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ATL: 🗣️ Talk turkey, not politics</h1></div><div class="subheadline-content"><span>Plus: BioLab, Lake Lanier and United’s playoff run</span></div></div></div></div><div class="c-articleMetaContainer b-contentMaxWidth b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 isSingleColumnArticle"><div class="c-articleMeta"><div class="c-articleBadge"></div><div class="c-articleMetadata"><div class="b-flexRow article-byline b-margin-bottom-d7-m7"><div class="byline "><span>By <a href="/staff/tyler-estep/" rel="author">Tyler Estep</a></span></div></div><span class="article-timestamp">Nov 25, 2024</span></div></div><div class="share-bar"><a class="fb-icon" href="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://ajc.com/news/am-atl-talk-turkey-not-politics/IL4FAH6ZZVFTXEICMEHGZYZJP4/" target="__blank"><svg width="38" height="38" viewBox="0 0 38 38" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle cx="19.479" cy="18.765" r="17.871" stroke-width="1.258"></circle><path d="M23.962 10.257v2.74h-1.63c-.595 0-.996.124-1.203.373-.208.249-.312.622-.312 1.12v1.962h3.04l-.404 3.071h-2.636v7.876h-3.175v-7.876h-2.646v-3.071h2.646v-2.263c0-1.286.36-2.284 1.08-2.993.719-.71 1.677-1.064 2.874-1.064 1.017 0 1.805.042 2.366.125z" fill="#1877F2"></path></svg></a><a class="twitter-icon" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://ajc.com/news/am-atl-talk-turkey-not-politics/IL4FAH6ZZVFTXEICMEHGZYZJP4/&text=A.M.%20ATL%3A%20%F0%9F%97%A3%EF%B8%8F%20Talk%20turkey%2C%20not%20politics" target="__blank"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="38" height="38" viewBox="0 0 38 38" fill="none"><circle cx="18.5" cy="18.5" r="17.871" stroke="#CDCDCD" stroke-width="1.258"></circle><path d="M23.387 11.32h2.608L20.3 17.672 27 26.32h-5.246l-4.108-5.244-4.702 5.244h-2.608l6.091-6.796L10 11.319h5.38l3.713 4.793 4.294-4.793zm-.913 13.477h1.445l-9.326-12.035h-1.549l9.43 12.035z" fill="#222"></path></svg></a><a class="copy-icon" href="#" data-target="" tabindex="0" title="Click here to copy the link for this update to your clipboard."><svg width="38" height="38" viewBox="0 0 38 38" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle cx="19.479" cy="18.765" r="17.871" stroke-width="1.258"></circle><path d="M19.78 23.28a.99.99 0 0 1 0 1.401l-.49.49a4.947 4.947 0 0 1-6.995-6.996l1.987-1.987a4.945 4.945 0 0 1 6.786-.204.99.99 0 0 1 .082 1.4.99.99 0 0 1-1.4.083 2.967 2.967 0 0 0-4.07.121l-1.986 1.985a2.967 2.967 0 0 0 4.197 4.197l.49-.49a.992.992 0 0 1 1.399 0zm6.105-11.703a4.953 4.953 0 0 0-6.995 0l-.49.49a.99.99 0 1 0 1.401 1.4l.49-.49a2.968 2.968 0 1 1 4.197 4.198L22.5 19.163a2.967 2.967 0 0 1-4.07.117.994.994 0 0 0-1.318 1.484 4.945 4.945 0 0 0 6.783-.2l1.988-1.987a4.952 4.952 0 0 0 .003-6.999v-.001z" fill="#212126"></path></svg></a></div></div></header><article class="c-articleContent "><div class="c-articleBodyContainer isSingleColumnArticle "><span data-pagezone="article-body"><div class="c-section b-sectionHome-padding full-width b-clear-both b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 "><div class="c-contentElements" data-start-index="0"><p class="story-text " data-index="1">Morning, y’all! Expect highs back around 70 degrees today.</p><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li>Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/labor-commissioner-bruce-thompson-succumbs-to-pancreatic-cancer/XBAGJ36DTFBCDIQTIARXDAZJEU/" target="_blank">died Sunday</a>, about nine months after publicly announcing his pancreatic cancer diagnosis.</li></ul></div><div class="MP02 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="RP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="5">We also have fresh details from<a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/biolab-fire-new-details-released-amid-federal-investigation/H7G7NMZ5MBEXHO3DYDWULVXOM4/" target="_blank"> an investigation into the BioLab fire</a> and a look at a podcast diving into <a href="https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/podcast-tells-the-true-story-behind-cursed-lake-lanier-myth/6P6TIOBTEJH35ALDBOPAQTM74I/" target="_blank">the depths of Lake Lanier’s history</a>, plus the latest on <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/upsets-put-georgia-bulldogs-back-in-sec-championship-game/NHWB3JIDMNF3VGLLZIH45GZMKM/" target="_blank">UGA football</a> and Atlanta United’s miracle playoff run <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united/atlanta-uniteds-season-ends-with-loss-to-orlando-in-mls-playoffs/4BH3JOEPQVAGFNPHDQR7CNNKGQ/" target="_blank">coming to an end</a>.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="6">But first, a guide to civil conversations.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="7">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="8"><b>DON’T MAKE IT PERSONAL</b></p><p class="story-subscription__placeholder subscription-promo b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"></p><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-landscape" data-index="10"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/6OES5MM23JCRTD4PH5DOYYTPCQ.jpg?auth=eda4acecbd5bbceea0ee3b26820d81b8b1bc9182d0e5d39c3aa487d336e9931b&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/6OES5MM23JCRTD4PH5DOYYTPCQ.jpg?auth=eda4acecbd5bbceea0ee3b26820d81b8b1bc9182d0e5d39c3aa487d336e9931b&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/6OES5MM23JCRTD4PH5DOYYTPCQ.jpg?auth=eda4acecbd5bbceea0ee3b26820d81b8b1bc9182d0e5d39c3aa487d336e9931b&width=600&smart=true" alt="Season 2, episode 6 of FX's "The Bear" depicts a chaotic, heated holiday dinner." fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy of FX</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Courtesy of FX</p></div><div class="story-nativo_placeholder--moap b-clear-both "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="12">It’s Thanksgiving week 2024.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="13">We’re fresh off a presidential election that made many people happy — and many others angry, sad or fearful. When you sit down to break bread with your extended family, chances are you’ll probably find a mix of both surrounding you.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="14"><b>So how do you approach politics in a setting like that?</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="15">First of all, maybe just don’t! Stick to football, or macaroni and cheese, or cousin Brian’s failure to land a steady girlfriend.</p><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li>But if you do find yourself wandering down an ill-advised path, “Politically Georgia” producer extraordinaire Natalie Mendenhall <b>got some tips from Drew Westen,</b> professor emeritus at Emory University and a licensed psychologist.</li></ul></div><div class="MP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="RP09 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="19"><a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/should-you-talk-politics-with-family-this-holiday-psychologist-says-maybe-not/3D73GRTB2BBVZKDGUDBETANVT4/" target="_blank">It’s worth reading their whole conversation</a>. But I’ve included some key pieces for setting the table (and clearing the air) here.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="20"><b>How can we prep for talking politics with family members who disagree with us politically?</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="21"><i>The best rule on holidays in an election like this, where the country is so polarized, is to stay clear of politics if you have really divergent opinions around the table. And whatever the holiday, to have a prayer at the beginning. To be thankful for family and for close friends, if they’re there. And regardless of their different opinions, we all share most of the same values at (our) core. We’re thankful for that.</i></p><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/the-cost-of-your-thanksgiving-meal-might-be-a-bit-cheaper-this-year/VSZTO4QRQFCPDIVEQYGFMSCTWM/" target="_blank">The cost of your Thanksgiving meal might be a bit cheaper this year</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/advice-on-how-to-survive-thanksgiving-when-you-or-your-guests-are-on-ozempic/LF6OEDXUSFENNHF5MPBYSMQWN4/" target="_blank">Pass the gravy? How to navigate Thanksgiving on Ozempic</a></li></ul></div><p class="story-text " data-index="23"><b>What if the conversation gets heated, how can we de-escalate?</b></p><div class="PX01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="25"><i>Have a safe word. You could do this at the beginning of dinner. All of you agree that if a political discussion gets heated, someone says a word or a phrase, something — it could be “George Washington” — and then everyone knows to stop the political conversation.</i></p><p class="story-text " data-index="26"><b>What if you’re the one that ended up making politics personal, how do you apologize?