First Slice 6-11-13: U.S. Sen. to investigate ‘exorbitant’ salaries for Atlanta Housing Authority employees
Plus, Gainesville actress allegedly connected to ricin-laced letters
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- U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey
U.S. Poet Laureate and Emory University professor Natasha Trethewey has been appointed to a second term as the nation’s premier poetry ambassador.
According to NBC News, the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s “humongous” plant sculptures have taken the city by storm. “It’s like a fairy tale come to life,” executive director Mary Pat Matheson said. How cool, everybody!
A loyal MARTA rider is begging the transit agency to bring better service to Blue Line stations located east of the Candler Park stop (he’s also got a MARTA Tumblr too).
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, plans to investigate the Atlanta Housing Authority’s track record of “exorbitant” salaries. As of April, 22 employees collected salaries and bonuses totaling more than $150,000. Despite claims from AHA officials that the six-salary figures are needed to attract top talent, the congressman says the organization “must answer to the taxpayers, not the market.”
CBS Atlanta is really, really, really (!) sorry about cutting away from the end of the 2013 Tony Awards, according to a statement.
Gainesville actress Shannon Guess Richardson has been accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.