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NEWS BRIEF: Cessna crash caused by human error, aviation expert says Article
Saturday October 23, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Crash not caused by mechanical failure
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NEWS BRIEF: Police using martial arts tactics during arrests Article
Saturday October 23, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Cops should be “protectors, not warriors’
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NEWS BRIEF: Mayor urges proper cell phone use for crime Article
Friday October 22, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Make a call, not a video!
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NEWS BRIEF: Global Studies Center hires poet as co-director Article
Friday October 22, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Atlanta Global Studies Center picks poet
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NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta Opera seeks BIPOC contestants Article
Friday October 22, 2021 06:00 am EDT
ATL Opera invests in BIPOC
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NEWS BRIEF: Catholic child abuse lawsuit goes to Georgia Supreme Court Article
Friday October 22, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Abuse shouldn’t be dated
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NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta nonprofit tackling youth mental health during pandemic Article
Friday October 22, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Children and teens depressed from pandemic
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NEWS BRIEF: Judge rejects parental petition against Cobb schools anti-mask policy Article
Thursday October 21, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Parents vs. masks in Cobb County
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NEWS BRIEF: Stacey Abrams launches campaign for Medicaid expansion Article
Thursday October 21, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Abrams stands up for Medicare
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NEWS BRIEF: Delta Airlines workers allegedly caught smuggling guns in karaoke machines Article
Thursday October 21, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Guns found at Atlanta airport
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NEWS BRIEF: LA Times reporter besmirches Atlanta Braves’ home Article
Thursday October 21, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Foul called on Truist Park
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OBITUARY: Tom Gray Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 03:40 pm EDT
Delta Moon and The Brains auteur Tom Gray was an Atlanta music icon
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NEWS BRIEF: Federal Bank president’s finances raising questions Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Private bank for questionable accounts
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NEWS BRIEF: Industrious acquires downtown Atlanta footprint Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Industrious proving to be just that
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NEWS BRIEF: Utah laboratory reviewing Atlanta child murders evidence Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Missing and murdered’ investigation continues
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NEWS BRIEF: Tenants facing eviction could get help from public defender Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Those served eviction notices may get help
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NEWS BRIEF: Green space in underserved neighborhoods to get city funds Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Greenspace renewal funds allocated
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NEWS BRIEF: Rapid transit bus system cranking up in Atlanta Article
Tuesday October 19, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Rapid transit redux
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NEWS BRIEF: Ahmaud Arbery trial underway with jury selection Article
Tuesday October 19, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Jury selection in Ahmaud Arbery trial
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NEWS BRIEF: Massive elevator testing facility opening next year Article
Tuesday October 19, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Elevator testing, one-two, one-two.
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News Columnists
OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Hank Huckaby and the resignation ruse Article
Tuesday May 4, 2021 09:07 am EDT
Another view on the former University System chancellor
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The 'special' review Article
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:21 pm EST
The university system and its independent audit — of itself
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Waiting for Brian Kemp’s reply Article
Monday December 21, 2020 11:39 am EST
The 13th time’s the charm?
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The strange case of Georgia’s disappearing and reappearing Constitution Article
Thursday October 29, 2020 05:04 pm EDT
Why the Legislature is asking Georgia voters to save the state’s Constitution from the Georgia Supreme Court
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The October Surprise is not what Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr had in mind Article
Thursday June 18, 2020 01:51 pm EDT
Outlandish Conspiracy Theories - A look at Georgia's Justice System
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The Blotter
THE BLOTTER: Lucky dog Article
Thursday October 7, 2021 02:03 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Accessorizing with flair Article
Wednesday September 1, 2021 05:30 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Clash with the fuzz Article
Monday August 2, 2021 10:32 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: 19th nervous breakdown Article
Thursday July 1, 2021 01:36 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: - June 2021 Article
Wednesday June 2, 2021 06:26 pm EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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News Features
A guide to maneuvering the SBA 'Paycheck Protection' loan program Article
Sunday May 10, 2020 02:34 pm EDT
The state of Georgia has been declared a disaster area — a guide to helping you prevent your small business from becoming one
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Old Fourth Distillery Article
Wednesday April 8, 2020 03:40 pm EDT
Necessity is the mother of invention
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‘College Behind Bars’ packs a rehabilitative punch Article
Monday December 2, 2019 05:44 pm EST
Gripping documentary spotlights Bard Prison Initiative
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70 and Counting Article
Tuesday September 3, 2019 03:17 pm EDT
Zesto Atlanta’s family affair marks a milestone of sweet and savory service
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Environment
NEWS BRIEF: Massive beehive removed from Atlanta home Article
Wednesday October 13, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Beehive removed to stop bees from swarming neighbors’ yards
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NEWS BRIEF: Jet fuel from Hartsfield-Jackson pollutes the Flint River Article
Saturday October 2, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Fish kill in the Flynt River from Airport Fuel.
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NEWS BRIEF: The Georgia Peach is affected by climate change Article
Thursday September 30, 2021 06:00 am EDT
GA Peaches endangered?
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NEWS BRIEF: “Cop City” will go ahead despite opposition Article
Friday September 10, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Atlanta City Council goes against citizens’ wishes
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NEWS BRIEF: Chinese Bitcoin miner opening plant in Georgia Article
Friday September 10, 2021 06:00 am EDT
Bitcoin mining in Georgia, at what cost?
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Obituaries
OBITUARY: Tom Gray Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 03:40 pm EDT
Delta Moon and The Brains auteur Tom Gray was an Atlanta music icon
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NEWSBRIEF: Atlanta LGBTQ Activist Zandra Conway dies at 61 Article
Thursday March 25, 2021 01:34 pm EDT
Project Q reports the longtime Atlanta activist and community organizer has died at age 61.
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