</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="27"><i>Your point about apologizing is actually really important. I mean, to maintain relationships, there are really two phrases you really have to be able to say genuinely — that is, thank you and I’m really sorry.</i></p><p class="story-text " data-index="28"><i>You know, and if you can’t say those two things, you’re not going to be able to maintain relationships. Be able to say to someone, “You know what? I’m really sorry. I crossed the line with that comment and I didn’t mean to make this personal about you, but it’s so personal to me.”</i></p><p class="story-text " data-index="29"><i><b>Not signed up yet? 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And keep scrolling for more news.</b></i></p><div class="HP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="31">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="32"><b>THE WEEK AHEAD</b></p><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-landscape" data-index="33"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/D3IG4UD726GKVTELUKHSU2MF5I.jpg?auth=384203d940be4f11d0a79beeeb3a3531e1c20e77a92c9f871586d41406332857&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/D3IG4UD726GKVTELUKHSU2MF5I.jpg?auth=384203d940be4f11d0a79beeeb3a3531e1c20e77a92c9f871586d41406332857&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/D3IG4UD726GKVTELUKHSU2MF5I.jpg?auth=384203d940be4f11d0a79beeeb3a3531e1c20e77a92c9f871586d41406332857&width=600&smart=true" alt="Atlanta voters cast ballots at their Election Day polling place, the Don And Mary Ellen Harp Student Center." fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: John Spink/AJC</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: John Spink/AJC</p></div><p class="story-text " data-index="34">✅ <b>Today: </b>Early voting in Dec. 3 runoffs continues. <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-runoffs-2024-whos-on-the-ballot-for-metro-atlanta-races-dec-3/6ZWV4KKJYJA7LN2V3MA5UWUCUM/" target="_blank">A total of 16 local positions</a> are up for grabs, including spots on the Atlanta City Council and DeKalb County commission.</p><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li>The Hawks <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/hawks-to-pay-tribute-to-dikembe-mutombo-on-monday/MKROW244DFHPDPAL6FLQHUZHAA/" target="_blank">pay tribute to the late Dikembe Mutombo</a> during their game against the Mavericks (7:30 p.m. on FanDuel Sports Southeast).</li></ul></div><div class="HP04 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="37">⚖️ <b>Tuesday: </b>President-elect Donald Trump <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/judge-delays-trump-hush-money-sentencing-in-order-to-decide-where-case-should-go-now/FHHI36J5JFDCDOWX2DVNQEAGXI/" target="_blank">won’t be sentenced</a> in his New York hush money case, as scheduled. The sentencing is postponed indefinitely.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="38">💲 <b>Wednesday: </b>The next Personal Consumption Expenditures Price index report (the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation) <a href="https://www.bea.gov/data/personal-consumption-expenditures-price-index" target="_blank">is released</a>.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="39">🦃 <b>Thursday: </b>Gobble gobble, baby.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="40">🏈 <b>Friday: </b>A one-day-earlier-than-usual edition of Clean Old-Fashioned Hate, the gridiron matchup <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/full-circle-for-aaron-philo-as-freshman-qb-leads-georgia-tech-into-athens-on-friday/CPKXUEOG6NHXLGWPNNKJK2SZ5Y/" target="_blank">between Georgia and Georgia Tech</a>, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. from Athens. Watch on ABC.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="41">***</p><div class="HP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="43"><b>MORE DETAILS EMERGE</b></p><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-landscape" data-index="44"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/H5FXKL37UUSPM4QC2H4CQM7LB4.JPG?auth=4d3ec02062ec8a3c4a4818dcd386105472613c5c81600b39cbcda9cadf86eeb1&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/H5FXKL37UUSPM4QC2H4CQM7LB4.JPG?auth=4d3ec02062ec8a3c4a4818dcd386105472613c5c81600b39cbcda9cadf86eeb1&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/H5FXKL37UUSPM4QC2H4CQM7LB4.JPG?auth=4d3ec02062ec8a3c4a4818dcd386105472613c5c81600b39cbcda9cadf86eeb1&width=600&smart=true" alt="Smoke billows from the BioLab facility in Conyers on Sept. 29." fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Ben Gray for the AJC</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Ben Gray for the AJC</p></div><p class="story-text " data-index="45">The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/biolab-fire-new-details-released-amid-federal-investigation/H7G7NMZ5MBEXHO3DYDWULVXOM4/" target="_blank">released new info</a> from<b> its investigation into the havoc-wreaking September fire at BioLab’s facility</b> in Conyers.</p><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li>Of note: An employee heard a “popping sound” around 5 a.m. and alerted their only colleague on site. They tried to isolate the reacting chemicals but failed.</li></ul></div><p class="story-text " data-index="47">***</p><div class="HP04 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="49"><b>CRIME WATCH</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="50">» Atlanta police say off-duty officers <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/quick-arrest-made-in-deadly-sunday-shooting-in-midtown-police-say/76N3BDFBAJDRNISJJ26DJATQMY/" target="_blank">made a quick arrest</a> in a fatal shooting on Crescent Street in Midtown.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="51">» Few details, but Marietta police say they <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/newborn-infant-found-dead-in-marietta-residence-police-say/FHHS5TTCXJHEBKTHMDPJWP34GY/" target="_blank">found a dead newborn</a> at a local residence after responding to a call.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="52">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="53"><b>BLACK NOVEMBER</b></p><div class="HP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-landscape" data-index="55"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4G6O5Y7O64MMY7KEQSIOEAHBBU.jpg?auth=dabcd834752d2727abcdca46ee51a98b35656a52fcbf5ff1591e5038e780e9ee&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4G6O5Y7O64MMY7KEQSIOEAHBBU.jpg?auth=dabcd834752d2727abcdca46ee51a98b35656a52fcbf5ff1591e5038e780e9ee&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4G6O5Y7O64MMY7KEQSIOEAHBBU.jpg?auth=dabcd834752d2727abcdca46ee51a98b35656a52fcbf5ff1591e5038e780e9ee&width=600&smart=true" alt="This 2022 file photo shows Black Friday shoppers at the Bass Pro Shops at Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville." fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC</p></div><p class="story-text " data-index="56">Confining holiday sales to Black Friday and beyond<b> </b>ended a while ago. But things <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/black-friday-deals-seem-to-have-come-earlier-this-year/UFWMOU3HVRG55NRKPEBZ7JX2GI/" target="_blank">ratcheted up even earlier this year</a>, <b>thanks in part to the economy, the election and the calendar</b>.</p><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li>Thanksgiving’s about a week later than usual, which encourages retailers and shoppers alike to “start Black Friday, or Black November, a little bit earlier,” one expert told the AJC.</li></ul></div><p class="story-text " data-index="58">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="59"><b>CURSED FACTS</b></p><div class="HP04 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="61">Need some travel listening? The Atlanta History Center and WABE teamed up to <a href="https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/podcast-tells-the-true-story-behind-cursed-lake-lanier-myth/6P6TIOBTEJH35ALDBOPAQTM74I/" target="_blank">make this cool new podcast</a> exploring the fact and fiction behind Lake Lanier, its “curse” and its history.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="62">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="63"><b>A HECKUVA RUN</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="65">Atlanta United’s surprise run into and through the MLS Playoffs ended Sunday, with <b>a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Orlando City</b>. The Five Stripes <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united/atlanta-uniteds-season-ends-with-loss-to-orlando-in-mls-playoffs/4BH3JOEPQVAGFNPHDQR7CNNKGQ/" target="_blank">couldn’t overcome a pair of key injuries</a>.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="66">“I don’t know why the games go chaotic all the time, but it just seemed like they do,” said interim manager Rob Valentino, who’s <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/upsets-put-georgia-bulldogs-back-in-sec-championship-game/NHWB3JIDMNF3VGLLZIH45GZMKM/" target="_blank">hoping for the full-time gig</a>.