Good morning! The Decatur Female Seminary opened on September 24, 1889. You might be more familiar with it as Agnes Scott College. The situation in Puerto Rico is devastating, and losses include nearly all of their agricultural crop. Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, the FEMA distribution center in Atlanta has been operating for 17

I’ve been telling people for months now who have been watching the mayor’s race in Atlanta not to sleep with Peter Aman at the door. I know Peter, and I’ve been as impressed with him as I have with anyone involved in public service in Atlanta. While serving last year as chairman of Partners for

This morning, the Economic Innovation Group released its second Distressed Communities Index. Distressed areas are characterized by a variety of factors, including high levels of poverty and joblessness, low levels of educational attainment, and little-to-no economic growth. The years included in the 2017 index are 2011 to 2015. One thing we can see quite clearly on

Target has announced that it is raising its minimum wage to $11, with a promise to increase it to $15 by 2020. Wal-Mart has set its minimum wage at $10. Both of these are almost double Georgia’s minimum wage is $5.15, which is superceded by the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Is it

This week’s Courier Herald column: There is very little that can serve as fodder for today’s outrage machine than an error, a lapse in judgement, or a poor decision made by a classroom teacher. It is the nightmare scenario for not only most teachers, but principals and other high-level bureaucrats within the education system. The

UPDATE: Barrow has filed paperwork declaring his candidacy for Secretary of State. Tweet below. Website and twitter account have been added. Former Congressman John Barrow said he wants to be the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State in 2018. (In case you’ve forgotten he was the last white Democrat to represent Dixie in Congress). Barrow

Happy Monday, everyone! State A man on death row requested three spicy chicken breasts, roast beef sandwich with sauce, fish sandwich, tater logs, onion rings, apple pie and a vanilla milkshake for his last meal. Georgia is a magnet for international business. Dozens of sea turtles return to the coast after Irma. The ultimate Atlanta road

In Powder Springs, Lust is triumphant. Longtime readers may recall that in December 2015, Wisdom conquered Lust. I’m referring, of course, to the runoff election in which Patricia Wisdom defeated Henry Lust in the race for an at-large council seat by a whisper of a margin. Last month, business owner Lust qualified to run for

CL’s Best of ATL 2017 is out. Marta is taking over the streetcars. Georgia girl (and proud UGA alum) Mary Katherine Ham is hanging tough. The perpetual campaign. Truth. Oh, look. Another hack. The end of the world has been delayed for 20 years. But you can count on it. Wink wink nod nod. At

Attorney General Chris Carr lent his office’s support to a multistate amicus brief opposing sanctuary cities. In a statement, Carr explained his support for the brief saying: “we believe sanctuary jurisdictions — cities and localities that prohibit or otherwise obstruct cooperation between federal and local officials on immigration enforcement — defy the rule of law