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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: JUNE, 2021 Article
Tuesday June 8, 2021 11:55 am EDT
As the number of people choosing to get vaccinated continues to rise, we're still crunching the coronavirus pandemic numbers, from the number of survivors to those lost to COVID-19-related deaths. In the United States, businesses are re-opening and safety restrictions are being lifted, but precautio...
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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: MAY, 2021 Article
Monday May 24, 2021 12:21 pm EDT
Crunching the numbers on the coronavirus pandemic, one day at a time, from the total COVID-19-related deaths to those in the United States getting vaccinated. Businesses are opening up and restrictions are being lifted, but precautions are still necessary. Wear a mask (yes, still!), wash your hands,...
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Perdue déjà vu Article
Tuesday May 4, 2021 10:42 am EDT
Top Ten reasons to drop Sonny Perdue as USG chancellor
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CORONAVIRUS WATCH: APRIL, 2021 Article
Friday April 30, 2021 12:30 pm EDT
An ongoing tally of the rise and fall of coronavirus cases, the number of COVID-19 deaths, the number of tests given, and the number of vaccines received. Wearing masks, washing your hands, and social distancing are still the norm, rather than the exception, as the battle against COVID-19 and its ne...
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THE BLOTTER: Big Moo-stake Article
Monday April 5, 2021 11:35 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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Living in a threepenny world Article
Monday April 5, 2021 10:36 am EDT
The Atlanta Opera extends its Big Tent Series into spring
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RESPECT: Haroun Shahid Wakil Article
Wednesday March 3, 2021 01:31 pm EST
What a large Black man taught me
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Atlanta: The city in the forest Article
Monday March 1, 2021 03:33 pm EST
A guide to outdoors in Atlanta
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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: Georgia’s statute slaughterhouse News
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:29 pm EST
Evasion and evisceration at every turn
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The 'special' review News
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 Article
Friday October 30, 2020 08:00 am EDT
Junkyard kings, bootleggers ... and suits belly up to the bar
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The Blotter
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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THE BLOTTER: Party ends with a bang (the whole shack shimmied!) Article
Tuesday May 4, 2021 07:40 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Big Moo-stake News
Monday April 5, 2021 11:35 am EDT
And other tales of life in the ATL
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THE BLOTTER: Don’t bank on it Article
Monday March 1, 2021 03:29 pm EST
And other tales of life in the ATL
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News Features
Is the Board of Regents untouchable? Article
Friday July 2, 2021 01:28 pm EDT
Or, is this the usual quid pro quo musical chairs of Georgia state government?
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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: Georgia’s statute slaughterhouse News
Thursday December 31, 2020 06:29 pm EST
Evasion and evisceration at every turn
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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The 'special' review News
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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Environment
PODCAST: Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (C.H.a.R.M.) Environment
Tuesday August 20, 2019 02:40 pm EDT
Live Thrive Executive Director Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe on the economic and environmental benefits of recycling
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Opinion - Save our rivers Environment, Opinion
Thursday July 9, 2015 04:00 am EDT
We can achieve environmental justice by restoring Atlanta's rich waterways
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Opinion - Time to rethink private events in public parks Festivals, Opinion, Parks
Friday May 15, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Why do we gate off our most prized spaces, even for a night?
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Opinion - We all lose if drilling comes to Georgia's coast Environment, Opinion, Energy
Wednesday April 1, 2015 04:00 am EDT
Our coast has a vital ecosystem that requires proper protection from the people seeking to profit off its oil
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Opinion - Georgia's stance on climate change? Head in the sand Environment, Opinion, Legislature
Thursday January 29, 2015 04:00 am EST
Lawmakers are too afraid to even have a discussion
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Obituaries
Carlos Ramon "Breeze" Capote Atlanta Music News, Obituaries
Thursday June 3, 2021 11:41 am EDT
1972-2021
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RESPECT: Haroun Shahid Wakil News, Obituaries
Wednesday March 3, 2021 01:31 pm EST
What a large Black man taught me
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William Sidney Arnett Culture, Visual Arts , News, Obituaries
Friday August 14, 2020 02:02 pm EDT
1939 — 2020
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Jeff Walls, 1956-2019 Music and Nightlife, Crib Notes, High Frequencies, Obituaries
Thursday May 30, 2019 04:25 pm EDT
The late guitarist had ‘the right stuff’
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