Two weeks ago, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury released results of their collaborative Financial Capability Challenge, which was given to students in all 50 states, plus the District […]
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Freedom from chili dogs and toxic turf
Have you ever tried to persuade a vegan to eat a hamburger? Hold a juicy ground beef patty up to his mouth, say “It’s good for you; your body needs […]
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Boy, oh, boycott
Organizations opposing House Bill 87, Georgia’s pending immigration reform bill, are planning a comprehensive boycott of tourism and in-state businesses if the bill is signed into law by Governor Deal. […]
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Raising the Green Flag
It’s perhaps ironic that a private school in Savannah known for its upper-crust, conservative and somewhat exclusive demeanor would also be the most environmentally progressive school in the area. Or […]
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Earth Day 2011
Pics from the Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park, April 23, 2011. [slideshow-1]
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Waste management
The Georgia General Assembly’s legislative session for 2011 came to a close on Friday, wrapping up a year when politicians who were elected on platforms of job creation managed to […]
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Earth Day is here
A lot has changed since the first Earth Day, which was inaugurated on April 22, 1971. From hybrid cars to curbside recycling, the push to conserve natural resources has become […]
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The unrest has only just begun
Congressman Paul Ryan and President Barack Obama need to learn a lesson from history: Any government that cannibalizes its children, its elderly, its working poor and middle class to support […]
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Drug abuse
Capital punishment in Georgia is facing a serious problem — not necessarily on moral grounds, but on practical ones. The state no longer has access to the drugs it needs […]
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Nuclear options
While questions remain about the unfolding disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi reactor facility, the result of a massive earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago, the one certainty seems to be […]
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Abolish EPA, NRC to really protect the public
Last week, The New York Times revealed that as long ago as 1972 the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (precursor to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) knew of fatal design defects in […]
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Bills are piling up
There are more than 1,600 bills and resolutions circulating at the state capitol during this year’s legislative session. The future of HOPE funding and immigration reform have been the center […]