</p><div class="HP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="list b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><ul><li><a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/ken-sugiura/after-another-chaotic-weekend-in-sec-a-hope-that-more-is-in-store/EFQUFFZQRJDRXDGPWFQPLYM3J4/" target="_blank">A little chaos</a>, meanwhile, helped Georgia football <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/upsets-put-georgia-bulldogs-back-in-sec-championship-game/NHWB3JIDMNF3VGLLZIH45GZMKM/" target="_blank">land a spot in the SEC Championship Game</a> in Atlanta. The Bulldogs will play the winner of this weekend’s Texas-Texas A&M game.</li><li>Rico Carty, who starred in the Braves outfield from 1963-1972, <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/former-braves-star-rico-carty-dies-at-age-85/LH6U5XATDZBBBJG7BACWALANGU/" target="_blank">died at age 85</a>.</li></ul></div><p class="story-text " data-index="69">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="70"><b>IN CASE YOU MISSED IT</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="71">» <a href="https://www.ajc.com/partner/georgia-dismissed-all-members-of-maternal-mortality-committee-after-details-of-2-deaths-became-public/3PO7J6YIUVCUPFOBJ5SAMEKMPE/" target="_blank">They were tasked to investigate deaths of pregnant women. Georgia dismissed them all</a></p><p class="story-text " data-index="72">» <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-democrats-map-out-post-election-strategy-after-trumps-win/RT4RV3UOHFATTNDE2VMGTLGHJQ/" target="_blank">Georgia Democrats map out postelection strategy after Trump’s win</a></p><div class="HP04 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="74">» <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/jose-ibarra-came-to-athens-for-work-now-he-and-brothers-all-in-custody/Y7LUDZLHNBHC5DKAPHHBIAINZA/" target="_blank">Jose Ibarra came to Athens for work. Now, he and brothers all in custody</a></p><p class="story-text " data-index="75">» <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/blanket-ban-on-renters-with-criminal-histories-sparks-federal-lawsuits/JAELR7LL5ZAR5H2XZTIE77UQUQ/" target="_blank">‘Blanket ban’ on renters with criminal histories sparks federal lawsuits</a></p><p class="story-text " data-index="76">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="77"><b>ON THIS DATE</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="78"><b>Nov. 25, 1994</b></p><div class="HP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="80">Less than two years before the 1996 Games kicked off, Atlanta’s Olympic contingent joined the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="81">You’ll note that Izzy, the oft-mocked mascot, even had his own balloon. (His early appearance also means we had plenty of time to think of something better, but nevertheless.)</p><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-portrait" data-index="82"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZCJQ5G546BAV7NNSPE63MUXT3A.jpg?auth=4b1b85b3e428b4c4a668549254232c05d8642bd7320a583916c51eb8ee1b262a&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZCJQ5G546BAV7NNSPE63MUXT3A.jpg?auth=4b1b85b3e428b4c4a668549254232c05d8642bd7320a583916c51eb8ee1b262a&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZCJQ5G546BAV7NNSPE63MUXT3A.jpg?auth=4b1b85b3e428b4c4a668549254232c05d8642bd7320a583916c51eb8ee1b262a&width=600&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: File photo</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: File photo</p></div><p class="story-text " data-index="83">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="84"><b>PHOTO OF THE DAY</b></p><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-landscape" data-index="85"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IVUVBHOC3FIXHNECONV5HXCUH4.jpg?auth=bfc5188aae2f589f27cff663ce0118023d206b28ba7bb5633c764930e17bad4d&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IVUVBHOC3FIXHNECONV5HXCUH4.jpg?auth=bfc5188aae2f589f27cff663ce0118023d206b28ba7bb5633c764930e17bad4d&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IVUVBHOC3FIXHNECONV5HXCUH4.jpg?auth=bfc5188aae2f589f27cff663ce0118023d206b28ba7bb5633c764930e17bad4d&width=600&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Robb Cohen for the AJC</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Robb Cohen for the AJC</p></div><p class="story-text " data-index="86">AJC contributor Robb Cohen captured songstress Mariah Carey during her sold-out holiday concert at State Farm Arena. Reporter Rodney Ho says the Saturday performance <a href="https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/in-concert-mariah-carey-cements-status-as-queen-of-christmas/OPB5RQ4UWFBLXBOAFCLRKLYITE/" target="_blank">cemented Carey’s status as Queen of Christmas</a>.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="87">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="88"><b>ONE MORE THING</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="89">One more <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/should-you-talk-politics-with-family-this-holiday-psychologist-says-maybe-not/3D73GRTB2BBVZKDGUDBETANVT4/" target="_blank">Thanksgiving convo tip</a> to keep in mind: The kids are “listening to what the adults are saying, at least with one of their ears and picking it up unconsciously.”</p><p class="story-text " data-index="90">Don’t act a fool!</p><p class="story-text " data-index="91">***</p><p class="story-text " data-index="92"><b>Thanks for reading to the very bottom of A.M. ATL. Questions, comments, ideas? Contact me at </b><a href="mailto:tyler.estep@ajc.com" target="_blank"><b>tyler.estep@ajc.com</b></a><b>.</b></p><p class="story-text " data-index="93"><b>Until next time.</b></p></div></div></span><span class="post-article-body" data-pagezone="post-article-body"><div class="c-section full-width b-clear-both"></div><div class="c-section full-width b-clear-both"><div class="c-blogAuthor b-margin-bottom-30 "><div class="blogAuthor-title"><p>About the Author</p></div><div class="blog-author-content"><div class=" b-flexRow has-image "><div class="content-authorImage"><div><a href="/staff/tyler-estep/" rel="author"><div class="content-profileImage"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fauthor-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub%2Fajc%2F3b50e309-bb8c-49af-a6d0-fe6fc76dec11.png?auth=bd21fdd27c8873226243eadda337bd14603a27543965b7d223a52f54e1151025&width=200&height=200&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" width="200" height="200" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:12.5rem;max-height:12.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2002" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></div></a></div> </div><div class="content-author-top-right"><div class="content-authorName"><div><a href="/staff/tyler-estep/" rel="author"><span class="no-wrap">Tyler</span> <span class="no-wrap">Estep</span></a></div></div><div class="b-flexRow"><p class="content-authorDescription">Before taking over the AJC's Sports Daily newsletter, Tyler Estep spent two years writing the A.M. 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2024.","type":"text"},{"_id":"YN45G5YVG5CDDLV4XNMXKPQKPE","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712202,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"We’re fresh off a presidential election that made many people happy — and many others angry, sad or fearful. When you sit down to break bread with your extended family, chances are you’ll probably find a mix of both surrounding you.","type":"text"},{"_id":"MYDVKRS35FGDLKGIXK6FV6CJGQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712203,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<b>So how do you approach politics in a setting like that?</b>","type":"text"},{"_id":"7KXAISLG45ARTABUGJXTGGN72Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712204,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"First of all, maybe just don’t! Stick to football, or macaroni and cheese, or cousin Brian’s failure to land a steady girlfriend.","type":"text"},{"_id":"OJX522SDBNASNICU4KLULBMJ7E","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"items":[{"_id":"KUQUQVJ4AJEWVPBHCW6OTV4HPI","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"content":"But if you do find yourself wandering down an ill-advised path, “Politically Georgia” producer extraordinaire Natalie Mendenhall <b>got some tips from Drew Westen,</b> professor emeritus at Emory University and a licensed psychologist.","type":"text"}],"list_type":"unordered","type":"list"},{"_id":"PHUMN2Q6CZGQFHCCCT3EK5XJKI","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712206,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/should-you-talk-politics-with-family-this-holiday-psychologist-says-maybe-not/3D73GRTB2BBVZKDGUDBETANVT4/\" target=\"_blank\">It’s worth reading their whole conversation</a>. But I’ve included some key pieces for setting the table (and clearing the air) here.","type":"text"},{"_id":"JY52FLQWCFH4BNS6OWETVIFOJY","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712207,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<b>How can we prep for talking politics with family members who disagree with us politically?