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Georgia — where even the crooks are broke

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There are some obvious parallels between the case of former DeKalb County Commissioner Elaine Boyer, who resigned her office and pleaded guilty to a kickback scheme last week in federal court, and former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter, who was sentenced to federal prison along with her son a couple of years ago after pleading guilty to bribery in an FBI sting operation.

Both were respected local leaders whose reputations were based on years of service. Both were Republicans representing affluent neighborhoods. The most striking parallel between these fallen public servants is that from all appearances, both were pretty hard up.

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Give Fulton board freedom to decide for itself – just like all Georgia counties

by Teresa Johnston

By Guest Columnist JOHN EAVES, chairman of Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners since 2007.

Fayette. DeKalb. Cobb. Clayton. Gwinnett.

Each is one of Georgia’s 159 counties, and each one has been charged with making decisions on behalf of its citizens.  As such, each has a board of commissioners that have been asked by voters to provide government services ranging from public safety to libraries.

Each is responsible for managing emergency responses and gauging potential threats to public health.  Each has workers who take these tasks very seriously.

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Fighting for women’s rights in Georgia – a state where women need it most

by Teresa Johnston

By Guest Columnist STEPHANIE DAVIS, recently retired (or as she says ‘rewired and re-inspired’) executive director of Georgia Women for a Change

To everyone who wonders how a feminist can survive—and thrive—in this state, how she can continue to persist, to overreach, to maintain an optimism in the face of so much hostility to women, I have this to say. I wouldn’t be anywhere else.

In the 30 years I have lived here, I have seen a creep towards more women’s leadership and the difference it has made.

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Column: Atlanta YWCA, Georgia Women for a Change to join forces

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By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on June 20, 2014

A merger between two Atlanta nonprofits dedicated to the advancement of women and girls will create a stronger and more impactful organization in the future, according to leaders of both organizations.

The board of the YWCA of Greater Atlanta on June 17 approved joining forces with Georgia Women for a Change, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization.

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Georgia leading with its investments in nuclear and renewable energy

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By Maria Saporta

When it comes to reducing greenhouse gases to meet future federal standards, Georgia is ahead of the game.

That was the message that Carol Browner, a distinguished senior fellow at American Progress who most recently served as assistant to President Barack Obama and director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, gave Monday to the Rotary Club of Atlanta.

“In Georgia, you are well on your way with your investment in nuclear energy, and your investment in renewables,” Browner said.

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Column: New initiative will showcase Georgia’s business history

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By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on June 13, 2014

Georgia’s business history will soon be taking its place alongside the historical markers sprinkled all over the state.

The Georgia Historical Society is launching its board-approved Business History Initiative to fully recognize the contributions that the state’s significant companies have made to the evolution of the South, nationally and globally.

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A timeless tale of conquest: how the Cherokee created a civilization in good faith, then lost their place in Georgia

by Jamil Zainaldin

If the founding of Georgia began as an effort to create a civic City on a Hill, then the formation of a “new” Cherokee Nation in north Georgia was yet another one, something homegrown but also more than that. The Cherokee Nation won friends and garnered immense national respect, too.

Nevertheless, the Cherokee Nation and the state of Georgia were on a collision course. The American economy was taking off, and in the South, land for growing cotton — land the Cherokee occupied — became ever more valuable. The 1829 discovery of gold in those lands only added fuel to the fire of removal.

Under intense pressure from Georgia and other southern states that wanted Indian lands, Congress reluctantly gave in and passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The new law empowered the president to negotiate with Native American tribes for their relocation in the West.

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Top Georgia CEOs hope to stop social legislation that hurts business

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By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on April 4, 2014

At the March board meeting of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, 2014 Chairman Richard Anderson issued a call to action.

“We are going to have to step up as a business community and take a much more active role in stopping this social legislation that doesn’t help us in the global marketplace,” Anderson, the CEO of Delta Air Lines Inc., told the top- tier group of business leaders meeting behind closed doors.

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Bo Callaway and the crossroads of modern Georgia history

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If Bo Callaway had become governor in 1966, it’s quite possible the obituaries of the past weekend would have proclaimed him the most important political figure of his time in Georgia. But by losing the race in which he got the most votes, Callaway’s real impact on our state may have been far deeper than it would have been if he had occupied the governor’s office.

Twice since the Second World War — a cynic might say at least twice — the leadership of Georgia has been determined by something other than the pure will of the people. One episode — the chaotic period  following the death of Eugene Talmadge, the governor-elect, in 1947 — led directly to the other in 1966.

