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Navigating the Pros and Cons of the Leather Industry
Environment

Navigating the Pros and Cons of the Leather Industry

“The consumption of leather products by the humans is very common and used almost every day,” according to N.M. Sivaram and Debabrata Barik in Energy from Toxic Organic Waste for Heat and Power Generation. The debate on whether to invest in real leather or its artificial, faux counterparts is a…
Madison County’s Public Safety Dilemma Finds Safety Net With Increased Pay Approval
Madison County

Madison County’s Public Safety Dilemma Finds Safety Net With Increased Pay Approval

Tonya Tiller has been a paramedic for Madison County for 12 years, and she is one employee who recently received $2.06 more an hour when the Madison County Board of Commissioners passed salary increases on Jan. 28 for its public safety employees. “So, as far as being impacted, I think…
Rook and Pawn Bartender Divulges Impact of COVID-19
Athens-Clarke County

Rook and Pawn Bartender Divulges Impact of COVID-19

  Abigail Burrow, a bartender at The Rook & Pawn, describes her personal experience navigating her job at Athens’ unique board game bar. She provides Iris Hersey with the unique perspective of being the person behind the bar during a time when some find it hard to justify even being…
UGA’s COVID-19 Learning Formats Yield Benefits, Obstacles
Education

UGA’s COVID-19 Learning Formats Yield Benefits, Obstacles

The University of Georgia has instituted a variety of classroom instructional formats, which have posed both benefits and obstacles to the success of its students’ learning experiences since the COVID-19 pandemic began.     The fall 2020 semester was spent mostly online because of the uncertainty that the pandemic brought for…
Local Art Group, Library Bring ‘Diversity to the Arts’ with Virtual Series
Athens-Clarke County

Local Art Group, Library Bring ‘Diversity to the Arts’ with Virtual Series

The Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation, OCAF, and Oconee County Library have partnered to spark a virtual conversation with seven local artists and bring awareness to the topic: Diversity in the Arts. After the social justice movements in 2020, La Ruchala Murphy, the executive director of OCAF, knew it was…
The Red & Black Navigates Intentionally Through Era of Distrust Toward Media
Athens-Clarke County

The Red & Black Navigates Intentionally Through Era of Distrust Toward Media

  Twenty seven percent of Americans have “not very much” trust in the mass media, and 33% of Americans have “none at all,” according to a poll taken by Gallup in 2020. These national trends have had effects on local publications around the country, and The Red & Black in Athens is…
The Lead: Ralitsa Vassileva On Communicating Well
Doing Journalism

The Lead: Ralitsa Vassileva On Communicating Well

UGA lecturer of journalism and former anchor with CNN International Ralitsa Vassileva joins us to talk about her career journey and comunication.
Movie Theater Industry Works To Pivot, Stay Afloat During COVID-19
Athens-Clarke County

Movie Theater Industry Works To Pivot, Stay Afloat During COVID-19

The smell of buttery popcorn and light chatter fill the cool theater as viewers wait for the lights to dim. People move their legs out of the way while others search for the perfect seat. The audience bonds as they giggle at the funny scenes and cry at the sad. …
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