</b>","type":"text"},{"_id":"SHLKJUTFZNCTFJIRLFCOOCT44Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712208,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<i>The best rule on holidays in an election like this, where the country is so polarized, is to stay clear of politics if you have really divergent opinions around the table. And whatever the holiday, to have a prayer at the beginning. To be thankful for family and for close friends, if they’re there. And regardless of their different opinions, we all share most of the same values at (our) core. We’re thankful for that.</i>","type":"text"},{"_id":"BFTAVCUGJBDKZGUAXXJ7I7SPNA","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"items":[{"_id":"BYFHXPKQLFE4ZI34XFQQ3JN3KE","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/the-cost-of-your-thanksgiving-meal-might-be-a-bit-cheaper-this-year/VSZTO4QRQFCPDIVEQYGFMSCTWM/\" target=\"_blank\">The cost of your Thanksgiving meal might be a bit cheaper this year</a>","type":"text"},{"_id":"6TCPWP2RINBIJE2ONV37QMVQRI","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/advice-on-how-to-survive-thanksgiving-when-you-or-your-guests-are-on-ozempic/LF6OEDXUSFENNHF5MPBYSMQWN4/\" target=\"_blank\">Pass the gravy? How to navigate Thanksgiving on Ozempic</a>","type":"text"}],"list_type":"unordered","type":"list"},{"_id":"VLXAUAR7MRHMNJSS4LHY5XCPSQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712209,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<b>What if the conversation gets heated, how can we de-escalate?</b>","type":"text"},{"_id":"PLPG7CUPYFHDBH7BCBBJZ6BYNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712210,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<i>Have a safe word. You could do this at the beginning of dinner. All of you agree that if a political discussion gets heated, someone says a word or a phrase, something — it could be “George Washington” — and then everyone knows to stop the political conversation.</i>","type":"text"},{"_id":"OVIMD2W3SJCH7AK7HMIIOCTX2E","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712211,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<b>What if you’re the one that ended up making politics personal, how do you apologize?</b>","type":"text"},{"_id":"VDMEGRKBG5C3TGP4AG2STZWRNY","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712212,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<i>Your point about apologizing is actually really important. I mean, to maintain relationships, there are really two phrases you really have to be able to say genuinely — that is, thank you and I’m really sorry.</i>","type":"text"},{"_id":"WSCFJPSJOZDRBCZG5H42Y2TOQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1732478712213,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<i>You know, and if you can’t say those two things, you’re not going to be able to maintain relationships. Be able to say to someone, “You know what? I’m really sorry. I crossed the line with that comment and I didn’t mean to make this personal about you, but it’s so personal to me.”</i>","type":"text"},{"_id":"4SRFJPYLVFFBVNBPGCOL26T5WI","additional_properties":{"_id":1732187907601,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<i><b>Not signed up yet? What’re you waiting for? </b></i><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-news/\" target=\"_blank\"><i><b>Get A.M. ATL in your inbox</b></i></a><i><b> each weekday morning. 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Martha Atalanta Wilson Lumpkin-Compton, for whom the city of Atlanta was twice named, passed into the eternal sleep tonight.</i>"},{"_id":"3Q4HL42GOVG2LLEIS5TKCWGRZY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739501555001},"type":"text","content":"This is one of those fun pieces of Atlanta lore. Mrs. Martha Atalanta Wilson Lumpkin-Compton (a <i>name</i>!) was the daughter of Georgia Governor Wilson Lumpkin, who served from 1831 to 1835. Around that time, Atlanta wasn’t called Atlanta; it was called Terminus. Then in 1842, the name was changed to Marthasville in honor of Lumpkin’s daughter. When the name was later changed to Atlanta, some people said it was because of her middle name, Atalanta, inspired by the heroine of Greek myth. 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If you’re doing something cool, let me know!"},{"_id":"GXT2W2OUERHTTPJWCPTG6TGRDI","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"SGGSP7BDN5HKJFSWH2PCMBATB4"},"type":"divider"},{"_id":"TQ2IOHGTHFHGVGXXBH2YAJO5RA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739465557410},"type":"text","content":"<b>Thanks for reading to the very bottom of A.M. ATL. Questions, comments, ideas? Contact me at </b><a href=\"mailto:amatl@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>amatl@ajc.com</b></a><b>.</b>"},{"_id":"IEAPV3TVVZEQNG5X3LMULS2GIU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739465557411},"type":"text","content":"<b>Until next time.</b>"}],"display_date":"2025-02-14T10:48:00.683Z","credits":{"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/3c01ef15-cf57-4ce9-8db5-1fd682ddfb76.png"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"aj.willingham@ajc.com"}],"org":"Atlanta","social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"aj.willingham@ajc.com"}],"name":"AJ Willingham","description":"","_id":"aj.willingham","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Willingham","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/3c01ef15-cf57-4ce9-8db5-1fd682ddfb76.png","role":"Sr. Reporter, A.M. 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Officials are still searching for a missing track and field coach days after his companion, a Spelman College professor, was found dead near an empty boat the two had reportedly been aboard together."},{"_id":"5DXMDB3FNBD2TGANRCYXFYUCT4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739402826785},"type":"text","content":"What authorities know:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"XBNCLZKNWRGUTA57HNXDEGC2CY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"V3I6HBXOXBDYVH4ACBGHIPSV6U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said witnesses saw a boat circling the waters in Oconee late Saturday afternoon."},{"_id":"3MK5OJ4TG5AI3FJJ6VBPJBO6G4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"By Sunday, the body of Joycelyn Nicole Wilson had been found near the vessel."},{"_id":"M6D4IRMNJNHAJMCT2K2UKQJSFI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is now searching for Gary Jones, a coach at the Westminster Schools, a private school in Atlanta. 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The facility is one of the nation’s largest immigrant prisons, and bookings have reportedly surged since the latest crackdowns."},{"_id":"7OJ6JX7RSFE5ZFIOLBVSAJI4ZM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739324833407},"type":"text","content":"<b>What the path forward may look like:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"EHAJMRTZHRDS5P7KHS3AEHBPRA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":22,"comment":"the "}],"comments":[]},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"7TEYGVA7IFABRFVSKXLQZJNKZY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":22,"comment":"the "}],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"One attorney told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution some detainees are being deported via an expedited process that doesn’t allow time for a hearing in immigration court."},{"_id":"6NQ6IJ26H5D6FKEDS7FRZKGITQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"ICE detention centers across the country are over capacity, and some immigrants could be detained for weeks or even months before being deported or given a hearing."},{"_id":"XLJV42NBSFC6LH2ZTUO664267Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Family members are having a hard time keeping in contact. Many don’t have the means to safely travel the 150 miles from metro Atlanta to the Stewart Detention Center."},{"_id":"H57DW4W5WVEMZIU56V7UX54TEM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Two Georgia attorneys told the AJC the majority of people sent to Stewart likely don’t have criminal records, despite the Trump administration’s vow to prioritize immigrants who have committed serious crimes."}]},{"_id":"372X2QFXWBDR5EKHTF62Q2I3PI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739324833409},"type":"text","content":"The bottom line: Capacity and logistics issues are creating complications with mass deportation processes. For individuals who have been arrested, their legal options are often impossible to divine."