Statements from Atlanta City Council Members on the Passing of Rev. Joseph E. Lowery ATLANTA — Several members of the Atlanta City Council have issued statements following the passing of Rev. Joseph E. Lowery: “One of the greatest benefits of public service is the exposure it brings to mighty, selfless human beings who are determined […]
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FDA letter to Kemp a preview of the hard choices that will come with the pandemic
Last Wednesday, Cobb County Manager Rob Hosack met with representatives of the Federal Drug Administration, and the following day FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn sent a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp. That letter is a good example of the hard choices that await the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As coronavirus spreads, affordable housing-focused start-up helps keep people at home
“There’s no question that the demand for affordable housing has increased over these past few weeks.”
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Chattahoochee Nature Center nears fundraising goal as economy shudders
The Chattahoochee Nature Center is conducting a capital campaign that is to be one of many gauges of the region’s philanthropic capacity as the economy responds to the pandemic of the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 may cast shade on sunny local government budgets
“We just have no idea at this time what sort of expenses we’re going to have associated with this emergency.”
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Carol Tomé on becoming CEO of UPS: ‘Lots of glass was broken’
The naming of Carol Tomé as the next CEO of UPS is a major breakthrough for women running major public companies in Georgia.
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Science Fest 2017-19 Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: Ironically, the 2020 Science Fest itself fell victim to the Corona virus, so here are scenes from 2017-2019 to hopefully partially compensate. – Kelly
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‘The Invisible Man’ – movie with feminist agenda is visibly flawed
Given its not-so-subtle feminist agenda, “The invisible Man” might better be called “The Invisible Woman.”
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Forest provides ‘reservoir of beauty, peace, freedom’ in time of health crisis
By Guest Columnist DEBRA PEARSON, retired educator with Atlanta Public Schools Never in my lifetime have I witnessed such a strong societal response to a health crisis. I am a member of the age demographic that is most at risk for coronavirus infection. I have thus been sequestered in my home for several days. Yet, I […]
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Democracy, interrupted: Election delay complicates local ballot questions
Moving the date of the Georgia Democratic Presidential Primary from March 24 to May 19 may prolong the endgame battle between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, but it isn’t likely to change the final result. That may not be the case with a couple of Metro Atlanta elections which were also scheduled for next week.
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Carol Tomé’s rise at UPS comes as companies pay greater heed to social values
Carol Tomé’s appointment as CEO of Atlanta-based UPS adds to the growing, global movement around leadership metrics involving environment, social and governance issues. UPS has joined BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, two other companies that have taken advanced ESG positions this year.
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Coronavirus pauses Ga. Legislature, debate on taxes, criminal justice and the environment
Coronavirus emptied the Georgia Legislature — but not before lawmakers shoved just about 100 bills through a bottleneck Thursday.
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Reflections: Saying good-bye to ATL Biz Chronicle; hello to new journalism ventures
Last week marked the end of my tenure with the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
It’s a strange time to be in transition. The world as we know it has changed as we try to figure out how we can survive during the Coronavirus outbreak, and none of us know what will happen and how we will be impacted.
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‘Wendy’ – another failed “Peter Pan” themed movie
The tone of poetic fantasy that was so effective in Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” proves a terrible fit for his newest work, “Wendy.”
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Why save it? Just pave it – Conservation becoming tool of choice in Morgan County
By Guest Columnist CHRISTINE MCCAULEY WATTS, executive director of Madison-Morgan Conservancy
Would you like fries with that? Or fruit salad? We don’t always choose the healthier option, do we? It is our right. But at least the option exists these days: a sign that healthy choices are trending. Could it be that protecting a sense of place is beginning to trend, too?
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In the span of a weekend, Georgia feels the impact of the coronavirus
There may be no better example of the dizzying speed with which the coronavirus epidemic is affecting politics than this. On Friday, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins went to a good deal of trouble to make it into the entourage accompanying President Trump on his visit to the CDC Friday afternoon. On Monday afternoon, Collins announced he, like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep Paul Gosar, was self-quarantining after coming in contact with someone at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference who later came down with the virus.
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Coronavirus challenges how we interact with one another
The coronavirus has thrown me for a loop.
What are we supposed to do? Not shake hands? No hugs? No kisses on the cheek?
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Money, proposed tax break take front seat in Georgia Legislature’s closing weeks
It won’t be until the last days of the Georgia legislative session that there are settlements on teacher pay raises, budget cuts or tax cuts.
