Melissa Hovanes
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City Pages
Latino Nonprofit Holds Fundraiser
ALCES is raising money to help immigrants learn English, get their GEDs and apply for legal residency.
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Everyday People
Troy Bankston, Financial Advisor
A long-time Bulldog fan talks about her family traditions—like eating at the Varsity after games—and crying when UGA tore down Rutherford Hall.
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Everyday People
Ambrasia Pittard
A student talks about helping to raise her family's other children and her plans for college.
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Everyday People
Timothy King, Metal Fabricator
A UGA employee talks about tailgating, the tough times at UGA and how Athens has changed since he's grown up.
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Everyday People
Molly Layton, Mother
An Athens woman talks about growing up in an abusive foster home, becoming homeless, falling in love and putting her life back together.
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Everyday People
Charles Daniel Thompson, Server
A late-night restaurant server and political science student talks about rowdy customers and the presidential election.
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Everyday People
Tonya Hart, Stay-at-Home Mom
A young mother talks about working in factories, traveling to Mexico and the excitement of Athens after growing up in the country.
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Deferred Action
New Policy Lets Immigrants Out of the Shadows
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Everyday People
Jo Robichon-Garber. Jewelry Maker and Homemaker
A French-Canadian immigrant talks about the differences between Athens and Montreal—the food, the customs and the wages.
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Everyday People
Johnny Veasey, Unemployed Painter
A homeless man talks about living in the woods, why he doesn’t shave and his dog, Cheeseburger.
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Everyday People
Aemro Kassa, scientist
A virologist and biochemist talks about his education in Ethiopia and Boston, moving to Athens and working for Merial.
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A Sea of C-Notes
Taxpayers Pour Millions into Questionable Reservoir