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Memorial Service Scheduled for UGA Professor Mary Anne O’Neal
David Ingle
July 12, 2023
Convict Labor in Georgia Was Slavery in All but Name
John Cole Vodicka
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The Rise and Fall of Rural Georgia’s Per Capita Income
Charles Hayslett
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John Cole Vodicka
March 1, 2023
The Poorer Rural Georgians Get, the More Voters Reward Republicans
Charles Hayslett
March 1, 2023
No, the United States Wasn’t Founded as a Christian Nation
Leon Galis
February 22, 2023
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Charles Hayslett
December 14, 2022
Lessons for Rural Georgia From the Gubernatorial Election
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November 16, 2022
Civilian Police Oversight Board Needs Public Involvement
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November 16, 2022
Kemp’s Opposition to Expanding Medicaid Is Killing Hospitals and People
John Barrow
November 2, 2022
State Superintendent Candidate Alisha Thomas Searcy Defends Her Record
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October 26, 2022
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October 19, 2022
Democratic Superintendent Candidate Alisha Searcy Wants to Undermine Public Schools
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September 14, 2022
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John Cole Vodicka
August 31, 2022
Gannett Layoffs Include Three Athens Banner-Herald Newsroom Staffers
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August 16, 2022
Will the 2022 Governor’s Race Give Us a Debate on Rural Georgia?
Charles Hayslett
June 8, 2022
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