},{"_id":"CBCUNDDOCVAIDDBFL4QZUS6FYU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739324833410},"type":"text","content":"Said immigration attorney Marty Rosenbluth, “I really don’t have solutions for folks right now.”"},{"_id":"OM3NWB7R5NB3RJVGM44BTUWCMM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":68,"comment":"FRAN: Please add link in AM! "}],"comments":[],"_id":1739324833411},"type":"text","content":"<b>🔎 </b><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/for-many-immigrants-arrested-by-ice-the-next-stop-is-rural-georgia/7YW73VOYOVFGPICD6D6JVQEVY4/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Read more of the latest on the immigration crackdown in Georgia</b>.</a>"},{"_id":"CIGNI3HSWJF63DQQ3BZLMYM65Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739305745865},"type":"text","content":"<i><b>Not signed up yet? 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And keep scrolling for more news.</b></i>"},{"_id":"EVPA7OI46BGXJAOECKP5HLJRCM","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"RWYQJ3CKRNFRFHX3ZSBVVWZVYA"},"type":"divider"},{"level":2,"_id":"FSVMOV3O7VGAHI4SEQ46WK4QB4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739324833414},"type":"header","content":"<b>A PROMISING LITERACY WIN</b>"},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"street_address":"Parkside Elementary School ","locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"ba9914a3189377a5c73e8bb30d54ca73417861da592c86b45a217476029916d5"},"vanity_credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/ AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/ AJC","type":"author"}]},"caption":"","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Parkside Eelemntary 007_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67a14d7c5513ad01b397d93b"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez-Jimenez","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Atlanta Public Schools prioritizes literacy","width":8192,"_id":"TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/a_Jtr8yXIqBomhk75c_SRraqxHc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","comments":[],"iptc_job_identifier":"67a14d7c5513ad01b397d93b","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/a_Jtr8yXIqBomhk75c_SRraqxHc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg","takenOn":"2025-02-06T14:05:24Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/a_Jtr8yXIqBomhk75c_SRraqxHc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/J0ir7vKaJAj2qYmNPN85J7j7w-Q=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Parkside Eelemntary 007_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"WEIFY4ADYNEVBOWFPSDQFBQRWU","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-02-09T04:55:47Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-09T21:35:12Z","slug":"aajc 021125 edu aps literacy","height":5464,"resized_obj":{"0":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg?auth=ba9914a3189377a5c73e8bb30d54ca73417861da592c86b45a217476029916d5&width=600&height=400&smart=true"},"1":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg?auth=ba9914a3189377a5c73e8bb30d54ca73417861da592c86b45a217476029916d5&width=600&height=400&smart=true"},"2":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TD36BL3GUFVZRJ5IIQZP6EPVGQ.jpg?auth=ba9914a3189377a5c73e8bb30d54ca73417861da592c86b45a217476029916d5&width=500&height=500&smart=true"}}},{"_id":"FCYBP7ZLSZDSZHOCSTH6N5JAHU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":81,"comment":"4th "},{"pos":353,"comment":"”"}],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998837},"type":"text","content":"Here’s some super encouraging education news: Atlanta leads the nation in fourth grade reading gains! Atlanta Public Schools was the only large, urban school system in the U.S. that showed significant improvement in fourth grade math and reading scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (sometimes called the Nation’s Report Card.)"},{"_id":"IPTUWIWKR5BYVMYMZQJIK5G3YM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998838},"type":"text","content":"A new program may be to thank for the bump."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"HI5ACKZELFHDNKK2QUBGUXKBWI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"VYBRLIISGJGM3IWSH6PVAZK5DA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It’s called “the science of reading,” and it’s a research-based approach to literacy that focuses on phonetics, vocabulary building and comprehension."},{"_id":"WM5DKI44V5AZPHDDHQHOJAWHS4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Last year, state lawmakers voted to require school districts to implement the program. The Atlanta school district has invested about $12 million toward the initiative, and other area school districts could follow suit."},{"_id":"P4W4OPYZEZDARCRWJOYA3TOSDI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Atlanta Board of Education Chair Erika Mitchell, who co-authored the board’s first literacy policy, says former Superintendent Danielle Battle prioritized literacy when she took over in 2023, setting positive changes in motion."},{"_id":"F63VKXHAUJHBLKV4V3OIMZVN74","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia schools are still struggling in other areas and at other grade levels. They’re not the only ones, though. The NAEP noted chronic absenteeism is still a big problem nationwide."},{"_id":"XPZLFKQRBFFITIPFKHTITMLNBU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"There’s other, larger challenges facing schools too, like supporting disadvantaged students so they can succeed."}]},{"_id":"46CCAJJKYNELBMN7LUWG6VHZ4A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998840},"type":"text","content":"<b>🔎 </b><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/atlanta-tops-the-nation-with-major-4th-grade-reading-gains-this-program-could-be-why/ZSOMOJXOPVDRZC6X4B7ASCGZUE/\"><b>Read up on what other challenges Atlanta-area schools are facing</b></a>. (And opportunities! Because we’re positive thinkers.)"},{"_id":"5SYVW5DE4JDTJOEJPZIQACOIY4","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":1739319998842},"type":"divider"},{"level":2,"_id":"VKYOKHLSERBHRBDNMWFDY3SLIQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998843},"type":"header","content":"MUST-KNOW POLITICS AND BUSINESS"},{"_id":"GVF262TBLVBJHJFEJZT6JQQDYQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998844},"type":"text","content":"🏥 <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-nih-cuts-nationwide-sparing-for-now-georgia-research-grants/3IVY5BM3SZAMZOFEB3TTI3OXFY/\">A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plans</a> to cut funding for National Institutes of Health research programs. With the cuts, more than $700,000 in support for Georgia institutions would be in danger of drying up."},{"_id":"P4FIL5P3JNDYBN3FUFVLKBMHMU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998845},"type":"text","content":"🧑‍⚖️ <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/trump-gets-to-fill-vacancy-on-largest-federal-trial-court-in-georgia/SQPNDRRWPJEHDEUM7GJVQ654RM/\">Trump will get the opportunity to fill a vacancy</a> on the largest federal trial court in Georgia. Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten Sr. announced he will retire in May, paving the way for the president to appoint a new federal judge in the state. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia covers 46 counties, including metro Atlanta."},{"_id":"JAFBWLGALZBVHAUZR5YSXOPK24","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998846},"type":"text","content":"🔌 <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/data-centers-use-lots-of-energy-georgia-lawmakers-might-make-them-pay-more/YW3BUT7ISVDTFGS2BVVIUCY3FM/\">The Georgia General Assembly is considering legislation</a> to rein in the strain big data centers put on power grids to meet their outrageous energy needs. It’s a delicate line to walk: Companies get good tax breaks to come here, but their energy usage can leave regular businesses and users in the dark."},{"_id":"NSWCITDKPRFO3ERJ6KHIZJQPHI","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":1739319998847},"type":"divider"},{"level":2,"_id":"TDIADPVG2VA7LLLAKGYNYHV4GU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998848},"type":"header","content":"DON’T CHICKEN OUT"},{"_id":"UEZFDYTIFZFLRABGQJI5ENFMJE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998849},"type":"text","content":"Go on and sell those chickens! Georgia agriculture officials<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-lifts-ban-on-poultry-markets-swaps-after-bird-flu-cases/OGTA7JZTK5DZFBJTJOP5QHEXAY/\"> have lifted a ban on sales, markets and swaps</a> involving live poultry. The restrictions were put in place last month due to bird flu concerns. Two Georgia poultry processing centers were affected by the highly contagious virus, but containment efforts have led the GDA to give the all-clear."