Tweets of the Day: June 8, 2012—Smoltz Edition

As the Braves induct pitcher John Smoltz into their Hall of Fame, Twitter reacts:

Tweets of the Day: AJC ’40 mules tweet’ edition

Someone at the AJC posted a mind-bogglingly racially insensitive tweet. And the Twitterverse responded. Most were appropriately outraged. (As an aside indictment of our educational system, far too many tweeters confessed to having to Google the phrase "40 acres and a mule.") A compilation of today's commentary.

Tweets of the Day: June 28, 2012—SCOTUS, Obamacare, and CNN Edition

In response to the Supreme Court's ruling today upholding Obama's healthcare law, we could either give you impassioned tweets riddled with personal politics or focus on people mocking Atlanta-based CNN initially reporting the news wrong. We went with the funnier option:

Tweets of the Day: November 6, 2012—Election Edition

It's Election Day! Here's what Atlantans have to say about their civic duty:

Tweets of the Day: July 31, 2012—TSPLOST Edition

Today, Georgians took to the polls to vote on a transportation tax referendum. It's a contentious issue. So contentious that it was a trending topic for the metro area this morning. Here's what the electorate (and beyond) had to say:

The Twittersphere on Our Southern Issue

Our November issue, on Atlanta's Southern identity, is finally on newsstands. Thus far, seems like people like it. So we're going to toot our own horn a little bit. Here's what tweeters have to say about it:

Tweets of the Day: August 16, 2012—Red and Black Edition

The Red and Black, UGA's student newspaper, is in turmoil after top editors resigned following a memo from the Board of Directors outlining plans to increase editorial oversight among other policy changes. The controversy has attracted national attention:

Tweets of the Day: July 27, 2012—Olympics Edition

How Atlantans feel about the international sporting event and tonight's opening ceremony:

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