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If the Okefenokee isn’t worth saving, what is?

Guest columnist Dink NeSmith writes Alabama miners have done their best to pave a route to Trail Ridge, the eastern lip of the Okefenokee, with dollars, a bunch of them. (Courtesy National Park Service) With a nod to William Shakespeare, the question is “To mine or not to mine?” If you are talking about the Okefenokee, I have made my opinion clear. The humongous blackwater swamp is a treasure, and nothing—absolutely nothing—should be attempted that

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Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state. Senate Bill 189 passed the House by a vote of 101 to 73 and the Senate by a vote of 33-22, sending it to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature or veto. Republicans in Georgia have repeatedly floated election changes in the wake of false claims by former

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Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

Pay raises for Georgia’s public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the deal on Thursday, passing a budget that also boosts spending on education, health care and mental health. Senators and representatives worked out their differences on House Bill 916, with it passing the House 175-1 and the Senate 54-1. The budget spends $36.1 billion in state money and

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Customers Are Freaking Out About Chick-fil-A Dropping Their ‘No Antibiotic’ Pledge: But What Does it Actually Mean?

Chick-fil-A fans went into a tizzy after the fast food chain announced they’d be stepping back from their “No Antibiotics Ever” pledge. In a statement on their website on March 21, the fast food brand wrote, “To maintain supply of the high-quality chicken you expect from us, Chick-fil-A will shift from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in the Spring of 2024.” “NAE means no antibiotics of any

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Fannie Lou Hamer is celebrated as a prophet and freedom rights warrior

Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” in honor of Women’s History Month, spotlighted the work of voting and women’s rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Ms. Hamer served as the vice chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and testified at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. The speech, broadcast live, brought attention to the unjust conditions faced by Black people in the South. First, show host Rose Scott talked with Professor Pearl Dowe, the vice provost for

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Celebrating Susan Shows’ and Lee Herron’s service to GRA

Friends and family of the Georgia Research Alliance marked the retirement of two key leaders – Susan Shows and Lee Herron – March 27 at an evening reception at Oceanaire in Midtown. The post Celebrating Susan Shows’ and Lee Herron’s service to GRA appeared first on SaportaReport. SaportaReport Read More