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Why was teacher, fired in Ohio for physical abuse, hired by DeKalb Schools?

Why was teacher, fired in Ohio for physical abuse, hired by DeKalb Schools?

Sandra Meeks-Speller was reported to local authorities in Ohio after they say she physically and mentally abu…

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Are Metro Atlanta school districts keeping your student bus rider safe?

Are Metro Atlanta school districts keeping your student bus rider safe?

When the school bus carrying Susan Campbell's son and other children pulled into her north Fulton County subd…

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DeKalb kept silent on reason for school official's absence

DeKalb kept silent on reason for school official's absence

The DeKalb County School District has been tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the long absence …

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DeKalb Schools: Questions about $100K for new hires

DeKalb Schools: Questions about $100K for new hires

DeKalb County Schools nearly $100,000 for a search firm to fill six administrative positions, but the eventua…

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Wayne County authority had little say over $300M jail project

Wayne County authority had little say over $300M jail project

The Wayne County Building Authority was tasked with overseeing construction of a $300-million jail, but its m…

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Justice delayed for crimes in Dellwood; officials at odds about why : News

Justice delayed for crimes in Dellwood; officials at odds about why : News

DELLWOOD * The officer on the phone seemed to have good news for Felicia Vanderford. He told her his departme…

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Black teachers scarce in metro Atlanta despite benefits for kids

Black teachers scarce in metro Atlanta despite benefits for kids

Each day around 3 p.m., Jarvis Williams sees off most of his first-grade class at Towns Elementary School in …

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DeKalb County principal still in demand years after retirement

DeKalb County principal still in demand years after retirement

When the phone rang with an administrative assignment at Lakeside High School, Robert Williams jumped at the …

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No decision near on fate of failed Wayne County Jail project

No decision near on fate of failed Wayne County Jail project

The Wayne County Jail project is costing the county about $1.4 million monthly in interest and storage fees a…

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Evans: Wayne County debt crisis worse than expected

Evans: Wayne County debt crisis worse than expected

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans' administration says the county's deficit is a lot bigger than his predec…

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Community center hits snag with Plymouth Township

Community center hits snag with Plymouth Township

Some Plymouth residents want to purchase the Central Middle School building when it closes to students at the…

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Supporters rally for gay, pregnant teacher fired from Catholic school

Supporters rally for gay, pregnant teacher fired from Catholic school

Supporters rally for gay, pregnant teacher fired from Catholic school Barbara Webb, 33, taught chemistry for …

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Clerk mum as township board, NAACP call for resignation over racial slur

Clerk mum as township board, NAACP call for resignation over racial slur

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - Gloria Platko is no longer taking calls from reporters. Two weeks after Township Manag…

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Dog's shooting a sad Christmas tale

Dog's shooting a sad Christmas tale

The pop sounded like fireworks. Then there was a loud whimper. Jennifer Walker opened the front door at 3405 …

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Cons working foreclosure scams rarely go to jail

Cons working foreclosure scams rarely go to jail

LAS VEGAS - They call themselves loan modification consultants, negotiators or specialists. Some are legitima…

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If he does you www.wrong...

If he does you www.wrong...

The profile begins like many found on the Internet: Male, 38 years old, 5-foot-10, nicknamed "Blue-Eyed Boy T…

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Black Men and Education Focus Of Urban League Report

Black Men and Education Focus Of Urban League Report

by Marlon A. Walker Black Men and Education Focus Of Urban League Report By Marlon A. Walker This year's "The…

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New DDOT chief: 'We've got to get the buses running on time'

New DDOT chief: 'We've got to get the buses running on time'

Dan Dirks is frustrated. It's 11:30 in the morning - nearing peak time for the DDOT bus system - and Dirks ha…

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I-94 expansion threatens recording studio where Motown sound got its start

I-94 expansion threatens recording studio where Motown sound got its start

The United Sound Systems building near Wayne State University drew musical acts from all over that wanted to …

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Injured Missouri vet feels at home - at last

Injured Missouri vet feels at home - at last

LAKE OZARK, Mo. * It's appropriate that the drive to Todd Nicely's new Cambridge Avenue home, which backs up …

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Was victim, 79, scared to death?

Was victim, 79, scared to death?

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Larry Whitfield was on foot, his getaway car wrecked, his rookie attempt at robbing a bank t…

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