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Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks to the press outlining his family's plan for an interactive museum to be built at the MLK Center in Atlanta, Dec. 28, 1994. The King family has ordered all National Park Service tours of King's birthplace and tomb be stopped as the King family dispute with the government escalated on Wednesday. Coretta Scott King, right, and her daughter Bernice are seated in the background. (AP Photo/Leita Cowart)

Dexter Scott King, younger son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

Dexter Scott King, the younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died Monday at his California home after battling prostate cancer.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Atlanta.

Judge orders unsealing of divorce case involving Georgia special prosecutor accused of affair

A judge has ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the election case against Donald Trump and others and accused of having an affair with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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Poor access to mental health care leaves Georgia children who need a psychiatrist in the lurch

For children with severe mental illness, finding a psychiatrist in Georgia proves challenging. Lack of insurance coverage and workforce shortages are part of the problem. Recognizing the need is another.

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A small group gathers in a room in an office inside a Dalton, G eorgia, grocery store in mid - November to discuss mental health and suicide among this community’s large Latin o population. The suicide rate among Latinos has increased significantly in the U.S. over the past decade.

Rising suicide rate among Hispanics worries community leaders

The suicide rate for Hispanics in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade. The reasons are varied, say community leaders and mental health experts, citing factors such as language barriers, poverty, and a lack of bilingual mental health professionals.

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When Salvation South editor Chuck Reece launched his magazine about our region, he did not expect it to attract so many writers of poetry. And the sad truth was, Chuck didn’t know much about poetry in the first place. But thanks to those writers, he’s developed a keen appreciation for Southern poems. Here he is to share that appreciation with you in this commentary. 

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