstime/TNS)
    Opinion
    Opinion: Ga. needs to improve handling of unemployment claims
    Opinion
    Readers Write
    Opinion
    Opinion: What I owe John Lewis for his brave work
    Opinion
    Opinion: Honoring a legend who fought for equality for all
    Opinion
    Opinion: Two men who showcased our beloved community
    Opinion
    Opinion: Think about steps to build a more-just America
    Opinion
    Opinion: Telling the story of two remarkable lives
    Opinion
    Lessons that John Lewis taught me
    Opinion
    Opinion: Black immigrant lawyer’s hopeful for America
    Opinion
    Opinion: Reflecting on the lives of two peaceful warriors
    Opinion
    Opinion: Why supporting school reopenings is so important this fall
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