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Column: Middle school takeover case of history rep...

by Thornton Kennedy
Northside Neighbor Columnist

02:44 PM, Wednesday, May 22

This summer Sutton Middle School will take over a Buckhead high school, repeating a scene that has played out once before. In the early 1970s, three public high schools served the community. North Fulton High School was the original, dating back t...

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Column: On energy vampires and moving mountains
Q: My hubby and I have sort of a backwards marriage. He does everything around the house: cooks, cleans, does laund...

02:36 PM, Thursday, February 21

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Column: The other side of Herschel Walker
WESTLAKE, Texas — The Herschel Walker you know is likely the one who won the Heisman Trophy, played 15 years of pro...

02:17 PM, Thursday, February 21

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Column: Birthday invitations come with waivers
Children’s birthday parties have evolved in ways impossible to conceive. No longer content to skate around in circles...

10:54 AM, Thursday, February 21

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Column: Speaker discusses proposed ethics legislation
Are you sitting down? I had a meeting with House Speaker David Ralston last week at the Capitol. Got your breath yet?...

03:57 PM, Thursday, February 14

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Column: Dr. Bobby Brown a baseball anomaly
FT. WORTH — Dr. Bobby Brown, the one-time Yankee third baseman who roomed with Yogi Berra on road trips, lives on a q...

03:51 PM, Thursday, February 14

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Column: On Mama Power and Cooter Brown
Q: My daughter and her husband wanted to come to my house to watch football, and they would be bringing beer with t...

03:37 PM, Thursday, February 14

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LETTER TO EDITOR: Selection of deputy whip questionable
EDITOR: It seems very troublesome to read in your recent front-page article on ethics reform (“Local senators vote...

03:32 PM, Thursday, February 14

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Column: Buckhead barely passes black history
Since 1928, the small white church on Arden Road has drawn predominantly African Americans in an overwhelmingly white...

04:16 PM, Wednesday, February 13

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Column: Walking away from public schools not a solution
As many of you recall, I opposed the recent charter school amendment, not because I oppose charter schools — I don’t ...

03:56 PM, Thursday, February 07

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Guest column: New stadium a sound investment for Georgia
Every day, in homes and businesses, decisions are made based on return on investment. In making those decisions, we d...

03:46 PM, Thursday, February 07

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Column: Sensitive males, buzz kills and beauty tricks
Q: How do I deal with a very sensitive male friend who I have no romantic interest in — and he says he doesn’t in m...

02:50 PM, Thursday, February 07

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Column: Smith family rose up before it was cool
(UPDATED AT 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY WITH CORRECT INFO ON WHERE RANKIN M. SMITH SR. GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL) A Buckhead ...

04:34 PM, Wednesday, February 06

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Column: GPB welcomes new executive producer
Knock! Knock! Knock! “Hello. Can I help you?” “Hi. Are you Teya Ryan, president of Georgia Public Broadcasting?” “Yes...

04:05 PM, Thursday, January 31

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Column: The horror of intruders, liars and premature senio...
Q: On Wednesdays my grocery store gives an old-age discount at 60. I am currently 57. Last Wednesday I went to the ...

03:59 PM, Thursday, January 31

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: New ethics reform law ‘weak’
EDITOR: While politics in Washington is moving through the roof, after almost falling off the cliff, I read with c...

03:07 PM, Thursday, January 31

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Alpharetta police investigating bomb threat at North Point Mall | 05.10.13 - 10:22 am by Nicole Dow Neighbor Newspapers Copyright 2013 Neighbor Newspapers. All rights reserved.

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Alpharetta police investigating bomb threat at North Point Mall | 05.10.13 - 10:22 am

Male Athlete of the Year: Joshua Dobbs | 05.22.13 - 02:58 pm

Column: E. Rivers Elementary fire drew thousands | 05.08.13 - 06:10 pm

Local nonprofit to host fundraiser for cerebral palsy research | 05.01.13 - 01:21 pm

Arrest made in connection with North Point Mall bomb threat | 05.10.13 - 01:32 pm

Brews are the ‘STAR’ at Roswell’s first beer festival | 05.01.13 - 11:53 am

Atlanta Botanical Garden opens exhibit of enchanted creatures | 05.08.13 - 10:39 am

Decatur teacher leaves classroom for own business | 05.08.13 - 10:40 am

Sandy Springs Publix employee wins lottery | 05.05.13 - 10:15 am

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