Sitting in the second of the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Foster Care & Adoption meetings was different this time. Both my husband and our…
I was saddened to read of the passing of former AJC Editor Jim Wooten on Oct. 29 at the age of 78. Jim was the…
I have referred to living in Atlanta as a trauma experience in previous posts. I’d like to offer some insight and context to more fully…
For the past few years, I’ve written about the failings of the City of Atlanta. There are many. But I would be remiss to point…
You get RICO! You get RICO! EVERYONE GETS RICO!!! People outside of Georgia must think living here is wild- and it is! I mean, if…
Earlier this week I attended a meeting at the Abernathy Center, the previous location of West Hunter Street Baptist Church, and the place where its…
Affordable Housing has become a recent buzzword in Georgia. It’s sort of a catch-all phrase, I’m afraid, for a wide range of real estate dealings…
I’ve taken an unexpected respite from writing for a minute as life has come at me fast in the last few weeks. First, I traveled…
There’s been much discussion of the Cop City petition, arrests, and whatnot around Atlanta. I’d like to talk today about the broader impact of the…
I’ve been really curious about Mayor Dickens recent interest in welcoming leaders from Pakistan, the country of Georgia, and Ethiopian leaders to Atlanta and Mayor…