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Posts published in “Rocking Chair Reflections”

Progress or Fallacy?

By Glenn S. Wrightson Wow – have we progressed – or have we? Joni Mitchell reveals, “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.”…

New Neighbors Will Move in Soon

By Nancy Leighton The new Alexan EAV apartment building on Metropolitan Avenue is now complete and read for leasing. Other new buildings in the Glenwood/I-20/Memorial…

Discovering Carver Market

By Bob Titus There is some nice stuff happening in south Atlanta, specifically at 1297 Jonesboro Road where it intersects with McDonough Boulevard. There is…

Smooth Driving

By Nancy Leighton What a pleasure it is to drive on newly laid asphalt on our neighborhood streets. Recently Robinson Street and Mead Street were…

Ruminations About Teacher Pay

Duke Bradley, III, Ph.D. As Executive Director of Atlanta’s Wesley International Academy, I am often asked about our school’s approach to teacher pay. Although a…

The Flu Poem

By Bob Titus If you’ve got a cold And fever too Then you know What you must do Don’t go to work Don’t go to…

Want to Make a Difference?

By CJ Clark Do you want to give back to your neediest neighbors? Would you like to serve your community without opening your wallet? Yes?…

EAV Prison Farm 

By Rich McKay Atlanta environmentalist Scott Petersen says that dangers lurk about 1.3 miles from East Atlanta Village on property that he says should be…

Yoga, Friendship, and Mental Illness

By Danny Szemple   When I first began my internship at Holy Comforter’s Friendship Center I had only ever done yoga twice in my life,…

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