AJC Opinions

08/15/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it was closing 20 parks in Georgia amid President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze and elimination of government jobs. People who own homes on Lake Lanier continued to have access but not Georgians more generally.

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08/08/2025

In June, 18,000 students, educators, and industry leaders converged in Atlanta for the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, the largest career and technical education, or CTE, student event in the country.

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08/07/2025

OPINION: It's difficult to see how stopping the broadcasting of public comments makes the board more efficient. It just means the board can ignore the speakers since no one hears them.
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08/07/2025

When DOGE self-destructed, the debt neutral calculus no longer made sense to trade spending cuts for tax cuts. But the genie was already out of the bottle on the wide-sprawling tax cuts, so once again, the next generation will finance another multi-trillion-dollar loan so their parents can get a tax break.

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08/06/2025

OPINION: My journey to becoming a Democrat started well before Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. There’s no date on a calendar or line in the sand that points to the exact moment in time my political heart changed, but it has.

My decision was centered around my daily struggle to love my neighbor, as a Republican.

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08/05/2025

The Midtown Atlanta skyline is shown as automobiles travel along the Downtown Connector. Longtime residents and people on working-class salaries cannot keep up with the cost of living in the Big Peach.

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08/05/2025

OPINION: Can Republicans really beat Jon Ossoff? Ben Burnett, a business owner and former member of the Alpharetta City Council, shares his thoughts. ⬇️

Republicans must back a U.S. Senate candidate against incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff who has the support of Brian Kemp, Donald Trump and a healthy portion of metro Atlanta.

08/04/2025

The Trump administration is pulling back from decades of support for global health initiatives. Former federal health officials Dr. Barbara J. Marston and Dr. Kevin M. De C**k say those moves are shortsighted and dangerous.

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08/03/2025

Since 2015, Trump has shifted the GOP from a party of consultants and corporate boardrooms to a movement fueled by small-town families, military veterans, faith leaders and blue-collar workers.

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08/02/2025

Adriana Smith, a brain-dead Atlanta woman was kept alive until she gave birth. She is not the first Georgia women harmed by regressive rules on reproductive rights.

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08/01/2025

Colorectal cancer screening and early detection can save lives. If caught in its early stages, localized colorectal cancer has an impressive 91% five-year survival rate. Earlier screenings could have meant more trips and time with Kris — so now I want to help as many people as I can avoid the tragedy we went through.

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07/31/2025

As children head back to school, parents should ask their children what anxieties they might have about school. Parents should listen to seek to understand first rather than jumping straight to possible solutions.

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