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EDUCATION GUIDE 15-28, 2017
High school TV : Student broadc asters link local scho ols to the world
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A: North Spring School studen s Charter High t Amari Mosby right, interv , iews Hanna Quillen.
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C: At Holy Innoce nts’ Episcopal School, Hollis Brecher, left, Faith Wrigh t broadcast fromand the studio while and Katie Smith Jack Wood work behind the scenes.
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Pool's Out for Summer!
PDK's proposed new hangars raise noise concerns
INNOVATION Mount Vernon ’s ‘sc a school’ tackle hool within s real-world projects
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LUNCH MONEY School district s develop policies for unp aid meal bills
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BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
A proposal to build more hangars at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) has residents in Brookhaven and Chamblee raising concerns about even more noise from the second-busiest airport in the state. The airport, which is governed by DeKalb County and located in the city of Chamblee, is near the Brookhaven border. Residents living in nearby neighborhoods, such as Ashford Park, have in the past complained See PDK on page 14
City Council approves OUT & ABOUT surveillance Southern culture and cameras PHIL MOSIER
Julia Moore, 8, cools off with her paddling golden retriever Truman during “Doggy Dip Day” at the Murphey Candler Park pool on Sept. 10. The annual event, marking the end of the pool’s season, lets people and pets enjoy a swim together. More photos on page 22.
COMMUNITY Residents, visitors cope with historic storm Irma
We have the individual and collective responsibility to let it be known that DACA recipients are brave human beings who are making this nation extraordinarily great.
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Maritza Morelli Executive Director of Los Ninos Primero,
a nonprofit organization that helps underserved Latino children
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BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net The City Council unanimously approved Sept. 12 entering into a three-year lease agreement with Georgia Power to lease surveillance license plate reader cameras at nearly 30 spots throughout the city. The agreement comes after the Brookhaven Police Department in May became the first municipality in the state to team up with Georgia Power for a test run of the license plate readers to
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