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Mayor Kasim Reed: Atlanta needs a therapist as it reasserts its dominance 27 Aug 2013 | 08:39 am
By Maria Saporta Just hours after qualifying for re-election, Mayor Kasim Reed delivered an upbeat talk to the Rotary Club of Atlanta saying the city was reclaiming its place as the capital of the So...
With regionalism under attack, metro Atlanta’s prosperity likely to suffer 27 Aug 2013 | 05:37 am
By Maria Saporta For the life of me, I don’t know why or when regionalism became a dirty word. As a student of cities, I have observed that urban areas that are able to create regional partnerships ...
DeKalb Sheriff Thomas Brown weighs possible run for U.S. Congress 27 Aug 2013 | 04:18 am
By Saba Long While he certainly has the physical stature of a sheriff, Thomas Brown has the demeanor of a larger-than-life politician — the kind that kisses babies and gives you a bear hug upon first...
Georgia Tech’s research, economic development wing clipped by Great Recession, credit agency suggests 27 Aug 2013 | 04:10 am
By David Pendered The harsh economy hasn’t spared a nonprofit entity created to support Georgia Tech’s efforts to promote high-tech research and economic development. An affiliate of Georgia Tech in...
Judge gives Morris Brown until Sept. 6 to present new reorganization plan 27 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
By Maria Saporta A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday afternoon gave Morris Brown College until Sept. 6 to file a new financial plan to restructure all of its debts. That plan is expected to involve...
DeKalb church helped anchor Antoinette Tuff through the pain 27 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
By Ben Smith Nine miles due east of the school where she became a worldwide hero for talking down a gunman who had fired at police, Antoinette Tuff showed up Sunday at the church where she has said ...
Jay Smith was at his desk, absorbing bad news about his father, when a boss defined his Moment 26 Aug 2013 | 10:09 pm
While Jay Smith, retired president of Cox Newspapers, Inc., was in his early twenties working as a reporter for the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, he drove 50 miles south to his hometown of Cincinnati one ...
Two Atlantans PR veterans — Bob Cohn and Norman Wolfe — built global brand while mentoring many of us 26 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
By Guest Columnist MITCH LEFF, owner of the Leff & Associates public relations agency who began his career with Cohn & Wolfe in 1988 In 1970, two ex-newspaper men – Bob Cohn and Norman Wolfe — starte...
Clues of interest rate on Falcons stadium bonds may come from another Atlanta bond sale Tuesday 26 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
By David Pendered Atlanta is scheduled to sell more than $550 million in revenue bonds Tuesday in order to refinance existing water and sewer bonds, according to bondbuyer.com. The refund itself app...
Morris Brown returns to bankruptcy court with a new $1.5 million loan 26 Aug 2013 | 11:14 am
By Maria Saporta The legal proceedings of Morris Brown College’s bankruptcy will resume Monday in the courtroom of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barbara Ellis-Monro. According to legal filings submitted to ...
