By the time the General Assembly convenes in a couple of weeks, legislatures around the country will be fully engaged in the struggle between turf protection and political overreach that we call redistricting. What we can tell from what’s been going on elsewhere is that even when states change the rules to depoliticize the process of drawing political maps, it’s proving very hard to do.
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A New Avenue for Self-Empowerment – Families First Joining With Partners in Change to Offer Free Adult Life Coaching
It has been a long-standing practice for business people to receive personal coaching to support their advancement and success. This powerful resource also has been made available to those who enter the military, attend post-secondary education, or end up in a large company with a strong professional development program. People outside these parameters have not […]
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Will Democrats’ ‘blue wave’ push in suburban city elections drown nonpartisan tradition?
From Tucker to Sandy Springs, the state Democratic Party is making good on plans to run candidates in suburban city elections. Think local ripples from the “blue wave” that already washed Republicans out of north metro Congressional and General Assembly seats, helped flip Georgia to Biden, and, Democrats hope, puts one of their own in the Governor’s Office in 2022.
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MARTA Hires New Legal Department Leadership
Longtime Legal Counsel to Retire, Chief & Deputy Chief Legal Counsel Named MARTA Chief Legal Counsel Elizabeth M. O’Neill has announced her retirement after 22 years and will be succeeded by Peter J. Andrews from global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP on Jan. 1, 2022. MARTA Senior Director of Corporate Law Jonathan J. Hunt will […]
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Making Atlanta Safer for Migrating Birds
By Jared Teutsch, Executive Director Bird migration is one of the most amazing feats in the natural world. Each fall and spring, billions of birds take to the skies, avoiding predators, and dodging turbulent weather as they travel between breeding grounds in the north and wintering grounds in the Caribbean or Central and South America. […]
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Partnering to Address Covid-19 in Venezuela
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President More than 5 million men, women and children have fled Venezuela since 2014 because of violence, insecurity, and threats aggravated by lack of food, medicine and essential services – making it the world’s second largest refugee crisis, after Syria. The country’s healthcare, local-market, employment and food systems have […]
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ATL BeltLine: Third rail of Atlanta’s 2021 elections, the dream too big to fail
The Atlanta BeltLine may be the third rail in this year’s city politics, as well as a near mystical vision so deep in the city’s psyche that failure to fulfill could be disastrous – the very definition of “too big to fail.”
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Interactive children’s book presents HBCUs during story time
The book’s purpose is to introduce a new generation of children (and some adults) to the possibilities that Historically Black Colleges and Universities can provide. By Allison Joyner A new children’s book, “A is for Ancestors: My Black College ABCs”, uses an interactive approach to teach young children about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). […]
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Community Foundation celebrates 70th Anniversary with a gift to Atlanta: Complimentary admission to Center for Civil and Human Rights
By Frank Fernandez, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. At the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta we’re celebrating our 70th Anniversary of serving you, the metro Atlanta region. To do that, we’re inviting you to be our guests on our tab at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in […]
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Let’s Ride!
Fall has officially arrived in Downtown Atlanta, which means it’s time for cooler temperatures and the return of the Biketober – Atlanta Bike Challenge. Biketober is a fun and free competition to encourage metro Atlantans to experience the joys and benefits of riding a bike. To provide some inspiration to get pedaling, here’s a round-up of […]
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Andrew Young: ‘There’s something very special about this city’
Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young received the Council for Quality Growth’s Four Pillars Award on Oct. 14 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Upon accepting the award, Young reminded the more than 1,100 people attending the gala in person (and another 400 watching via livestream) that Atlanta is a special place.
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Mystery Woman
Long before there were major shopping malls or grand department stores and even well before modern transportation, retail entrepreneurs busied themselves learning the art of the sale. It was not as easy then as it is now for customers to get from their homes into town for a day of shopping. And the difficulty in […]
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LINK trip to Chicago to explore fixes for race and income inequities
The regional leadership delegation – LINK – will be going to Chicago at the end of October where it will focus on the issues of historic racial inequities, the wealth gap as well as transit and economic development.
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East Point resident fills local elections information gap with “East Point Votes”
Who is running for office? What is their stance on issues that matter most to me? These are a few questions that East Point resident Seth Rikard struggled to find an answer to during the 2017 election cycle. While the decisions of local elected officials impact us daily, finding information on the races and candidates […]
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‘The Velvet Underground’ – a worthwhile portrait of Lou Reed
One reason I’m somewhat neutral on the new documentary, “The Velvet Underground,” may be that I dated a guy in the early ‘70s who loved Lou Reed more than he loved me.
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Smyrna’s ULI-awarded downtown to lose traffic circle, greenspace, fountain
Smyrna is poised to go against the grain in its efforts to retool its award-winning smart growth design of the downtown district.
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All Breast Cancers Are Not Equal: Different types require unique approaches to treatment
By Guest Columnist Dr. ANITA JOHNSON, National Breast Cancer Program director, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Breast cancer is a disease most people recognize, and rightfully so. It is the second most common cancer diagnosed in American women, behind only skin cancer. That means one in eight U.S. women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. However, many people don’t understand the variations within the disease.
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Atlanta’s legislative delegation to launch fight against Buckhead cityhood
State lawmakers from Atlanta’s legislative delegation will hold an Oct. 18 press conference to “throw down the gauntlet” against Buckhead cityhood as they and other opponents play catch-up on the high-velocity separatist movement.
