Georgia Trend - September 2026

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High Speed Rail in Georgia?

Many blame an inefficient transit system for Atlanta traffic. But as World Cup visitors learned, MARTA handled 4.7 million rail trips with no major incidents over 35 days – even with Five Points Station half closed! Some have posited that…

Stop the Double Standard

I could call them Cobb County residents, but let’s be serious, we can more specifically say “Cobb Democrats” filled a Board of Education meeting in July to express their outrage that Wheeler High hosted a speech from President Donald Trump…

Bloom

Foster families face overwhelming challenges. Bloom strives to lend dignity, warmth and convenience to stressful scenarios involving foster children. “That first day with a new family can be the most difficult of a child’s life,” says Becky Davenport, president and…

Ups, Downs and In-betweens

Local News: Two of the state’s oldest and largest newspapers have new leases on life. The nonprofit Georgia Trust for Local News purchased the Macon Telegraph, founded in 1826, and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, founded in 1828. The Georgia Trust is a subsidiary of…