},{"_id":"U2GVPWMBAVFHXJUWM34SQPN5X4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998850},"type":"text","content":"However, bird flu is still a national concern, and consumers may still run into egg-stra* pain while grocery shopping. Some Atlanta-area stores like Trader Joe’s and Costco <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/some-atlanta-grocery-stores-are-limiting-how-many-eggs-you-can-buy/ZSUBAJHGU5FZTGLZJQKYVYDWL4/\">are limiting egg purchases</a> because of the strain bird flu has put on industrial egg farms."},{"_id":"2WFBQXW62RCHRMXUV6I6LFNZQ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739319998851},"type":"text","content":"🍳🍗🥚 Friendly reminder that eggs and poultry purchased from grocery stores should pose no bird flu danger, especially if handled and prepared properly. And we’re already doing that, right? 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Life is always under construction, isn’t it? We are perpetually learning, building our lives day by day, improving and adapting. It’s a helpful mindset when we live in a city that is constantly, constantly under construction. Nothing is ever done, and the sooner we make peace with that, the sooner we’ll reclaim moments spent in a white-hot rage on 285 or amid the particle board labyrinths of the airport. Maybe we can even feel a Sisyphean kinship with these projects: Always striving. Always going uphill. Pardon our dust, we’re trying to be better."},{"_id":"GAQWQJH74FHNRGFNTR7A5SSNC4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844236},"type":"text","content":"The difference is, you are already enough just as you are. Our highways and airports? Unfortunately not. 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It is like its own living thing. Who in the Atlanta area, nay, the South (we see you, Charlotte Douglas layovers) doesn’t want to know what’s happening in Concourse D at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport? That’s our creature; our very large pet. We have an update on some of the latest construction, and while it’s not pretty, it’s pretty necessary:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YP2N3H5JNBGBRIJGGDB4HI37EI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"KFPU6T4ESVHBFAG6TCC3C5UKI4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Concourse D is in the middle of a huge $1.4 billion expansion project. It started in 2022 and is scheduled to finish in 2029."},{"_id":"LNPLUPCYUBB5POBPUNRJ64SAAI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It’s the narrowest concourse in the airport, so it’s getting widened."},{"_id":"JZJ5C4SBSBAGHKJRXULXOQH3P4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The thing is, closing it all down at the same time would make construction take even longer than the current seven year scope. Widening an existing space is also trickier than just adding a new one, because there’s all kinds of stuff (people, pathways, businesses, walls) already there."},{"_id":"OPRKZZAJQVE7TNR3CPQ65YHSLA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Engineers and construction professionals chose a “hybrid,” “modular” process that involves building new parts on the edge of the airport and rolling them into place overnight. Now that the north side of Concourse D is done, crews will move to more traditional construction processes while the south side pieces are built."}]},{"_id":"7GTSUDVF2RATFC47CMO2T5MLEI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844242},"type":"text","content":"<b>Bottom line: </b>That means more gate closures, more narrow halls and more construction chaos for the foreseeable future as crews work behind walled-off areas. However, that’s all according to plan. Pete Pemantell with Holder Construction Co. told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this timeline keeps the airport from losing too much revenue due to closed gates and concessions."},{"_id":"V2FBSNSISRDFHPHC3IVCR6MVYA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844243},"type":"text","content":"🔎 <b>Emma Hurt, the AJC’s travel and logistics reporter, </b><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/why-the-atlanta-airports-concourse-d-is-a-construction-zone/PXWM26253VDNBNPYPJ35M7PGIQ/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>has everything you could ever want to know about the ongoing project</b></a><b> so you can bother the people in front of you at the checkpoint line.</b>"},{"_id":"5M6ZVZJEBVGG3JFKDDAQE4PMZU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844244},"type":"text","content":"Also, if you’re a Hartsfield-Jackson regular, you’ll want to sign up for our monthly airport newsletter on LinkedIn. <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-concourse-7239368712523321344/\" target=\"_blank\">The Concourse</a> is for frequent fliers and local aviation nerds alike who are looking to stay on top of the scoop at the world’s busiest airport. Emma’s coverage will range from the newest restaurants to how the latest construction project fits into the airport’s strategy — and other exclusive tidbits she picks up along the way. <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-concourse-7239368712523321344/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here</a>."},{"_id":"CIGNI3HSWJF63DQQ3BZLMYM65Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739220280585},"type":"text","content":"<i><b>Not signed up yet? What’re you waiting for? </b></i><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/newsletters/subscribe-morning-news/\" target=\"_blank\"><i><b>Get A.M. ATL in your inbox</b></i></a><i><b> each weekday morning. 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The 24-year-old is remembered as “universally beloved” by the Roswell Police Department and was a role model for kids at <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/funeral-arrangements-announced-for-slain-roswell-police-officer/XQNDG4SAMRHCJOQXUD747APVC4/\" target=\"_blank\">King’s Way Christian School</a>, where he was once a student. His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday at Roswell United Methodist Church, preceded by a procession from Lebanon Baptist Church."},{"_id":"2BERAOM3ZFDRFKPFRYHYYECAGQ","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"J4BGCDOQWBAU7EDIGFOK52ZSZU"},"type":"divider"},{"level":2,"_id":"LAWNEBEQKRBNHJDERAGNFAPGYY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844259},"type":"header","content":"<b>MUST-KNOW POLITICS AND BUSINESS</b>"},{"_id":"VDU2NSEEMRDHTC5LI4ZGEEPVOU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844260},"type":"text","content":"🚛 Georgia Fortune 500 companies like AGCO and Mohawk Industries <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-businesses-develop-game-plans-in-face-of-tariff-uncertainty/36R4ZMSCCVEALEJ4MX4PN3374E/\" target=\"_blank\">are trying to strategize for a possible tariff war</a>. The problem is, they don’t know what the Trump Administration’s next moves are going to be. Industry experts said game plans vary depending on what countries may be taxed, and could include shifting supply chains and making short-term gambles to avoid long-term financial pain."},{"_id":"55QIQZWISNAIRE5YKMRKEIIFAM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844261},"type":"text","content":"💵 Lt. Gov. Burt Jones <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/doge-in-georgia-lt-gov-burt-jones-wants-to-mimic-budget-slashing-effort/IJSAI6Z3VRBR3HN4TYIYOLLTAE/\" target=\"_blank\">wants Georgia’s own version of DOGE</a> (Department of Government Efficiency). Yes, he’s calling it that. He introduced a cost-cutting bill last year, but has rebranded it as a “state-level DOGE.” A lot of state legislatures have been echoing moves from the Trump Administration to cut government spending."},{"_id":"XYDD5IM26ZHQFOF3A6HHWGZUUY","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"YYXU6USH6ZBRRM43QXWMBM6LHE"},"type":"divider"},{"level":2,"_id":"2HCQ546WDJEE3KBJK3QTH6HKA4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844263},"type":"header","content":"<b>NEWS BITES:</b>"},{"_id":"EWOGLNEXS5FMRJMVGK3AYKBPDQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844264},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/hawks-guard-trae-young-named-to-fourth-nba-all-star-game/BNQNGJEUEFDBLDUOV2VBLTSQGA/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Hawks guard Trey Young named to fourth NBA All-Star Game </b></a>"},{"_id":"FQLSRJPVYVGKXMBJKMPSXOYGCU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844265},"type":"text","content":"“It’s my fourth time, and it really should be six, to be honest with you.” Dang, OK Trey!"},{"_id":"U7F2ZAC43ZACDBBHI3XDFGQBB4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844266},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/atlanta-beltline-partnership-names-new-chair-five-new-board-members/OKG227DTLJA7NKXRMM6P4HRBUM/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Atlanta Beltline nonprofit names new chair, board members</b></a>"},{"_id":"67CA7GIYSFFBLGV54C5WSKDBBM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844267},"type":"text","content":"Top priorities: Expanding the Legacy Resident Retention Program and raising funds for the Bike Park at Westside Park."