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DeKalb legislators, experts weigh in on Supreme Court’s health care decision

The United States Supreme Court voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act June 28, a decision that DeKalb legislators and experts said will serve as a milestone for many Americans. “After decades of choosing between buying medications and putting foo...

Educators stress importance of quality early care

As more research emerges about how rapidly a child’s brain develops at an early age, some educators say a shift is taking place that is causing parents to look at early care centers as more than just a “baby-sitting” service. Paige Kubik, vice ...

Group seeks, picks, donates neglected produce

Volunteer fruit pickers make their way to a patch of blackberries on an abandoned farm near Arabia Mountain in Lithonia. Concrete Jungle is a volunteer-run, Atlanta-based organization that helps distribute unused food growing in the metro area to the needy. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
In a field adjacent to an abandoned farmhouse near Lithonia’s Arabia Mountain, sits a bounty of ripe blackberries waiting to be picked. From the road, one might have never noticed that the islands of bushes dotting the field are large patches of bl...

DeKalb School Board raises taxes, cuts hundreds of jobs

The DeKalb County School Board voted June 21 on a budget that will raise taxes and cut more than 400 jobs to close an anticipated budget shortfall of $85 million. The school board approved approximately $93 million in cuts that include central office...

Seniors, law enforcement come together for Scam Jam

Luther J. Walker, a member of the line dancing group The Beulah Boys, said he has heard plenty of stories about people his age falling victim to scams. “We seem to be very easily led and we assume most people are honest and that’s not the case al...

Miller Grove student chosen for international experience

“My mom didn’t believe it at first—I was getting to go to South America and it was all paid for,” said Angelica Miller, one of four Atlanta area high school students who represented the United States at the 14th annual International Forum of ...

Decatur schools budget remains stable

Unlike other school systems in the metro area that have been hit hard by falling county tax digests, officials said City Schools of Decatur (CSD) is projected to have a surplus and a well-balanced budget in 2013. Officials in the DeKalb County School...

Residents, students rally behind Fernbank Science Center

Residents, students and community members came out to show their support for the Fernbank Science Center at a rally June 18. The DeKalb County School District has recently proposed drastic cuts to the center’s $4.7 million budget. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Thomas Dolby’s 1982 hit She Blinded Me with Science, played over a sound system as people concerned about the fate of the Fernbank Science Center congregated on an adjacent sidewalk June 18. In what has been a long and contentious budgeting process...

GPC lays off hundreds to battle deficit

Georgia Perimeter College is facing a growing budget deficit and to relieve some of that burden, that more than 250 employees were be laid off, Interim President Rob Watts announced June 18. In a message sent to staff, Watts said he deeply regretsted...

Emory University professor named next U.S. poet laureate

The Library of Congress recently announced the appointment of Emory University English professor Natasha Trethewey as the next poet laureate of the United States. Trethewey, who will be the 19th poet laureate, succeeds poet Philip Levine and will ope...