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Talk Back: Who decides what is true in the age of AI?
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (374+ words) This week's headlines about artificial intelligence are frightening. A young researcher, Jacob Coxon, resigned from Anthropic, one of the world's leading AI companies, warning that the race toward increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could eventually escape human control. Appen Media welcomes…...
Opinion: Celebrating 20 years of writing Past Tense
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (510+ words) In the early 2000s, I enjoyed reading the Past Tense columns of Jim Perkins in the Dunwoody Crier newspaper. He authored the column from 1994 until 2006. His articles about the Hightower Trail, Roswell Railroad and history of local road names made me…...
Get Outside Georgia: Look for me. Can you see me now?
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (819+ words) OK, I admit it. It's too hot to go outside. Should I change the name of this thing to "Get Inside, Georgia, and Enjoy the Air Conditioning"? I'm tempted. How hot is it? I think of that scene from "Good…...
Students petition to remove Flock cameras at Alpharetta High
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (622+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Students at Alpharetta High School are petitioning to have Flock Safety cameras removed from campus, saying the cameras infringe on their privacy. Flock cameras are installed outside every entrance to the school, capturing footage of each car that…...
Forsyth OKs nonprofit’s move into old Freedom Mill
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (285+ words) A map shows the Spot Road location Bennett’s Bridge will occupy after Forsyth County commissioners approved zoning amendments for the move. This story has been corrected to show that the organization moving into the former Freedom Mill location is Bennett’s…...
Roswell’s tax increase is a sign of responsible leadership
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (681+ words) Tax increases are never popular. They shouldn’t be. Roswell residents have every right to question a proposed 2.5-mill increase, ask how the additional revenue will be spent and demand that city leaders demonstrate they are making responsible financial decisions. But…...
988 Lifeline is Georgia’s front door to mental health support
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (720+ words) Three digits can help save a life — 988. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Georgia, more than 1.4 million adults in our state have a mental health condition. When thoughts of suicide arise, a panic attack sets in or a…...
'Housing Forward 2035' plan tackles Atlanta metro housing affordability crisis
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Atlanta Regional Commission is sharing its long-term housing plan to address the growing regional affordability crisis. Housing Forward 2035 sets goals for all 11 member counties of the Atlanta Regional Commission. The three focus areas are:…...
Beltline gives recommendations for $3.5 billion light rail plan
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (388+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Atlanta Beltline hosted a public meeting on Sept. 3 to present recommendations for a $3.5 billion light rail system around the 22-mile loop. Funded by the Federal Transit Administration, the three-and-a-half-year study consolidates years of prior…...
City of Atlanta will mark Microsoft land donation with community event on Sept. 12
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (146+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUD) will host a community celebration on Saturday, Sept.12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Microsoft’s donated parcel at Quarry Yards in Atlanta’s Grove Park neighborhood. The celebration will…...