3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (325+ words) From a community supporter. When Ally Arant, 19, finished high school, she wasn't sure what she would do next. Arant has Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects her ability to regulate hunger. "With my syndrome that I was born…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (374+ words) This week's headlines about artificial intelligence are frightening. A young researcher, Jacob Coxon, resigned from Anthropic, one of the world's leading AI companies, warning that the race toward increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could eventually escape human control. Appen Media welcomes…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (510+ words) In the early 2000s, I enjoyed reading the Past Tense columns of Jim Perkins in the Dunwoody Crier newspaper. He authored the column from 1994 until 2006. His articles about the Hightower Trail, Roswell Railroad and history of local road names made me…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (819+ words) OK, I admit it. It's too hot to go outside. Should I change the name of this thing to "Get Inside, Georgia, and Enjoy the Air Conditioning"? I'm tempted. How hot is it? I think of that scene from "Good…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (622+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Students at Alpharetta High School are petitioning to have Flock Safety cameras removed from campus, saying the cameras infringe on their privacy. Flock cameras are installed outside every entrance to the school, capturing footage of each car that…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (285+ words) A map shows the Spot Road location Bennett’s Bridge will occupy after Forsyth County commissioners approved zoning amendments for the move. This story has been corrected to show that the organization moving into the former Freedom Mill location is Bennett’s…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (681+ words) Tax increases are never popular. They shouldn’t be. Roswell residents have every right to question a proposed 2.5-mill increase, ask how the additional revenue will be spent and demand that city leaders demonstrate they are making responsible financial decisions. But…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (712+ words) Appen Media Group of Alpharetta, a family-owned publisher that owns seven newspapers and numerous digital news properties in metro Atlanta, has sued the state of Georgia. The company argues that rules set by corrections officials governing media access to executions…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (445+ words) Dunwoody is certainly not Orwell's Oceania, and our elected officials and police officers are not Big Brother, but technology has advanced to the point where capabilities Orwell could only imagine are becoming possible....

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (456+ words) Each week I write about what I see happening in the real estate and mortgage markets. Sometimes it's rates, loan programs or strategies for buyers and sellers. Every once in a while, however, I see something that concerns me. Those…...