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In this series, the AJC Editorial Board explores issues Atlanta must address in order to move forward as the economy recovers.

• Transportation projects: Roads? Rail? Both? We should think big

  Are we there yet? It’s an oft-heard question during long car trips, or even short ones. In the case of the Atlanta region and long-delayed transportation improvements, the real answer is our drive toward easier commutes is just beginning.

• State budget: Lean governance will keep us afloat
• Transportation down, budget to go
• Georgia General Assembly: End of session isn’t end of governance
• Georgia General Assembly 2010 Session: 7 days to legislate; no time for politics
• U.S. census participation: Government coffers are counting on you
• The Editorial Board's Opinion: Health care backlash
• Atlanta Forward: What do Georgians want for Georgia?
• Sunshine Week: Make secrecy the exception
• Flooding: Shore up funding before next deluge
• Send comments to atlantaforward@ajc.com.

From the Web

• Thomas Friedman
• Charles Krauthammer
• Kathleen Parker
• Leonard Pitts Jr.
• Thomas Sowell
• George Will