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Atlanta students gather for ethics workshop

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Jan 23, 2014

Metro Atlanta students and educators were gathering Friday at Georgia Tech for a workshop on ethics and leadership.

The event, hosted by the West Point Society of Atlanta, included breakout sessions teaching participants how to identify and respond to challenging situations in their daily lives.

Featuring retired Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Johnson as its keynote speaker, the conference emphasized ethics as a key to strong leadership for the future of the nation.

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Mark Niesse covers Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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