Mattkempner
@Mattkempner
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Husband, dad, UGA alum and an Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer looking for stories about people. My email is [email protected]
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Joined August 2008
An important story from the AJC’s @ReedWills1 Violence fuels urgency to house people at Atlanta homeless camp
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The AJC found that at least a dozen people who were homeless have been killed violently across metro Atlanta in 2024, highlighting the dangers of living on the streets.
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Georgia woman’s plan for nation’s longest paved trail pushes forward
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The first segment of the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail, envisioned as the longest single paved trail in the United States, was started by Mary Charles Howard.
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Plans underway for Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday #gapol
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Birthday plans are falling into place at the Carter Center and the Jimmy Carter historical park in Plains for the former president, who entered hospice care 16 months ago
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Drop the Fudgsicle, ice cream man. You’re breaking the law! In metro Atlanta, a lot of wacky laws are still on the books. @Mattkempner has found some of wackiest
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Two metro Atlanta cities forbid operations of ice cream trucks in their jurisdictions, though surprised officials suggest that might change this summer. Georgia local governments have other odd laws,...
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Teacher: "I thought we'd show the students a short film on Atlanta homelessness. @AJC produced it last year, it's about a dancer I think." Me: "Is it called, 'The Dancer'?" Teacher: "Yeah! Do you know about it?" Me: "I do." https://t.co/GgtkEDgdFj
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Edge Hill, Ga., has once again retained its title as the smallest incorporated city in the state. Its official 2023 population of 20 residents is unchanged from the previous yr, per the new #Census stats Read about @Mattkempner's recent visit there: https://t.co/RtnoYditPs
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In Edgehill, Georgia’s smallest incorporated city, everyone counts. All 24 or so of them. And residents know each other — although not as much as you might think.
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A good look at the challenge of understanding complex conflicts -- and #UGA #students who acknowledge they don't have answers.
Beyond protest lines: UGA students struggle to take sides on Israel-Gaza https://t.co/JwkfMjQXKa He said: ‘I don’t know if I trust my own opinion’ @ajc
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Beyond protest lines: UGA students struggle to take sides on Israel-Gaza https://t.co/JwkfMjQXKa He said: ‘I don’t know if I trust my own opinion’ @ajc
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Very thoughtful @ajc article by @Mattkempner on how the Supreme Court ruling would affect the homeless population:
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Dozens of local governments — from Gwinnett County, Roswell and Marietta to the northern and southern ends of Georgia — have laws banning sleeping outdoors, aimed at homeless people. A court case...
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Five UGA students went on a road trip. They returned home as heroes
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The young University of Georgia students are being referred to as the “Fearless Five" after they helped a mother rescue her two children trapped underwater in a SUV that went into a creek on a rural...
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An Atlantan helped millions get online. Got rich. And died in obscurity
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Dale Heatherington, who with Dennis Hayes created the Hayes modem, will be inducted into the Computer Museum of America's Hall of Fame. But you almost certainly have never heard of him, though he...
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At least 32 people are believed to have died of hypothermia while homeless since the start of 2021 in metro Atlanta. The challenge of trying to stop people from dying in the cold is as complex as the situations are heartbreaking.
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At least 32 people are believed to have died from hypothermia while homeless in metro Atlanta since the start of 2021. In each case, hypothermia was the sole cause of death or one of multiple causes.
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Excellent @ajc article by @Mattkempner about some of our homeless and housed clients: https://t.co/jO8NA0RQMz
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Atlanta prepares ‘massive’ effort to move people living under bridges after string of fires. With @Mattkempner and @mreynoldswriter
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The city of Atlanta is on the verge of a "massive" new effort to clear out homeless people living under bridges, a move that officials tie to public safety after a string of fires but that raises...
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Excellent @ajc article by @Mattkempner on my client who just moved into the Melody container community: https://t.co/zt9aN77JLc
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Atlanta has begun providing housing for some homeless residents in shipping containers. One of the people who moved in had been living in a storage unit.
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With frigid weather on the way …. Clay pots, hand sanitizer, MARTA: How Atlanta’s homeless survive the cold @ajc
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With forecasts calling for temperatures to drop well below freezing in metro Atlanta in the week ahead, many homeless people must brace themselves.
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It’s always fun to see what shows up in letters. Letters from kids: ‘Dear Santa, for Christmas this year I want a ...’
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Kids still write letters to Santa, and their requests run the gamut. Here's what children in Georgia asked for and what Operation Santa is doing to try to make those wishes come true.
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