},{"_id":"SWXY7X7MRZFOLOITGA6AD6C3HQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844268},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/pulse/atlanta-ranks-among-top-us-cities-to-get-married-but-not-the-souths-best/ZNSY6UWE7VCWBFRBI63GPBHCHA/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Atlanta is one of the best cities to get married in, according to WalletHub</b></a>"},{"_id":"FGR3S5OEJJCY7N7LFGSIWJWOSU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844269},"type":"text","content":"In fact, four out of the top five cities were in the South. We just love to love here. ❤️"},{"_id":"Q2G33Y3WXJHHZEADPMH5ZVZLTU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844270},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/five-takeaways-from-the-super-bowl-and-what-the-falcons-can-learn-from-the-eagles-win/JISJ3ABP3FGNVJZF2GWG52GOCA/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>What the Falcons can learn from the Eagles’ Super Bowl win </b></a>"},{"_id":"JYTEBE3HFFHOXL6VOK6NCENJPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844271},"type":"text","content":"Frankly, I don’t know if Falcons fans are healed enough to read this. 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A handsome 18-year-old California youth has admitted posing as a “blind man” on downtown Atlanta streets and obtaining “anywhere from $7.50 to $100 a day” from pitying passersby. The youth ... said he hired attractive girls through an employment agency here to “lead him around,” giving them a percentage of his “take.”</i>"},{"_id":"JZK3HWHBRJCDXIWLNJ2C4G6L6U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739228844277},"type":"text","content":"Don’t do crime! 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President Donald Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/what-does-trumps-order-on-trans-girls-and-women-in-sports-mean-for-georgia-athletes/DLUWVDWNIBEXPEH7QSTP3K2I6Y/\">also signed an executive order</a> that achieves a similar end."},{"_id":"7KVX7ML6DRFUTFNPLIOQY7IGGU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745475},"type":"text","content":"Now, these aren’t some casual, back-burner moves. The bill that passed the Senate has the backing of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who is likely to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/burt-jones-amasses-war-chest-ahead-of-expected-georgia-gov-bid/ZG4NJZAZKVEZHFXKHFCVFYC2AI/\">run for governor</a> in 2026. And across the Capitol, House Speaker Jon Burns has thrown his weight behind <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/267\">a similar bill</a> named after Riley Gaines, the former University of Kentucky swimmer turned conservative activist."},{"_id":"HGYEWYQVVFB5HMLUEYHN7LT7HY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":269,"comment":"womens’","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745476},"type":"text","content":"For all the attention these bills are getting, they don’t seem to affect a lot of people at face value. (Trans women and girls make up <a href=\"https://www.hrc.org/resources/get-the-facts-about-transgender-non-binary-athletes\">a vanishingly small proportion</a> of student athletes.) Proponents of the bills say they’re about ensuring fairness in girls’ and women’s sports. But many trans people still see the bills as dangerous, even if they’re not trying out for a soccer team any time soon."},{"_id":"NYIM4PIGA5DF5OEWLQGUAUC7XI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745477},"type":"text","content":"I spoke to a few trans Southerners and asked them what effect these legislative moves actually have on their communities:"},{"_id":"6BDNCXJTLJACXHHNS3IR3ADCIQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745478},"type":"text","content":"<b>It overwhelms people’s attention:</b> “What’s represented in sports bans is ‘attention flooding’ — simply trying to create narratives mostly out of thin air to turn us into boogeymen,” said Elaine, a 23-year-old trans woman who works in cybersecurity."},{"_id":"N4XYNT2K6FHVJLMLHCTXN6KOKQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745479},"type":"text","content":"While she says sports bans may legally impact a few individuals, they also pose a larger danger. “Now every day feels like I have to check if things have gotten worse, if I’m going to lose access even as an adult to medications that help me live well.”"},{"_id":"XMNANDP62BDGRE7Z6YT4CX2VWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745480},"type":"text","content":"She also worries about how these bills will erode public perception of trans people. “All the while, lots of young people will be getting the message that this is normal, that acceptance was temporary but will be retracted regularly, and that we’re just targets and victims.”"},{"_id":"TRZLRBGP6ZDQ5IR6PZTHDNAXPA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745481},"type":"text","content":"<b>Concerns are all tied together: </b>One expert in transgender medicine operating in the South told me the rhetoric of anti-trans legislation affects everything and puts people in a state of fear. She says she’s seeing access to trans medical care diminishing around the country even before laws are enforced because people are nervous about future restrictions. As a result, trans patients and their families are getting left in the dark."},{"_id":"EZZXTWODLBAFFM3ZISHZH2FIIU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745482},"type":"text","content":"“The cumulative impact of all of these laws is that it appears totally reasonable to hate trans people,” she said. “I think we’re going to see violence, the withdrawal of medicine. Trans healthcare is lifesaving. Anybody who discounts that key piece is not facing their facts and data.”"},{"_id":"D7CSLFTAFFFONEMOEQIMQEKTOY","type":"divider"},{"_id":"YQOOSWAT4RAEXOW7ULBEEBNIXE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745484},"type":"text","content":"<b>THE WEEK AHEAD</b>"},{"_id":"RTZ7JTZSGVFR3NVNFNOQIYM3BU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745485},"type":"text","content":"<b>⚾ WEDNESDAY 2/12: </b>Braves fans, get ready to hear the sweetest words of spring: “Pitchers and catchers report.”"},{"_id":"ZDICFKGYU5AHNIHRLXRATFAKNU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745486},"type":"text","content":"<b>🏎️ THURSDAY 2/13:</b> Festivities for the Daytona 500 begin at Florida’s Dayton International Speedway. The race itself is on Sunday."},{"_id":"DV4MECHIMFB63LXRD4OUE4EEYU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745487},"type":"text","content":"<b>💝 FRIDAY 2/14:</b> It’s Valentine’s Day! Do you have plans yet? (Those plans could also be a total, intentional lack of plans too.) If not, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/food-and-dining/chocolate-tastings-classes-offer-sweet-experiences-around-metro-atlanta/2V62QDYTTVG2XBZZPBR2MGBPJQ/\" target=\"_blank\">we have some ideas</a>."},{"_id":"OGFETCPFJNHZHL6YV63YJLHDAQ","type":"divider"},{"_id":"EN3XIZ5VXNDY7EWEM3B5BKOWBE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745489},"type":"text","content":"<b>OOPSIE DAISY</b>"},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Lawrenceville","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"9ddb883495d0e88aa56189bdb5f98ab6c5d75d244ca21fde6b0a2d54aca82b7f"},"vanity_credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}]},"caption":"","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/032224 am atl HS19.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65fec51fc79002631a11ed29"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Savannah Bananas","width":5392,"_id":"MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/dwqktfaXDhzGNvD0FEE0lUNgBNI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","comments":[],"iptc_job_identifier":"65fec51fc79002631a11ed29","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Savannah Bananas"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/dwqktfaXDhzGNvD0FEE0lUNgBNI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg","takenOn":"2024-03-23T15:18:43Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/dwqktfaXDhzGNvD0FEE0lUNgBNI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/Eun2zhEQAsIavtVrBFnhPt2w84Q=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/032224 am atl HS19.