Michelle Nunn pokes fun at campaign memo leak | Political.
Republicans have used the documents to try to paint her as a consultant-driven robot, and GOP nominee David Perdue told the AJC he was ���fairly shocked��� by his rivals political approach. She said the Republican scrutiny is��.
Orchestras size resonates as big issue in Atlanta Symphony dispute
Freelance classical music critic James Paulk, who writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and classical music publications, said hes ���wrestled in my own mind��� for two years over whether if the ASOs sound has suffered from the shrinkage. ���If you.
UGA turned NFL player Benjamin Watsons moving Ferguson post goes viral
New Orleans Saints player Benjamin Watson, who played for the University of Georgia in the early 2000s, has gone viral with an emotional post regarding the situation in Ferguson. More sermon than status update, it has been ���liked��� more than 400,000.
SnowJam 2014: Atlanta at its absolute worst | Mark Bradley.
(Ben Gray/AJC). And here we Atlantans figured it was New York/New Jersey that would get snowed on and gridlocked and embarrassed on a civic level this week. Turns out we sunny Southerners arent impervious to Super Bowl. We were flummoxed by the ice storm on the Friday before our Super Bowl in January 2000.. A great article, reminiscent of Ralph McGills writing, actually. I greatly enjoyed reading and you are right - we are not good with traffic or weather.
Ten@10 (updated): Richt says maybe next year on black jerseys
Chubb scored his eighth rushing touchdown on a 4th-and-1 situation from the Auburn 9-yard line at the 8:48 mark in the second quarter to put Georgia up 14-7. He later scored his ninth rushing score on an 11-yard run in the final period. 4. This marks.
Will Braves Doumit catch, or wont he? | Atlanta Braves blog
Braves GM Frank Wren was presumably enjoying a coffee and reading the Sunday paper when this AJC writer contacted him to ask if Wren had heard about the comment by Twins infielder Brian Dozier at a weekend FanFest in Minneapolis.. January 27, 2014 | Filed in: Daily DOB. facebook twitter. Doumit, 32, is coming off a season in which he hit just.247 with a.314 OBP, although he did have 28 doubles and 14 homers in 485 at-bats over 135 games. He hit a��.
Like rest of nation, Georgia sees flat SAT scores. Anyone.
According to the AJC: SAT scores in Georgia last school year were status quo, with some exceptions such as DeKalb County where the average score declined by more than 100 points to 1228, an 8 percent drop. The College Board, which administers the SAT,. The math score increased by 0.4 points year-to-year, while the reading score decreased by 0.1 percent and the writing score decreased by 0.7 percent. Georgia sophomores taking the PSAT recorded mean��.
Julio Jones is running, ahead of schedule | Atlanta Falcons.
���Hes doing a great job with (trainers) Marty (Lauzon) and AJ (Neibel),��� Falcons coach Mike Smith told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution by phone on Wednesday. ���Hes continuing to progress.��� Whats his timetable for a full��.
If Georgia wins out, would it sway playoff committee? | Jeff.
14 Arizona. Baylor (8-1): Oklahoma State, at Texas Tech, Kansas State. Ohio State (8-1): at No. 25 Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan; Auburn (7-2): at No. 15 Georgia, Samford, at No. 5 Alabama. Mississippi (8-2): at Arkansas, No. 1 Mississippi State. UCLA (8-2): USC, Stanford.. AJC: Will Arthur Blank make move with Mike Smith (and reader poll)? ��� MyAJC: Georgia Tech takes advantage of. I am fond of reading online punjabi news. Thanks for writing such a complete.
If Georgia wins out, would it sway playoff committee?
Todd Gurleys return gives Georgia a chance to win rest of its games. (AP photo). The new college football playoff rankings are out and Georgia has climbed five spots to No. 15. This didnt figure to be a topic of conversation after the disaster in.
Tom Gage wins Spink Award for baseball writing
The late Furman Bisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution got 161 in voting announced Tuesday and Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe 134. There was one blank ballot. The margin of victory was the closest since Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News .
Have the Braves quit on Fredi G. and themselves?
One week ago, the Atlanta Braves opened a 10-game homestand against Washington and Stephen Strasburg, a team and a pitcher theyd come to own. They werent in great shape, playoff-wise, but they had a chance: They trailed Pittsburgh by four games .
Orchestras size resonates as big issue in Atlanta Symphony.
With Atlanta Symphony Orchestra management determined to halt a decade of deficit operations in 2012, its locked-out musicians grudgingly agreed to a contract in which their pay was cut by an average of 14 percent and. Freelance classical music critic James Paulk, who writes for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and classical music publications, said hes ���wrestled in my own mind��� for two years over whether if the ASOs sound has suffered from the shrinkage.
Celestine Sibley ��� a wise and beautiful writer and woman.
As a budding journalist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, I had long admired the homespun writing talents of Sibley ��� her ability to tell heartfelt tales of the ordinary man or woman, bringing them alive with extraordinary... Celestine Sibley ��� a wise and beautiful writer and woman with a warm heartSaportaReport (blog), on Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:06:55 -0800Another time, I remember riding on the elevator with Celestine, and she had just finished reading the biography��.
How a plan to keep a GOP rally off the Internet went awry.
Real Housewives of Atlanta recap (Puerto Read -Co!): season 7,.. But there are those who write and operate their cameras for free, simply because they are driven. Tisdale is one of those. She had arrived early enough to��.
