by Tharon Johnson | Sep 27, 2017 | The Forum
The ability to make meaningful choices in an election is one of the hallmarks of democracy. In theory, voters should almost always be presented with at least two candidates who offer different ideas for how best to govern and represent the community....
by Tharon Johnson | Sep 20, 2017 | The Forum
President Donald Trump decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the latest in a long line of decisions made only to spite President Barack Obama and his accomplishments. There are implications for Georgia. The program was...
by Tharon Johnson | Sep 12, 2017 | The Forum
One week ago today, the City of Atlanta received the sad news that MARTA CEO Keith Parker would be resigning to take over management of Goodwill of North Georgia. He had held his post for nearly five years, during which time he proved to be a transformational...
by Tharon Johnson | Sep 4, 2017 | The Forum
DeKalb County is one of the largest counties in the State of Georgia, with 740,000 residents calling the area home. Those residents travel hundreds of thousands of miles on DeKalb streets every day, walk millions of steps on DeKalb sidewalks, and take...
by Tharon Johnson | Aug 29, 2017 | The Forum
Yesterday, Governor Nathan Deal, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Mayor Kasim Reed, Chairman Emeritus of the House Democratic Caucus Calvin Smyre, House Speaker David Ralston, Rev. Bernice King, and many other members of the King family and the public came...
