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Editorial: Lanier paddlers leave foes in their wake
Canoe and kayak club fuels Olympic spirit with national championship
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Call them champions: Members of the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club celebrate their U.S. Sprint National Championship last weekend. The local club dominated the event to claim the title.
Times Editorial Board
Updated: Aug 11, 2017, 5:00 AM
Published: Aug 11, 2017, 12:41 AM
One by one, the last monuments to Atlanta’s 1996 Olympics have come down. Recently, it was the tennis stadium at Stone Mountain, where Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport won gold medals. This fall, the Georgia Dome, dwarfed and abandoned by the billion-dollar monolith next door, will follow.
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Editorial: Dissent should have a purpose
Americans can't expect political leaders to bridge a wide divide until we can find common ground
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Protesters gather outside of a town hall meeting Wednesday held by U.S. Rep. Doug Collins. - photo by David Barnes
Times Editorial Board
Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 2:12 PM
Published: Aug 13, 2017, 2:57 AM
Put yourself in the shoes of a member of Congress for a moment. Yeah, it may feel icky, but play along. For this exercise, set aside your political leanings for a moment and imagine you’ve been elected by a constituency that supports your views by a healthy margin.
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