Lee May, 73, taught us lessons of life ��� whether it be from.
Lee May in January magazine 1999. Lee May and I worked together at the Atlanta. As a news writer and editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Lyn May said she believes he was the first African-American editorial writer for the newspaper. Later he became the food and gardening.. Reading about Lee, who was one month younger than I am, grew up in an era of charm, grace, and an appreciation for simple pleasures. Im so blessed to have followed his articles��.
Junkyard Mail: Todd Gurley, holding calls, dangerous crowding, James Brown.
I write to tell you of the awful conditions at the student ticket gate that I experienced last night. I showed up to Gate 4A around 4:15, a full hour and a half before they opened, and was greeted to a line extending into the Reed quad. Security and.
AJCs website redesign, digital paywall frustrates some.
During that time, managements efforts have included no longer holding articles exclusively for print readers and launching MyAJC.com, the premium site thats home to much of the papers in-depth beat reporting and. As a result of the AJCs digital strategy, some staffers describe a growing disconnect between the work theyre writing for a smaller audience behind the paywall and whats published for the free site... Posted by stratozyck on 11/14/2014 at 1:05 AM.
Atlanta teachers earn more in a lifetime than many other teachers
Veteran Atlanta teachers have some of the highest lifetime earnings compared to teachers in large districts nationally. Thats according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit that advocates for policies it believes.
American Idol: Harry Connick Jr. hopes audition changes.
By RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com, originally filed January 7, 2015 American Idol is returning tonight for 14th season. A few years back,. American Idol: Harry Connick Jr. hopes audition changes will create a superstar season 14. January 8. Before we officially started, I did tell him that the regular readers of this blog (which was a stand-alone ���Idol��� blog from 2005 to 2011) were huge fans of his and had campaigned for him becoming a judge years before it happened.
9 takeaways from Tech-Georgia
Miltons hustle play helped prevent a 14-0 lead. Johnson tracked down kicker Marshall Morgan as he ran for the goal line on his fake field goal in the fourth quarter, again coming from the opposite field to knock Morgan out of bounds at the 3-yard line.
Nathan Deal signs broad gun rights expansion | Political.
Steve Holman, voice of the Hawks, named Georgia Broadcaster of the. Church takes aim at Atlanta fire chiefs dismissal �� Korver thinks, not for long, about fast-break dunk �� via myAJC. Hawks trading in Disney-esque fantasy��.
Waiting for NLRB, right-to-work Kentucky counties Stripper misclassification.
By TIMOTHY NOAH | 12/17/14 10:01 AM EDT. In all three counties, right-to-work passed a first ���reading,��� or vote, and must pass a second to become law.. Writing in Facebook, the 31-year Times veteran said he cried only once.. against the.
Michael Sam not being viewed as just player | Jeff Schultz.
Thats why Michael Sam is out of a job today ��� and for anybody who believes Sams sexuality has nothing to do with him being out of work today, keep reading. The St.. AJC: Short takes: Georgia 45, Clemson 21. ��� AJC:��.
Baseball notebook: White Sox get Jeff Samardzija, Dave Robertson
Jeff Samardzija has played for Notre Dame and the Cubs and now will get to pitch for the White Sox. Being a Chicago guy, thats one of the craziest things Ive thought about, he said Tuesday after Oakland dealt him to Chicagos South Side. Im.
Protests in support of Eric Garner swell on second night
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported when the crowd realized what was happening, it quickly calmed down. And protests in California spread from San Francisco to Oakland. Oakland resident Sophia Smith said she was protesting for her 14-year-old son.
Jim Bob Duggar: petition to cancel our show only made us stronger
LifeSiteNews readers were ���eager to come to the Duggars aid to show how much they appreciate the Duggars openness to life and love,��� LSN Editor-in-chief John-Henry Westen told the Post. ���Their message of.. While announcing Cochrans January 6.
AJCs website redesign, digital paywall frustrates some readers, staffers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has been retooling its digital strategy for much of the last two years. During that time, managements efforts have included no longer holding articles exclusively for print readers and. As a result of the AJCs.
Emory backtracks - Political Insider blog
Medical workers roll patient, Nancy Writebol into Emory University Hospital. The second American aid worker infected with Ebola arrived Aug. 5 in Atlanta. John Spink, jspink@ajc.com. Updated at 2:30 p.m.: Emory University��.
Exclusive: APS parents turn up pressure on city leaders over Beltline
But whats clear is that the Beltline is currently behind on a $6.75 million payment that was due last January, and is set to owe an additional $6.75 million next month. The parents contend the city should also pay interest and attorneys fees.
Hank Johnson compares immigration executive order to.
Rep. Hank Johnson (left) campaigning in Lithonia in April. (AJC/Hyosub Shin). WASHINGTON ��� The big news ricocheting around Capitol Hill on Thursday was an early leak of the outline of a long-awaited executive action granting legal. Cheek has said multiple times in the past he would withdraw the complaint if Lee apologized, even writing in his original ethics complaint filed in August he ���would drop the complaint if the Chairman publically apologizes for his��.
Jose Fernandez should accept the Marlins lowball offer
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez throws against the Atlanta Braves on April 22. Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT. Sports. Jose Fernandez should accept the Marlins lowball offer. By Morris Greenberg; ��� December 3, 2014.