By Guest Columnist SAM OLENS; Chairman of the Cobb County Commission Chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission President Barack Obama's stimulus package is bad unless it helps balance the State budget; property tax reform is needed but not ...

Guest column by Doug Shipman, Executive director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights When Billy Payne stated during a speech in 2006 that the opportunity to build a civil and human rights oriented institution was ...

Guest Column by JIM JACOBY, Developer of Atlantic Station With the passage of time, it is easy to forget the economic insecurity and fear that followed Sept. 11, 2001. The appalling human tragedy of that awful moment ...

Guest Column by SAM WILLIAMS, President of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Georgia desperately needs a voter-approved transportation sales tax to deal with congestion in metro Atlanta and provide more resources around the state. That is ...

By Guest Columnist Kevin Green Executive Director of the Clean Air Campaign With the headlines piling on more bad news, sometimes it’s tough to notice the good things. The dialogue about our bleak economy, mounting ...

By Guest Columnist JOE BANKOFF; president of the Woodruff Arts Center People sometimes politely wonder why I would leave the law practice to work in a large not-for-profit arts organization like the Woodruff Arts Center. Me ...

By Guest Columnist LYNNETTE YOUNG CEO of Damespoint Consulting, which manages Sustainable Atlanta What does “sustainability” really mean? And how does it apply to what we do everyday? Can businesses working together accomplish sustainability for themselves as ...

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