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College isn’t for everyone, but skilled trades offer a third path forward
The younger generation is realizing that a 4-year degree isn’t for everyone, and sitting on the sidelines isn’t the answer. A third path is gaining visibility: skilled trades.
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MARTA must do better. Bring in new leadership and stop misleading the public.
The MARTA board did the public a disservice by misleading metro Atlanta residents about the circumstances surrounding the departure of former CEO Collie Greenwood.
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Atlanta must extend Streetcar and build Beltline transit to thrive as a city
Extending the Atlanta Streetcar and building light-rail to the East Beltline are essential investments to helping the Big Peach grow sustainably and thrive.
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New American-British trade deal benefits cities from London to Atlanta
The United Kingdom's new Modern Industrial Strategy benefits U.S. states like Georgia, which is a leader in key economic sectors such as fintech.
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Being a dad isn’t hard. It’s the other stuff around you that becomes harder
'Liberal Redneck Manifesto' author and comedian Corey Ryan Forrester shares his observations about being the father of a little boy and what's hard and easy about being a dad.
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Family reunions can be a solution amid national loneliness epidemic
Family reunions are essential to preserving history, culture and memory — and connecting relatives. Keeping up the tradition takes dedication, intentionality and grit.
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Atlanta Medical Center demolition reflects U.S. health system’s problems
The U.S. prefers to sustain the commercial health insurance instead of offering Americans the right to healthcare. Some hospitals have adjusted, but others have closed.
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Trump wants to silence NPR and PBS because he despises threats to his power
As the Trump administration and Congress seek to defund public media, legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow should give Americans inspiration on how to defy authoritarianism.
Georgia Baptist Hospital’s profit-driven death is omen for U.S. health care
America has allowed for-profit hospitals and private equity to engulf health care, and we have permitted healing to take a back seat to earnings.
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As a diversity, equity and inclusion pro, I don’t do DEI. I help teams thrive.
Government has pushed back on and many companies have retreated from diversity, equity and inclusion policies, but that reaction risks losing the best and brightest employees.