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College protesters want Israeli divestment. That’s very hard to do
From Columbia University in New York, to the University of Southern California and now on Georgia campuses, pro-Palestinian demonstrators have called on their colleges to divest from and cut ties with Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
When are the 2024 college graduation ceremonies in Georgia?
It is graduation season, and colleges across metro Atlanta and Georgia are preparing for spring commencement ceremonies. When is graduation for your college or university? Here is a selected list for 2024, with links for more details about each:
For Braves fans caught in cable dispute, can’t blackout be lifted? Sorry, but no
The carriage dispute between Bally Sports and Comcast means Atlanta Braves fans will be unable to watch homes games on Comcast until a settlement is reached – and no, MLB will not intervene.
‘It eats at you.’ Inside the hunt for clues in decade-cold Dermond killings
The gruesome, mystifying nature of the killings of Shirley and Russell Dermond, 10 years ago at Lake Oconee, Georgia, continues to confound. It has generated broad public interest, but not a suspect. The sheriff, Howard R. Sills, knows that clues to the identity of a perpetrator in this 2014 cold case might lie buried in the case files and materials in his office. He can’t shake a gnawing guilt that he’s missed something.
A rare Georgia Supreme Court race could hinge on abortion rights
Over nearly two centuries, almost all the sitting Georgia Supreme Court justices who have sought another term have won their elections. Former Congressman John Barrow might have the best chance in generations to upend that tradition in the May 21 Georgia election.
Roswell residents urge city not to demolish historic building
The city of Roswell, Georgia wants to improve parking in the downtown district and is acquiring properties to make way for a parking deck and walkways. City Council is seeking to acquire two properties on Alpharetta Street owned by Roswell Masonic Lodge via eminent domain for $3.4 million. The structure was originally Roswell Methodist Church and was built in 1859.
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