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Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race was humid, inspiring and emotional

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By David Plazas Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Atlanta's famous scorching summer heat nearly deterred me from running my first Peachtree Road Race in 2025. I have lived in the South more than 26 years and avoided summer races precisely because sweltering and sweating while doing physical activity are uncomfortable, icky and oppressive. But I did not want to miss the opportunity as a newcomer to participate in a rite of passage.
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Georgia flinched on gerrymandering, but redistricting shouldn’t be rushed

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By David Plazas Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Opinion The Peach State bucked the trend of other Southern states to hastily redraw congressional maps and dilute Black political power. Activists opposed to redistricting, including Martha Jean Schindler, gather at a press conference before the state legislature convenes for a special session in Atlanta on June 17, 2026. Georgia Republican leaders later announced that they wouldn’t redraw the state’s political maps during the session.
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Readers: Here’s what’s wrong with MARTA and how to fix it

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By David Plazas Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Opinion Safety, cleanliness and customer service were among the top issues metro Atlanta identified as needing improvement on the regional transit system. Crime scene tape stretches across an escalator at MARTA's Midtown station following a shooting Friday, June 5, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC) Over the weekend, I read and responded to nearly three dozen emails about my recent column “MARTA keeps breaking my heart.
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