Farm Bill More Than Just Peanuts For Some Farmers
Southeast of Macon, Ga., near Oglethorpe, rows of peanuts planted six weeks ago have sprouted. Tiny yellow flowers dot the rich-green plants. Donald Chase, his father and grandfather have owned this...
View ArticleImmigration Law Slows A Family's March Forward
Immigrant success stories are closely woven into the concept of the American dream. In South Carolina, two generations of an immigrant family have worked hard to live out their dreams, but anti-illegal...
View ArticleSome Immigrant Students Still Dreaming Of Clarity
One question left unanswered by President Obama's announcement last week that he would stop deportations of some young illegal immigrants was what the policy change will mean for students.Professors...
View ArticleCivil Rights Group, SCLC, Tries To Remain Relevant
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference opens its annual convention Thursday in Sanford, Fla. The civil rights organization was co-founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After the civil rights...
View ArticleWriter Has A Down-Home Feel For Atlanta's Dark Side
Best-selling crime novelist Karin Slaughter (yes, that's her real name) grew up just south of Atlanta in the 1970s and '80s, when the city saw some of its most gruesome crimes: A rash of child murders...
View ArticleA City Leveled By Hurricane Andrew Rebuilds — Again
Twenty years ago, Homestead, Fla., was in the eye of what was then the worst storm to hit the United States.Fifteen people died directly from Hurricane Andrew and a few dozen more died from injuries...
View ArticleIn Akin's Wake, Ryan Defends Anti-Abortion Record
Since Republican Rep. Todd Akin first said the words "legitimate rape" Sunday, just about everyone in the Republican Party has condemned those comments.The Missouri Senate candidate later apologized,...
View ArticleAtlanta Symphony Locked Out
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and its musicians are at an impasse. The players' contract expired at the end of last month. The symphony is facing a $20 million budget deficit, and it's seeking...
View ArticleFAMU Adjusts To Games Without Marching Band
Florida A&M University played its first home game of the season Saturday — without its famous Marching 100 band for the first time in decades. The band was suspended for the year after drum major...
View ArticleUndocumented Students Take Education Underground
About 35 students meet every Sunday at an undisclosed location in Georgia to study. They are undocumented and banned from attending some of the most prestigious colleges in the state.Georgia is one of...
View ArticleCrews Work To Restore Power, And Explain The Delay
More than 8 million people lost power after Superstorm Sandy. Five days later, 2.5 million are still waiting as power companies across the region continue to say that restoring power is more...
View ArticleFingerprint Scans Create Unease For Poor Parents
Some Mississippi parents are learning a new routine when they drop their kids off at day care centers that are taking part in a new pilot program aimed at combating fraud and saving the state...
View ArticleTo Trim Down, Spelman Trades Sports For Fitness
For the past decade, Spelman College, a historically black women's school in Atlanta, has fielded NCAA teams in basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball and other sports. But when its small Division...
View ArticleGeorgia Town Makes Claim For Fruitcake Capital Of The World
In the small town of Claxton, Ga., two bakeries make more than 4 million pounds of fruitcake each year. Both bakeries say Claxton is the fruitcake capital of the world, despite a similar claim made by...
View ArticleFrom Shoes To M&M's, Custom-Made Products Take Off Online
It wasn't long ago that all consumers went to retail stores to buy things. Now, of course, you can get just about anything online. Some companies are now taking that shopping experience to the next...
View ArticleNew Regulations Could Treat Virginia Abortion Clinics Like Hospitals
This month marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the famed and widely cited case that legalized abortion. Yet across the country, states are continuing to approve restrictions.With little fanfare,...
View ArticleStates Become Battlegrounds For Nation's Deep Abortion Divide
Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Thousands of activists on both sides of the issue are holding rallies marking the day at...
View ArticleIn Dallas, Boy Scouts Debate Opening Membership To Gays
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Leadership of the Boy Scouts of America may take an important vote today. The organization's executive board is wrapping up a meeting in Dallas, and they're talking about...
View ArticleNew Exhibit Highlights The History Of Early Civil Rights Group
A new exhibit on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta is bringing civil rights leaders together.Curators have worked for more than three years to catalog roughly 1,000 boxes of historic documents...
View ArticleSanford Tries For Comeback In S.C. Election
Two Democrats and 16 Republicans are running for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District seat in a special election Tuesday. The seat is open because former Rep. Tim Scott was tapped to replace...
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