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Photos: Fun is part of the game as Savannah Bananas roll into Atlanta"},"_id":"EGPCQYKJ4RA6PJMPIZSO4XFAJQ"}],"_id":"Q55OYGK6E5EMPOZTOXRH72U75A","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2024-03-23T16:48:49Z","last_updated_date":"2024-03-23T18:12:09Z","slug":"aajc 032224 am atl","height":3592,"resized_obj":{"0":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg?auth=9ddb883495d0e88aa56189bdb5f98ab6c5d75d244ca21fde6b0a2d54aca82b7f&width=600&height=400&smart=true"},"1":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg?auth=9ddb883495d0e88aa56189bdb5f98ab6c5d75d244ca21fde6b0a2d54aca82b7f&width=600&height=400&smart=true"},"2":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MHS4MTDTZWLECLYIVOIVP2WUIU.jpg?auth=9ddb883495d0e88aa56189bdb5f98ab6c5d75d244ca21fde6b0a2d54aca82b7f&width=500&height=500&smart=true"}}},{"_id":"SE4YZKDRCZFSTA3JA6ZABWT37Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745490},"type":"text","content":"The Savannah Bananas made a teeny weeny, not-important-at-all mistake <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/a-7-million-mistake-savannah-bananas-offer-free-tickets-after-snafu/24ATIP7XVZDOXHGXBDNFG7OQYM/\" target=\"_blank\">when setting up their ticket lottery system </a>for the upcoming season. The Bananas notified 45,000 hopeful fans that they’d get to buy tickets, which was … about 41,000 more people than they meant to tell. (The Bananas’ home park only seats 5,000, by the way.)"},{"_id":"EHZWFI3Q3JDRLNFMTQFYESYPKA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[{"date":"2025-02-10T01:43:08.777Z","replies":[],"start":22,"end":24,"text":"are they a-peeling to fans? to not be mad? :)","user":"Sabrina Starrett-Wolff","email":"Sabrina.Starrett@ajc.com"}],"_id":1739147745491},"type":"text","content":"Ever the crowd pleasers, the team is now a-peeling* to fans with free ticket options to disappointed fans. If you can get out to a game, though, it’s totally worth it."},{"_id":"22SDKZ4HRREZZDAEJSBPWTFIEI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739155307246},"type":"text","content":"*<i>blame our copy editor Sabrina for this one</i>"},{"_id":"6ROO5EUWDJD57ME2NRQOV37IKU","type":"divider"},{"_id":"KCHSAUO3UVFLLFSJEY6HM4SVPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745493},"type":"text","content":"<b>NEWS BITES</b>"},{"_id":"KRDOKFKGQFGQ3FAC2UPUQXQSAA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745494},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/pulse/is-your-heart-in-the-game-doctors-says-the-super-bowl-can-break-it/VOHDVNHMKNDWFB4MWSYE3AUXY4/\"><b>Doctors say the stress of the Super Bowl can hurt your heart </b></a>"},{"_id":"H7FPV5CLUFBQLK47N3N62AFIZM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745495},"type":"text","content":"Yeah, Atlantans definitely don’t need to be told that. We know."},{"_id":"IN35GYLQEVC2ZEUJ6BNOTQYSME","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745496},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/super-bowl-champions-dish-their-stress-relief-tips/TIBQ7EFIDZFE3HW6NTVT6U4GEA/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Super Bowl champions share ways to keep your cool in tough situations</b></a>"},{"_id":"KDEVC6WP5FEN7JUC6QX7R4SH6A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745497},"type":"text","content":"One example is “visualize your success,” which is probably much easier when there’s not a 300lb lineman blocking your view."},{"_id":"WFAUTFC7QJCDBOZAZCFXK3T42Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1739147745498},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/state-sports/malachi-browns-all-around-game-leads-georgia-state-to-a-victory-in-buffalo/MYY4KAOOLBBAPGIWRNC6A6GDHU/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Georgia State wins</b></a>, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-tech-cant-hang-with-virginia-in-road-loss/2BGUXIH5VJEXBJ35SVOJQ5G3IQ/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Georgia Tech loses</b></a>, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/georges-niang-gives-hawks-a-lift-in-win-over-wizards/CXFHOWDIHJFAJJJCDMBPVDVXVU/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Hawks win</b></a>, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/georgia-basketball-just-misses-upset-of-mississippi-state/KOIE7BEWR5BCFOKJZKICP4MHWY/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>UGA loses</b></a>"},{"_id":"EFJ2JJAATBBV3HJO74BSUBHQEI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[{"date":"2025-02-10T01:42:15.506Z","replies":[],"start":19,"end":20,"text":"What about Georgia state? 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Judges use these orders to keep abusive people away from their partners or children in domestic violence cases. But sometimes victims don’t leave because they fear what will happen to their pets.","type":"text"},{"_id":"Y7SKINEZX5GVLFZ73SGI3AGVK4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126715,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Forty-one states<b> </b>already have laws like this, according to the <a href=\"https://aldf.org/project/animals-included-in-protection-orders/#:~:text=As%20of%20December%202024%2C%2041,in%20domestic%20violence%20protection%20orders.\" target=\"_blank\">Animal Legal Defense Fund</a>.","type":"text"},{"_id":"OWD4TVO235FUJFG4JGS77PJ44A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126716,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"“Pets … are very often used to control, coerce or intimidate victims of domestic violence — usually to get them to stay and not leave,” said state Rep. 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Hooker, a senior vice president at <a href=\"https://americanglobalstrategies.com/team_member/allison-hooker/\" target=\"_blank\">American Global Strategies</a>, is a foreign policy and national security specialist with 20 years of experience","type":"text"}],"list_type":"unordered","type":"list"},{"_id":"JMHNJZFLWBH5ZHE6CIY4AM37AQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126758,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. We’re also interested in new jobs, engagements, birth announcements, etc.","type":"text"},{"_id":"X4HJLZHBMVDH3BW7KSNLIJWL2U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126759,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"***","type":"text"},{"_id":"NBHW4FOR7FDYJKRV3XOV4Z2SEQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739525090070,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"<b>AS ALWAYS, </b>send your best scoops, gossip and insider info to <a href=\"mailto:greg.bluestein@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">greg.bluestein@ajc.com</a>, <a href=\"mailto:tia.mitchell@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">tia.mitchell@ajc.com</a>, <a href=\"mailto:patricia.murphy@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">patricia.murphy@ajc.com</a> and <a href=\"mailto:adam.beam@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">adam.beam@ajc.com</a>.","type":"text"},{"_id":"UONNTORJINAF5CMC6Q23CINMKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739525090071,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"","type":"text"}],"first_publish_date":"2025-02-14T11:37:33.065Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-14T18:52:26.352Z","canonical_url":"/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-lawmakers-weigh-public-spending-for-super-bowl-final-four/2YM5FH5DQFHJ3FD375NHFFLQ3Y/","canonical_website":"ajc","credits":{"by":[{"_id":"greg-bluestein","type":"author","version":"0.5.8","name":"Greg Bluestein","image":{"url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/b51e7fdc-6548-4208-b06e-b7ffc4253c2a.png","version":"0.5.8"},"description":"Greg Bluestein is a political reporter who covers the governor's office and Georgia politics.","url":"/staff/greg-bluestein/","social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"gbluestein@ajc.com"},{"site":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/gregbluesteinajc/"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/bluestein"},{"site":"instagram","url":"https://www.instagram.com/gregbluestein/"},{"site":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-bluestein-7777571"}],"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","url":"gbluestein@ajc.com","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links."},{"site":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/gregbluesteinajc/","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links."},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/bluestein","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links."},{"site":"instagram","url":"https://www.instagram.com/gregbluestein/","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links."},{"site":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-bluestein-7777571","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links."}],"additional_properties":{"original":{"_id":"greg-bluestein","byline":"Greg Bluestein","org":"ajc","email":"gbluestein@ajc.com","affiliations":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","role":"Government and Politics Reporter","status":true,"bio":"Greg Bluestein is a political reporter who covers the governor's office and Georgia politics.","firstName":"Greg","lastName":"Bluestein","longBio":"Greg Bluestein is a political reporter and author who covers the governor's office and Georgia politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 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