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Atlanta Reaches Milestone 100 Million Square Feet in Better Buildings Challenge

Saporta Report

http://saportareport.com/atlanta-reaches-milestone-100-million-square-feet-in-better-buildings-challenge/

 

The Gwinnett Great Exchange on Transportation

Thunderclap.it

https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/28883-the-gwinnett-great-exchange

 

Findings: Fulton Health Director Blocked CDC’s Offer of Help

WABE

http://wabe.org/post/findings-fulton-health-director-blocked-cdc-s-offer-help

 

Stadium Deals Called “Nothing to Brag About”

WABE

http://wabe.org/post/atlanta-stadium-deals-called-nothing-brag-about

 

Officials with DeKalb Cities Will Attend LaVista Hills Fundraiser

Decaturish

http://www.decaturish.com/2015/08/officials-with-dekalb-cities-will-attend-lavista-hills-fundraiser/

 

New GSU report shows charter schools raise home values in attendance areas

Saporta Report

http://saportareport.com/new-gsu-report-shows-charter-schools-raise-home-values-in-attendance-areas/

 

Teens at Center of Kendrick Johnson Investigation Deny Involvement

WSBTV Channel 2 television news

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/kendrick-johnson-targets-interview/

 

Prep School Justice – Or Is It?  Pace Academy Not Talking About Bullying Incident

WXIA Channel 11 television news

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/investigations/2015/08/17/investigators-pace-academy/31853379/

 

Monsanto Earnings Fall 34% After Year of Global Protests

The Guardian (UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/07/monsanto-earnings-fall-corn-south-america-genetically-modified-food

 

Janelle Monae Just Gave Her Generation its Protest Anthem

Fusion.net

http://fusion.net/story/185461/janelle-monae-hell-you-talmbout-protest-anthem/

 

Bernie Sanders to Introduce Legislation Abolishing Private Prisons when Congress Reconvenes

Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/20/3693380/bernie-sanders-private-prisons/

 

Drug Use is a “Human Right” – MPs

Russia Today

http://www.rt.com/uk/312841-drug-users-human-rights/

 

Columbia Decriminalizes Marijuana Cultivation up to Twenty Plants

Columbia Reports

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-decriminalizes-marijuana-cultivation-up-to-20-plants/

 

Scientists Agree: Coffee Naps Are Better than Coffee or Naps Alone

Vox.com

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-science

 

Here’s What Donald Trump Gets Wrong about Immigration

Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/08/19/heres-what-donald-trump-gets-wrong-about-immigration/

 

(END/2015)