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Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.
Pete Corson is a Presentation Specialist for the Digital Storytellers team and works closely with the Enterprise and Investigative teams. He has worked at the AJC since 1998. He enjoys bringing the best of the paper's journalism to life on your digital devices and finding new ways to tell the stories that make Atlanta unique.
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School districts are dropping out of GNETS to serve students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.
Ex-Truett McConnell VP indicted in case tied to sex abuse probe
A White County grand jury has indicted a former Truett McConnell University vice president, accusing him of lying to a county sheriff investigator.
Dickens asks top donors for $250K to help fund inauguration events
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is soliciting up to $250,000 from top donors to sponsor three days of events celebrating his second-term inauguration.