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Atlanta Press Club inducting four into Hall of Fame

August 29, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta Press Club will enshrine four highly regarded journalists into its Hall of Fame later this year.

Nation, Atlanta at ‘pivotal’ time in society, law enforcement

August 24, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The national narrative about law enforcement officers extends to Atlanta, which is making it difficult for the department to recruit, officials said at a recent gathering.

Massell: Make Buckhead’s new rental residents ‘feel at home’

April 7, 2016 Todd DeFeo

An increase in the number of apartments in Atlanta’s Buckhead community will change the area’s “population image,” former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell told the Buckhead Business Association (BBA) on Thursday.

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A deadly year on Georgia roads

January 4, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The number of people killed on Georgia roadways in 2015 increase more than 17 percent over 2014, according to new state numbers.

Buckhead community cites traffic as biggest problem, opposes streetcar, BBA survey reveals

December 9, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Traffic is the biggest problem facing the Buckhead community, but there is apparently little widespread support for the addition of a streetcar as a congestion-curbing tactic.

What should happen to the Confederate monuments scattered across the country?

October 19, 2015 Todd DeFeo

There are thousands of monuments to the Confederacy scattered across the country, many in Southern states. But, in the wake of a national debate over the use of the Confederate battle flag and the role of Confederate symbols in modern society, what happens to these monuments?

What should happen to the Ty Cobb statue at Turner Field?

October 8, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Ty Cobb has a tough legacy, to say the least. He’s one of the greatest players to ever take the field. Yet, he’s remembered as an angry racist.

Taxes are most unfair in which state?

September 28, 2015 Todd DeFeo

With the 2016 presidential campaign in full swing, there is no time like the present to discuss what is just and fair when it comes to taxes — no doubt a favorite topic of politicians looking to curry favor to whatever group they are pandering to that particular day.

Best of Fingers Taylor would include…

August 5, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Greg “Fingers” Taylor made a name for himself as the harmonica player in Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. But, Taylor emerged as a solo artist in 1982 with the release of Harpoon Man.

Quinn: Competition at the center of Atlanta Falcons’ new program

June 23, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Competition serves as the central theme of the Atlanta Falcons program this offseason under new Head Coach Dan Quinn.