A court ruled the state legislature acted improperly when it elected Herman Talmadge to replace his father in 1947, so after the younger Talmadge was elected governor by the people in 1948, he passed legislation formally ratifying the legislature’s power to elect the governor if no candidate got an absolute majority in the general election — the law that would deny Callaway the governor’s office in 1966.

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Georgia’s solar industry adds jobs as PSC calls for more solar energy

by David Pendered

Georgia has climbed to 16th place in the nation in 2013 for the number of workers in the solar industry, according to a new report by The Solar Foundation.

Georgia has added some 1,800 solar jobs since 2012, bringing the total number of jobs in Georgia’s solar industry to about 2,600, the report found.

“This report shows that the solar industry is putting people to work to meet a growing percentage of our energy needs with a pollution-free energy source that has no fuel costs,” Jennette Gayer, with Environment Georgia, said in a statement announcing the report.

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Lawsuit contends stadium bonds unconstitutional, violate Georgia’s environmental policies

by David Pendered

A court challenge has been filed against Atlanta’s plan to sell $278.3 million in bonds to help fund construction of the Falcons’ $1.2 billion stadium.

The motion to intervene portrays a breakdown in legislative and administrative processes all the way from the state Capitol to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority and to Atlanta City Hall.

The motion raises legal issues involving the constitutionality of the hotel motel tax; the demolition of two churches; failure to address state-mandated environmental concerns; and failure to ask the Atlanta Regional Commission to review the project as a development of regional impact.

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A civic dream: Oglethorpe and the founding of the Georgia colony

by Jamil Zainaldin

Hidden in Georgia clay, floating in Georgia air, are stories that have the power to tell us who we are, where we’ve come, and maybe even where we’re headed. These are what I call “civic stories” — stories about building new kinds of communities.

Such stories can be thought of as dreams, as civic dreams, and even if they lack a happy ending, civic dreams can’t really die. They usually carry some message for us to decipher. When this message is revealed, civic dreams can become guides and even inspirations. They can help us take the measure of the present in our long journey of learning how to live together.

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Georgia Hispanic Chamber draws top state and city leaders to breakfast

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By Maria Saporta

The growing economic and political clout of Georgia’s Latino population was on full display Thursday morning at the legislative breakfast of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

The breakfast was kicked off with welcoming remarks from Gov. Nathan Deal, who restated his financial commitment to education — a relatively safe topic for a governor running for re-election.

Other speakers at the breakfast included Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Cassius Butts, the regional administrator for the Small Business Administration.

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The Roots of Georgia Roots Music

by Jamil Zainaldin

Georgia’s musical influence looms large, extending far beyond its borders. The examples are legendary, including Johnny Mercer, Ray Charles, Brenda Lee, James Brown, Otis Redding. What is the nature of this place that nurtures such powerful roots?

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an annual event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., used the term roots music in the early 1970s to describe “folk” or “old-time” music that combined singing with acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle and accordion.

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At Beatles v. Stones, the anchoring power of music and memory

by Ben Smith

Living in uncertain times, we’re all looking for anchors. Nostalgia is a powerful one, as is music and lending a helping hand.

Friday night, more than 800 people showed up in Midtown to hear 13 bands who tried to recreate the time of peace, love and understanding known as the 1960s through the songs of two iconic bands: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

The music of these bands is now timeless, but in its day it was revolutionary, and the gray heads in the audience may have flashbacked like I did to a time when rock first moved us and when some of us sought to move others.

Beatles vs. Stones reminded me of my own altruistic early rocker roots in Staunton, Va. I played with a hastily assembled band called Ravenscroft in my first gig in a church basement.

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Cobb County’s coliseum authority may have capacity to fund Braves stadium within its existing powers

by David Pendered

A public authority in Cobb County may have the financial capacity to help pay for the planned Atlanta Braves stadium without a vote by the public, the county Board of Commissioners or a city council.

The Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority (Cobb-Marietta) has the sole power to set the hotel tax rate, according to state law. The Braves began talks with the coliseum authority in July, according to espn.com.

The coliseum authority now operates three destinations in the Cumberland area near the site of the planned Braves ballpark – Cobb Galleria Centre, Galleria Specialty Shops, and the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

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Column: Nature Conservancy – Georgia campaign raises $26 million

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By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 25, 2013

The Nature Conservancy in Georgia not only met its $25 million fundraising goal — it surpassed it by almost $1 million — raising $25.9 million.

In 2010, the Nature Conservancy announced its $25 million capital campaign, which helped protect more than 44,000 acres of land in Georgia and help support important science and restoration across the state and beyond.

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