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Say it ain’t so, Helen!

  Proof once again that an ill-thought and unguarded sentence, spoken in the White House Rose Garden, can end or irreparably harm even the most impressive career. Senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas, longtime correspondent with United Pres...

Penny wise, pound foolish

A property tax increase in DeKalb County is inevitable. Nothing much else can be done. It should have been done when CEO Ellis suggested it at the beginning of the budget process. Instead, we have the cries of “no tax increase” from individuals w...

Godfrey breaks barriers on way to Hall of Fame

Southwest DeKalb High School Football coach Buck Godfrey was inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony on June 10.
by Mark Brock William ‘Buck’ Godfrey’s journey to the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame was not a smooth ride, despite a DeKalb County leading 250 football coaching victories.Godfrey, the coach at Southwest DeKalb High School for 27 seasons, won the ...

Ousted ambulance company head wants county audit

A vice president at an ambulance company whose contract DeKalb County canceled this month said he wants the county to audit its 911 response services. Doug Tisdale, vice president of CARE Ambulance of Montgomery, Ala., said he believes an audit will ...

Obama not an oil expert, Katrina is not a fair comparison

Though some readers view me as less than a fan of President Barack Obama, in this case, I rise to his defense, and protest the rising volume of comparisons of this oil spill in the Gulf with the devastation brought to the region five years ago by Hur...

Honoring fathers

This time in this space allow me to honor the memory of a great father, Grady Mayfield, who transitioned June 1, from complications of diabetes. Grady is not a national luminary and perhaps is not recognized by the masses. But he was the kind of salt...

Two recreation centers on county chopping block

Mason Mill Recreation Center director Alice Bradford, white shirt, greets summer campers as they return from swimming at a nearby pool. Mason Mill is one of two DeKalb County centers that may close due to budget cuts. Photo by Freedom Murphy
Two recreation centers and a public pool are proposed to close in an effort to trim more than $1.5 million from the county’s parks and recreation budget. The county has suggested closing the Mason Mill center in Decatur and the Lucious Sanders cent...

Lithonia ‘leadership’ charter school prepares to open doors

Dr. Frankie Callaway
If you walk in through the wrong front door, it can take a few minutes to find the Leadership Preparatory Academy. It sits in the labyrinthine west wing of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, and even the charter school’s principal, Fr...

Publix to anchor development in Avondale Estates

The Peach State Federal Credit Union sits on land that is to become part of a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use development, which is expected to include a Publix grocery store and possibly other retail stores and condominiums. Photo by Robert Naddra
A mixed-use development that will be anchored by a 28,000-square-foot Publix grocery store is headed to Avondale Estates. Century Retail, a Florida-based developer, sent a letter to the city three weeks ago stating that the project was back on track....

New football coaches ready for the challenge

off berth last year for the first time in 20 seasons, but Byron McCall feels like he’s starting from scratch. A litany of challenges has confronted the Blue Devils’ new coach since his arrival a month ago from Lithia Springs High School. For star...